Sabenza IT

Senior Change Manager

Sabenza IT  •  South Africa (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description


Senior Change Manager


Contract Type: Fixed-term contract (6
months)


Purpose of Role:


We are seeking an experienced Senior
Change Manager to lead the people-side of a major new system embedment within a
banking environment. The role is critical to ensuring successful adoption of
the new system across internal teams, external partners, customers, and third
parties through structured change management, targeted communications,
stakeholder engagement, training, and behavioural reinforcement.


Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:


  • Lead the end-to-end change management for
    the new system embedment, ensuring smooth transition and high adoption rates.

  • Apply formal change management
    methodologies and tools (e.g., PROSCI) to plan, execute, and monitor the change
    programme.

  • Engage and manage multiple stakeholders,
    including internal teams, external 3rd parties, customers, and strategic
    partners.

  • Develop and deliver focused, impactful
    communications to support the change journey at all levels of the organisation.

  • Design and implement internal change
    management processes and activities to drive system and solution embedment.

  • Lead training initiatives to equip users
    with the necessary skills and confidence to adopt the new system.

  • Identify and apply behavioural science
    techniques to incentivise adoption, trigger desired behaviours, and sustain
    change momentum throughout the programme.


Requirements


Essential


  • Proven Senior Change Manager with
    excellent understanding of Change Management as a formal discipline.

  • Demonstrated experience using structured
    methodologies and tools (PROSCI certification or equivalent is essential).

  • Significant track record of delivering
    change on large-scale programmes within complex environments.

  • Direct experience managing change in the
    Banking / Financial Services sector (highly advantageous).

  • Proven ability to engage and influence a
    wide range of stakeholders, including external 3rd parties, customers,
    partners, and internal teams.

  • Hands-on experience in system and solution
    embedment, including communications planning, stakeholder management, and
    training delivery.

  • Strong understanding of how to incentivise
    people through the change curve and effectively trigger and reinforce new
    behaviours.


  • Expert in formal change management
    frameworks and tools.

  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and
    influencing skills across all levels and external parties.

  • Strong communication and presentation
    skills with the ability to produce clear, focused messaging.

  • Behavioural change expertise – ability to
    design interventions that drive adoption and sustainment.

  • Highly organised with proven
    programme-level change delivery experience.

  • Ability to work at pace in a fast-moving
    banking environment.
Sabenza IT

About Sabenza IT

Sabenza iT Recruitment is a Level 2 BBBEE company with more than 23 years of expertise in Information Technology recruitment. Our team comprises 20 recruiters dedicated to providing top-notch services in recruiting for sectors such as SAP, IT Developers, and IT Security, among others. Sabenza iT is proud to be a wholly South African-owned company.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Natal, Cape Town, Gauteng, ZA
Year Founded
2013
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