Role requirement
Vacancy type
Contract
Sector
Business Change
Specialisim
Change Manager
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Language skills
English
Job reference No.
16490
Salary
Competitive
Data Published
28/05/2026
Closing date
25/06/2026
Job Description:
Core-Asset Consulting is supporting a leading financial services organisation with the appointment of a Senior Change Lead to support a large-scale AI transformation programme on an initial 12 month contract.
The successful candidate will lead change activity for a key AI-enabled process transformation initiative, supporting the transition from current-state to future-state operations. The role will focus on communications, operational readiness, adoption, and go-live support, ensuring successful implementation and long-term business impact.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Significant experience leading change within complex transformation programmes.
- Proven ability to drive sustained adoption and behavioural change.
- Strong practical knowledge of structured change methodologies including ADKAR, Prosci, or equivalent.
- Experience delivering operational readiness activity within regulated environments.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence at senior level.
- Experience managing process transitions, legacy decommissioning, and dual-running risk.
- Financial services, digital transformation, or AI-related programme experience would be advantageous.
Core Responsibilities:
- Define and deliver the change strategy for a large-scale transformation project.
- Develop and manage communications for impacted teams and senior stakeholders.
- Lead operational readiness activity including training, SOP readiness, support models, and hypercare.
- Support the transition to new processes, including decommissioning legacy processes and managing adoption activity.
- Define and monitor adoption metrics and behavioural change indicators.
- Support go-live planning and cutover activity in partnership with programme leadership.
- Escalate and manage delivery risks across senior stakeholder groups.
Benefits:
- A highly competitive salary
- Wider Benefits package
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
Job reference: (16490)
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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A founding member of Core-Asset Solutions, Emma has been central to developing the division’s market-leading approach to interim, temporary, and contract recruitment. She now leads the team, with a clear focus on quality, and client service.
As Associate Director, Emma brings over 15 years of experience and is renowned for her deep industry knowledge and blend of empathy and efficiency. As well as her specialisms in Asset Management, Asset Servicing, Change, and Compliance, Emma provides expertise in contract management, regulatory guidance, pre‑employment screening, and payroll services.
Emma's dedication to seeing people flourish, whether in her team or among her clients and candidates, makes her an invaluable part of Core-Asset Consulting.
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