Head of Change and M&A Integration

Location London
Discipline: Change Management
Job type: Permanent
Contact email: luca@weareedenbrook.com
Job ref: J5329
Published: 9 days ago
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.