Business Change Consultant (Manchester Area)

Transformation Coach – Financial Services

Hybrid – Manchester

Are you ready to drive meaningful change and support high-quality business transformation initiatives? We're looking for a Business Change to join our client's team! This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, guide organisational change, and deliver measurable business value.

About the Role

As a Transformation Coach, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the delivery of projects and business-led change initiatives. You’ll collaborate with teams to facilitate impactful change while embedding best practices in project management and governance.

What You'll Do:

• Support the Strategy and Transformation Director in driving a successful transformation programme.
• Facilitate and coach cross-functional teams to deliver effective, high-quality business change solutions that meet objectives.
• Provide expertise in project planning, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and governance frameworks.
• Prepare and maintain transparent reporting and documentation on progress and risks across the programme.
• Enable continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to refine processes and ways of working.
• Assist in managing schedules, budgets, communication, and risk mitigation for various initiatives.

What We're Looking For:

Critical Skills Required:

• Proven track record in successful project management.
• Excellent coaching and influencing skills to support colleagues at all levels, including C suite, with project delivery.
• Strong communication abilities, both written and verbal, with experience preparing reports for executive-level stakeholders.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, meet tight deadlines, and manage workloads autonomously.
• Skilled in stakeholder and relationship management, with a talent for resolving conflicts effectively.
• Adaptability to thrive in evolving business environments.

Critical Knowledge Required:

• Strong understanding of project management processes and frameworks (e.g., PMI, PRINCE2, Agile).
• Expertise in governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Experience coaching and developing teams with varied levels of project management experience.

Desirable but Not Essential:

• Project Management qualifications.
• Experience within financial services or holding financial services-related qualifications, e.g., FPC, ACII.

What You'll Bring:

If you have a history of delivering cross-functional change at pace, coupled with the ability to work in a complex stakeholder environment, we'd love to hear from you. Your ability to influence, communicate clearly, and facilitate positive change will make you a standout candidate for this role.