Change Readiness Lead

Location: Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom; five days onsite, Monday–Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Company

hirify.global manufactures soft contact lenses and operates as a global business with a presence in more than 100 countries.

What you will do

• Develop change readiness and business adoption strategies for Global Supply Chain transformation initiatives.
• Assess organisational, functional, and regional impacts and manage change, adoption, and engagement risks.
• Define readiness criteria, track adoption measures, identify gaps, and coordinate targeted interventions.
• Engage stakeholders and leaders across functions, regions, and organisational levels, providing change narratives and sponsorship plans.
• Create audience-specific communications, engagement activities, and feedback loops throughout the project lifecycle.
• Embed change activities, tools, measures, and governance into PMO frameworks, stage gates, and transition processes.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience leading change management and business readiness activities for complex, global, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of organisational change management, stakeholder engagement, organisational behaviour, and adoption management.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation, process improvement, organisational, digital, or technology-enabled change programmes.
• Experience developing stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption strategies in a matrixed organisation.
• Experience working with a Project Management Office or Programme Management Office and managing multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Human Resources, Change Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Change management certification such as Prosci or APMG.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days of holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, and life assurance.
• Wellness Platform access supporting mental health and wellbeing.
• Discounted contact lens scheme.
• Training, professional development support, and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Inclusive culture within a diverse and progressive global business.