Strategic Change Partner

Business Unit: Human ResourcesLocation: UK FlexibleSalary: GBP46,400– GBP69,600 per annum DOEContract Type: Permanent

Join Virgin Money as we transform our team into one that is ready to meet the challenges of the future, setting us up to support our ambition to disrupt the status quo and turn traditional banking on its head. We're on the lookout for like–minded individuals and innovators to help drive our strategy forward. We're also transforming how we work, offering our colleagues more choice, control and flexibility to live and work how they choose with A Life More Virgin.

Here's what it means for YOU:

• 38.5 days annual leave for all colleagues (including bank holidays and pro rata if part–time)?
• Five extra paid well–being days per year?
• A 35 hour working week
• 20 weeks paid, gender neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
• Market leading Pension & Private Medical Insurance
• Flexible benefits including Cycle to Work, Wellness & Health Assessments and Critical Illness
• Ability to work anywhere in the UK? (where the role allows)

And, you get these Red Hot Rewards from day one!

We are looking for Strategic Change Partners to join us. Working alongside the HR Business Partners you will be specifically focused on driving the strategic change agenda for the business, both at a local level and enterprise wide. In addition to working with the relevant teams within HR, this role works closely with the Leadership teams within the business areas to fully understand and support the commercial agenda and deliver end to end change activity to deliver the business objectives in a purpose led way.

Day to day you'll???

• Be responsible for the design, planning and delivery of a range of change programmes impacting colleagues within the specific business areas supported. The scope and breadth of change will encompass a diverse range of short, medium and long term strategic projects and initiatives all aligned to the strategic direction of the Bank and of the relevant business areas.
• Be required to translate strategic priorities into change objectives and incorporate change management activities into project plans in order to deliver on the People Plan for your assigned areas.
• Act as a visible and trusted change management expert, working in partnership with members of the leadership and extended leadership teams. You will leverage change model methodology and work hand in hand with the HR Business Partner within your assigned areas of responsibility. Your will work with various teams located in all regions and on many strategic projects. Whilst aspects of this role can be carried out virtually, some travel throughout the UK should be expected.
• Support the transition to an Agile Enterprise within the relevant business areas, as well as within HR, in line with the Agile ambition and agenda.
• Role model our purpose of making you happier about money, our values and behaviours and great leadership expectations. Using all of this to actively encourage and challenge colleagues and leaders. You will be adept at keeping the bank safe in terms of the Customer, Commercial, Financial, Legal and Risk related impacts of colleague change.
• Be able to apply commercial and business acumen to ensure people interventions maximise commercial performance, drawing on your internal and external networks for insights.
• Be confident to challenge the thinking of Commercial partners where change plans are not aligned to our purpose or strategic agenda.
• Support your allocated Business Unit(s) to deliver change in line with the organisation's strategic priorities and Business Unit(s) People Plan.
• Contribute insights which will be used to inform financial planning &/or management.
• Translate internal and external data into insights which enable leadership teams to make informed decision.

There are a few essentials you need to bring...

• Commercial experience and solid business acumen
• Strong influencing, engagement and communication skills
• Effective change management skills and a sound understanding of dealing with change in large organisations
• Experience in partnering, advising and coaching at a senior leader level
• Effective skills and experience across organisation design, capability development and workforce planning
• Strong understanding of current and emerging HR best practices and legislation and how this can be leveraged
• Proven ability to balance and manage strategic fit between people resources and initiatives with overall business strategy and goals
• Ability to interpret workforce metrics and insights
• Experience of leading Change in an Agile environment, or at minimum working in an Agile environment is critical for the role.

The following would be brilliant...but not essential ...

• Tertiary qualification in a business or change management discipline with an HR focus, possible post graduate qualification, or equivalent applied experience
• Knowledge of financial services preferred but not essential.
• External insight and networks relevant for successful delivery of the role

We really need you to have the skills and experience listed in the "There are a few essentials you need to bring", but the rest is just our wish list, so please don't let that put you off applying, we'd love to hear from you!

Inclusion at Virgin Money

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do here at Virgin Money. It's good for you, it's good for us and it's amazing for our customers. We know that great minds don't think alike, so we rely on your diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs and backgrounds to be the best we can possibly be. Got any questions about this or need some support with your application? We'd love to hear from you so get in touch with our careers team at .

Now the legal bit???Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it) but we will need to you to confirm you have the Right to Work in the UK.

If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing 3 years' worth of satisfactory references.