Change & Project Management, Senior Management
Senior Manager - Change Delivery
Job ID: 010183
Location: Leeds, UK, LS1 8EQ
Job type: Permanent - Full Time
Salary: Up to £130,000 + Bonus & Benefits
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We are currently recruiting for two Senior Managers in our Change Delivery function to enhance delivery effectiveness and support organisational transformation across YBS.
You’ll be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of Delivery Squad outcomes, ensuring quality delivery that meets One Plan outcomes, risks, costs and timescales.
That means providing strategic direction and strong leadership to several cross functional Delivery Squads, line-managing Business Change colleagues and the Squads, whilst bring together expertise from Technology Services, Data and AI, and the business all to drive effective collaboration, maintaining strong stakeholder engagement, and championing continuous improvement.
About the role
With c.7 direct reports and overall management responsibility for c.25-40 Change SMEs, you’ll manage a budget up to £30m, and be accountable for:
Working collaboratively with Data, Technology Services and the Business Sponsor to deliver agreed and prioritised change across all change types.
Initiative development and delivery, enhancing Change Delivery capability, and assess and enhance current and new processes in line with defined customer journeys.
Ensuring full compliance to change delivery processes and governance, establishing and maintaining a clear governance structure across the end-to-end change lifecycle that promotes transparency, accountability, and clear ownership.
Partnering and influencing senior stakeholders to define and prioritise initiatives and ensure YBS change budgets are directed towards the areas of greatest strategic and commercial value.
Inspiring, developing, and guiding ahigh performingteam, fostering a collaborative, continuous improvement and a culture of delivery excellence.
Managing resource allocation effectively, making sure the right mix of permanent colleagues and external suppliers is in place.
Engaging with and effective management of 3rd party suppliers.
Managing risk and risk management standards, prioritising high impact mitigation activities, escalating risks and issues where necessary.
About you
With extensive delivery experience of IT and/or Change, and a track record of safe and successful delivery of complex change portfolios with an annual budget of c£20-30m, you’ll need to be able to demonstrate:
Significant experience of delivering business outcomes in both scaled agile and waterfall delivery environments, including experience with SAFe and PPM frameworks.
Strong leadership capabilities with experience of developing high performing teams and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Knowledge and experience of a broad range of industry practices in project and application development lifecycle methodologies, such as MSP, Agile, APM and Prince 2, SAFE, Business Process Mapping
Experience of managing a diverse set of internal and external stakeholder relationships including strong vendor relationship management experience.
Ready to apply?
If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application.
Want more information?
If you have any questions about this role, please contact Taz Mahmood - tmahmood@ybs.co.uk
About our Benefits
Everyone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as…
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Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
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Competitive bonus package
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Access to brilliant health benefits
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Life assurance at 6 times your salary
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25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)
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Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
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Wellbeing resources and tools
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Retail and Leisure discounts
Learning & Development
Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.
These include...
- Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
- Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
- Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
- Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
- REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.
Our ways of working and flexibility
We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. We help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.
We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.
Find out more about our Ways of WorkingOur Colleague Networks & Groups
Our Vision is to be a leading organisation that embraces diversity, champions equity, and creates an inclusive environment where all individuals regardless of their background or identity feel valued, empowered and supported.
Our Colleague Networks and Groups are designed to amplify the voices of diverse groups and provide a structured route to effect real change. They provide a safe space and use colleague feedback to support the progression of our DEI Strategy. Our eight networks and groups are:
Our commitments to Community and Charity
Ever since we started back in 1864, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people keep their savings safe. And helping everyone have a place to call home. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.
We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.
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