Change Management & Training Lead

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.🌍 Change Management & Training Deployment LeadSAP S/4HANA Global Transformation Programme📍 Stockport, Hybrid Working🚀 Shape how an organisation adopts change – at global scaleThis is not a typical change role.You will be at the heart of a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation, ensuring that thousands of users across multiple functions and geographies are not just trained—but truly ready, confident and able to operate in a new way of working from day one.This is your opportunity to lead end‐to‐end training deployment and user readiness, influence how change is delivered across the organisation, and play a critical role in a transformation that will reshape how the business operates.🎯 What you will be doing📚 Training Deployment & User ReadinessOwn and lead global training deployment across the S/4HANA programmeValidate training content to ensure accuracy, usability and business relevanceDefine and deliver the training strategy, including ILT, eLearning, simulations and job aidsConduct training needs analysis across functions, roles and user groupsCoordinate localisation of materials across regions and business unitsLead and enable Train-the-Trainer and super user networks🔄 Change & AdoptionDrive change and adoption activities aligned to programme milestonesPartner with senior business stakeholders to embed change into operationsRun readiness assessments and track adoption risks, issues and gapsEstablish and monitor training and readiness KPIs🚦 Go-live & HypercareEnsure training readiness is achieved ahead of cutover and go-liveSupport go-live with floorwalking, refresher training, and targeted interventionsContinuously improve training materials and user guidance based on real-world feedback🌟 Why this role is excitingTrue ownership – lead training deployment across a major transformationGlobal impact – influence how change is adopted across multiple regionsHigh visibility – work closely with programme leadership and business stakeholdersReal outcomes – success is measured by adoption, not just deliveryComplex challenge – multiple deployment waves, diverse user groups, enterprise scale👤 What we are looking for:EssentialProven experience delivering training deployment and business readiness in ERP/SAP programmesStrong stakeholder engagement across both business and ITAbility to translate complex processes into effective training and adoption approachesExperience working in large-scale transformation programmesDesirableExperience with SAP S/4HANA training or enablementKnowledge of change and training methodologiesExposure to digital adoption tools (e.g. SAP Enable Now, WalkMe) What success looks likeUsers are confident and capable at go-liveTraining is delivered on time, at scale, and tailored to user needsAdoption risks are proactively identified and mitigatedBusiness stakeholders are engaged and alignedPost-go-live support drives continuous improvement and sustained adoption🤝 Why join this programmeYou will be part of a high-performing transformation team, working on a programme that is critical to the organisation’s future.📩 Interested If you are passionate about driving adoption, enabling people through change, and delivering impact in complex environments—we would love to hear from you. Reach out to Rebecca Pelham.We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, for example with applications, interviews, or assessments, please inform Talent Acquisition Partner.We will work with you to understand your needs and make appropriate arrangements so you can perform at your best.Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.SummaryLocation: Stockport, United KingdomType: Full time