Business Readiness Manager

Overview

AVK-SEG Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

Job title:

Business Readiness Manager

Location:

Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

Note:

This role may involve travel to other AVK sites.

The pay range is provided by AVK-SEG. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

• Develop and execute business readiness plans aligned with project milestones and delivery timelines.
• Work with and alongside the Service Director to identify key business capabilities for change adoption.
• Collaborate with business leaders, the wider service management team and functional leads to assess and manage impacts.
• Act as the liaison between Business Operations and the Service Management team.
• Analyse the scope of change and assess impacts on people, processes and systems.
• Identify readiness gaps and work with relevant teams to address them.
• Develop and implement communication plans to keep stakeholders informed and engaged.
• Coordinate training efforts to ensure end-users are equipped to adopt new ways of working.
• Conduct readiness reviews to evaluate the organisation's ability to transition to new processes, systems, or ways of working.
• Encourage collaboration and cross-functional working.
• Monitor progress and escalate risks or issues that may affect successful implementation.
• Support the business during early stages of adoption, addressing issues and stabilising operations.
• Collect feedback and ensure lessons learned are documented.
• Report on readiness status, risks, and mitigation plans to leadership and steering committees.
• Ensure alignment with project governance and organisational change standards.

• Proven experience in business readiness, change management, or project management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working on complex transformation or IT projects.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• High level of organisation and attention to detail.

• Private Health Insurance
• Performance Bonus
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthday Off
• Pension Plan
• Hybrid / Flexible working

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Other
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting