The Global Change & Enablement (C&E) Lead – HR Skills Transformation is responsible for shaping and delivering the organisational change strategy aligned to the broader Strategy & Talent (S&T) COO Transformation programme. This role will drive enterprise-wide adoption of HR skills transformation initiatives by designing and executing comprehensive engagement, communications, and learning strategies.

The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in Organisational Change Management (OCM), with proven experience leading change workstreams across complex, global programmes. Working within the Change & Enablement Practice and aligned to the HR Portfolio, the role focuses on embedding sustainable behavioural, process, and technology change across diverse stakeholder groups.

This role offers the opportunity to lead and embed change at scale across a global HR skills transformation agenda, influencing how strategy translates into sustainable organisational outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Change and Enablement Strategy & Delivery

• Independently scope, design, and execute critical OCM deliverables, including Change Impact Assessments (CIA) and Training Needs Analyses (TNA).
• Develop and implement end-to-end Change & Enablement strategies aligned to programme objectives.
• Lead the creation of engagement and learning plans to drive awareness, adoption, and sustainability of change initiatives.
• Embed structured methodologies and best-practice frameworks to ensure consistent change delivery across the transformation portfolio.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communications

• Partner with the Global Principal C&E Lead and act as a trusted advisor to programme leadership.
• Identify and assess stakeholders across regions and functions; develop targeted engagement strategies to support impacted groups.
• Design and deliver high-impact communications, learning materials, and engagement artefacts to drive user adoption.
• Ensure alignment and consistency of messaging in collaboration with Communications and People Capability teams.
• Continuously refine engagement approaches by incorporating feedback and lessons learned.

Process & Governance

• Lead the execution of C&E deliverables in line with enterprise frameworks, playbooks, and governance standards.
• Act as a subject matter expert and advocate for the OCM discipline across the organisation.

Leadership & Capability Development

• Mentor and support junior C&E team members, strengthening change management capability across the function.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading organisational change management for complex, global transformation programmes.
• Demonstrated experience as a C&E/OCM workstream lead delivering enterprise-wide change initiatives.
• Strong capability in stakeholder engagement, communications strategy, and training design.
• Experience driving behavioural and technology change in both consultancy and in-house environments preferred.
• Exposure to HR cultural transformation programmes is advantageous 
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively in matrixed, global environments.
• Proven track record of embedding sustainable change and driving measurable adoption outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• PROSCI, Agile Change Management, or other recognised change certifications preferred.
• Experience applying structured change methodologies in live programme environments is essential.
• Background in complementary disciplines such as property, consultancy, or change advisory roles is advantageous.

• Organisational Change Management (OCM)
• Strategic Communications & Engagement Planning
• Stakeholder Management
• Training Curriculum Design & Delivery
• Facilitation & Workshop Leadership

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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