Head of Change & M&A Integration

We are currently partnering with a Market-Leading Insurance Broker to recruit a Head of Change and M&A Integration. The successful candidate will lead the Change Team, driving organisational transformation by managing a diverse portfolio of change initiatives, including M&A integrations, IT projects, regulatory change implementations, and process improvement programs.

Key Responsibilities;

• Shape the Strategic Change Portfolio: Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team to design the annual change portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, resource capacity, and project interdependencies.
• Portfolio Oversight and Governance: Lead end-to-end management of the change portfolio, ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery of all strategic projects.
• Executive Engagement & Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary liaison for the Executive Leadership Team on project proposals, sponsor relationships, and portfolio updates.
• Project Methodology & Success Metrics: Apply structured project methodologies, define success metrics, and coach project teams to enhance delivery effectiveness.
• Impact Assessment & Change Readiness: Assess business impact, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure organisational readiness for change initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Planning & Resourcing: Partner with the COO, M&A, IT, and other business units to design project plans, define governance structures, and determine resource requirements.
• M&A Integration Leadership: Drive post-deal integration planning and execution, ensuring synergies are delivered on time and within budget from the due diligence phase through to operational handover.
• Project Leadership: Directly manage large-scale and business-critical projects within the portfolio as required.
• Communication & Training Alignment: Coordinate portfolio communications with the Executive Leadership Team, and work with Communications and L&D teams to support impacted areas and training needs.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and develop a team of five change professionals, fostering high performance and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate should have;

• At least 5 years project management experience, change management principles and methodologies and direct interaction with leadership teams.
• A solid understanding of change processes including how people manage change and how people deal with change.
• Direct People leadership experience.
• Experience working on projects focussed around M&A, Regulatory, and IT Change.