You will work with
bp's corporate Mergers & Acquisitions team which provides expertise in performing acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and asset restructurings within the bp Group. You will also engage with internal and external partners to drive the technology activities associated with M&A deals.
May lead virtual change teams, workstream SMEs, comms/training partners, and integration/separation workstreams depending on deal complexity.
Let me tell you about the role
The Change Manager drives the success of large-scale M&A activities by ensuring that the organization is equipped to embrace new ways of working. This role plays a critical part in enabling teams to adapt to shifts in structure, processes, and tools, aligning team members around a shared vision for change and creating strategies and roadmaps that add clarity and focus. By fostering engagement, building trust, and creating conditions for sustained adoption, the Change Manager accelerates the realization of business value and positions the organization for long-term success in a dynamic, global environment.
What you will deliver
Change management strategy: Design and plan high-level approaches to organizational change that align with business objectives. Analyze organizational context to tailor change approaches, define clear objectives, understand the scope and scale of transformation, identify affected parties, and assess potential impacts. Build comprehensive transformation roadmaps and frameworks that provide clarity, prioritize key activities, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. Develop deal-specific change strategies covering pre-close, Day 1 readiness, Transition Services Agreement (TSA) operations, and Day 2 stabilisation.
Project and programme management: Develop and implement detailed project plans, including schedules, budgets, resource allocation, and delivery roadmaps. Use appropriate methodologies to deliver projects on time, within budget, and at the desired quality. Coordinate across teams to ensure project alignment with bp's strategic objectives.
Engagement and training: Deliver sophisticated cross-functional engagement plans and global multi-channel communication campaigns to drive awareness and adoption. Ensure all parties are informed and engaged throughout the change process. Define and implement comprehensive training approaches for new processes, platforms, products, and features to ensure teams are well-prepared and confident in new ways of working.
Metrics and analytics: Identify, develop, implement and track metrics that measure the impact of change, for use in understanding performance against targets, industry peers, competitors and objectives.
What you will need to be successful#
- Proven experience in leading large-scale change management initiatives, preferably within a global organization and working on Mergers & Acquisition activities
- Strong understanding of change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
- Excellent communication and engagement skills.
- Ability to develop and implement effective training programs.
- Experience with digital tools and technology for metrics and analytics.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Experience designing training/readiness approaches for Technology transitions.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret technical and operational data.
At this level, the Change Manager demonstrates proficiency in leading change management initiatives independently. They deliver change management plans and coordinate stakeholder engagement efforts to ensure alignment and adoption. While focused on delivery, they also start contributing to the development of broader strategies and roadmaps. Collaboration with project teams and stakeholders is key to building trust and maintaining progress, and there is an emerging focus on mentoring team members in foundational change management practices. This combination of proficiency and change management skills enables them to handle complex projects and deliver high-quality results.
What We Offer
It's crucial to us that the differences we see in the world around us are reflected in our workplace. Who you are is what counts, not where you're from or how you live your life. At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.
About Bp
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!
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