Culture and Change Programme Manager

Job Description

Culture and Change Programme Manager- Permanent- London (hybrid working, 2 days a week in the office) - £100,000

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My client, a global Law Firm, is recruiting for a Culture and Change Programme Manager to join the team on a permanent basis. The role will involve the delivery of a portfolio of culture and change initiatives – from leadership behaviours and collaboration to ways of working, wellbeing, DEI and technology adoption. This is a hands‐on, delivery‐focused role, partnering with senior leaders to plan, execute and embed change.

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The Programme Manager will focus on execution excellence: turning strategy into structured programmes, supporting senior leaders with delivery, and ensuring meaningful, measurable adoption across regions and divisions.

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This role will suit someone highly organised, professional and delivery-focused, with a practical, collaborative approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex, matrix environment.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Manage a portfolio of culture and change initiatives aligned to strategic priorities, including leadership behaviours, collaboration, ways of working, wellbeing, client centricity and technology adoption.

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• Develop and maintain programme plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.

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• Track progress against agreed outcomes, escalating risks or delays where necessary.

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• Coordinate multiple workstreams across functions and regions, ensuring alignment and avoiding duplication.

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• Work closely with senior sponsors, partners and functional leads to support the delivery of change initiatives.

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• Prepare briefing packs, progress updates and materials for governance forums and leadership meetings.

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• Support leader-led interventions such as workshops, pilots and engagement sessions, including planning, logistics and follow-up.

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• Act as a central point of contact for programme stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and effective issue resolution.

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• Apply structured change management approaches to support the adoption of new behaviours, processes and ways of working.

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• Support readiness assessments, stakeholder mapping and engagement planning.

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Skills and experience required

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• Proven experience delivering complex programmes or projects, ideally within professional services or similarly complex environments.

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• Strong capability to plan, sequence and deliver multiple initiatives in parallel.

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• Confidence working with governance structures, reporting, risk and dependency management.

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• Working knowledge of change management frameworks such as Prosci, ADKAR or Kotter.

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• Experience supporting change from design through to implementation and adoption.

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• Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders while retaining clear ownership of delivery.

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• Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.

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• Collaborative working style and comfort operating in matrix environments.

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Culture and Change Programme Manager- Permanent- London (hybrid working, 2 days a week in the office) - £100,000