People & Culture Practice Manager

TL;DR

People & Culture Practice Manager: Leading people change and transformation programmes to support business objectives with an accent on change capability, governance, and stakeholder collaboration. Focus on designing organizational models, driving cultural change initiatives, and delivering large-scale transformation projects within a complex infrastructure environment.

Location: Must be based in London, UK

Company

Openreach is the UK’s leading digital infrastructure business, responsible for building and maintaining the fixed network that connects millions of homes and businesses across the country.

What you will do

• Develop and implement change management strategies for people projects and transformation programmes.
• Translate business strategy into effective change approaches, including organizational design and cultural change initiatives.
• Design and deliver business readiness and change impact assessments to support effective planning.
• Build change capability across the organization through coaching, mentoring, and role modeling best practices.
• Collaborate with the Continuous Improvement team to enhance change and project management services.
• Analyze people and programme data to generate insights and inform decision-making.

Requirements

• Proven experience delivering business transformation programmes with significant people change impact.
• Strong ability to challenge, influence, negotiate, and innovate at a senior level.
• Confident operating in ambiguous environments and translating complexity into clear outcomes.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with key stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Strong understanding of change governance and practices.
• Experience applying data-driven analytics to inform transformation activities.
• Expertise in facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders.
• Relevant qualifications such as MBA, APMP, MSP, or change management certification.

Culture & Benefits

• 10% on-target annual bonus.
• Market-leading pension scheme with 5% employee and 10% employer contribution.
• Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave (18 weeks full pay).
• Market-leading paid carers leave (up to 2 weeks).
• Access to 24/7 online private GP for you and your family.
• Discounted EE and BT products and holiday purchase scheme.