Change Manager in Manchester

We are a global technology group, headquartered in London. We deploy experts and frontier technology, like AI, to help organisations thrive through change. We have over 600 professionals (>75% hands‑on technical talent) spread across Europe, North America and Asia, and are backed by Marlin Equity Partners.

We help customers to:

• Work smarter – Building modern, scalable infrastructure, apps and workflows that actually improve your bottom line.
• Engage personally – Creating digital experiences that capture attention, convert sales, and keep customers coming back.
• Stay secure – Establishing the security, governance and compliance systems that protect you from threats, fines, and downtime.

We work with some of the world's biggest brands to solve their biggest problems. From highly regulated financial institutions to fast‑moving tech unicorns and global retailers. Different worlds, same standard: we ship tangible outcomes into production, fast. Then we work alongside customers to maintain and optimise them long term, upskilling their teams along the way.

How You'll Shape Our Success

As a Core Change Manager, you are the engine of our delivery practice. You will independently manage and execute structured change management workstreams on technology and digital transformation projects for our enterprise clients. At this level, you are a commercial consultant, not just a task executor. You will apply established change methodologies to drive user adoption, conduct basic Training Needs Analyses to guide our internal Training team, and maintain a sharp commercial awareness of your projects to ensure we deliver within the agreed Statement of Work. You will proactively drive the adoption of core cloud technologies (like Google Workspace) while building your expertise in more complex and emerging technology.

Core Responsibilities

• Consultancy & Delivery: Independently lead assigned change workstreams and programmes from inception to completion. Utilise established change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR) to optimise user adoption and proactively minimise resistance on client engagements.
• Training Integration: Collaborate with clients to conduct foundational Training Needs Analyses. Partner seamlessly with the internal Qodea Training team to ensure the scoped training is delivered effectively.
• Commercial Awareness: Understand the commercial parameters of your projects. Maintain a working knowledge of the active Statement of Work and proactively flag potential out‑of‑scope requests or delivery risks to the Lead or Project Manager.
• Technology Adoption: Proactively drive the adoption of standard SaaS/cloud technologies (e.g., core Google Workspace or GCP migrations) and actively develop a working understanding of emerging technologies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Conduct change impact assessments, build stakeholder maps, and develop/execute targeted communications and engagement plans.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify and suggest improvements to internal Qodea change processes, templates, and documentation to increase practice efficiency.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience delivering structured change management workstreams on technology, IT, or business transformation projects.
• Familiarity with standard change management methodologies (e.g., ADKAR, Prosci, Kotter) and the ability to apply them to real‑world client scenarios.
• Commercial foundational knowledge, with the ability to understand project scopes and operate effectively within a consultancy environment.
• Good analytical skills, with experience using data to track change readiness, measure adoption, and report on progress.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in agile project environments and adapt to changing priorities.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience working on Google Workspace or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) transformation programmes.
• Foundational Change Management certification (e.g., Prosci, APMG Change Management).
• An active interest in AI tools and their application in modern workplace environments.

Benefits

We believe in supporting our team members both professionally and personally. Here's how we invest in you:

• Compensation and Financial Wellbeing
• Competitive base salary
• Matching pension scheme (up to 5%) from day one
• Discretionary company bonus scheme
• 4 x annual salary Death in Service coverage from day one
• Employee referral scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Health and Wellness
• Private medical Insurance from day one
• Optical and Dental cashback scheme
• Access to remote GP's, second opinions, mental health support, and physiotherapy
• EAP service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Work Life balance and Growth
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• An extra paid day off for your birthday
• Ten paid learning days per year
• Flexible working hours
• Work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year)
• Industry‑recognised training and certifications
• Bonusly employee recognition and reward platform
• Clear opportunities for career progression
• Length of service awards
• Regular company events

Diversity and Inclusion

At Beyond we champion diversity and inclusion. We believe that a career in IT should be open to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or neurotype. We value the unique talents and perspectives that each individual brings to our team, and we strive to create a fair and accessible hiring process for all.