Head Of Change London Uk Job In London

Job Description

The Value of Active Minds

About Jupiter

Jupiter is one of the UK's leading investment management companies with over 500 employees and £51.3 billion worth of assets under management (as at 30th June 2024).

Jupiter provides investment services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds (UK unit trusts, Luxembourg SICAVs and Dublin OEICs), separately managed accounts and sub-advised funds. Jupiter has experienced a period of international growth with offices open in EMEA and APAC.

The majority of our employees are based in our London office located just minutes from Victoria station which provides stair-free access from both the Underground's Victoria line and National Rail platforms, as well as limited road crossings to the Jupiter office. Our London office was designed to encourage employees to live active, healthy lives with floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for greater natural light and the benefit of a private balcony, table tennis room, cycle storage and on-site shower and locker facilities. The short distance to Green Park and St James' Park also provides employees with a natural space to relax during their lunch break and a healthy alternative to office-based meetings.

We offer our UK employees a 3:2 hybrid working arrangement where Tuesdays, Thursdays and a third day of your choice are worked from the office. The other two days may be worked from home. This facilitates collaboration and allows employees to maximise productivity whilst maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

Background

This is an exciting time to join the Strategy & Transformation department at Jupiter. The department will be delivering an ambitious agenda to achieve Jupiter's strategic goals, with the Head of Change playing an essential role. The department is led by the Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer who oversees strategy and corporate development (including corporate strategy, product strategy and corporate development/M&A) as well as other transformational activities (including change initiatives and special projects).

This is a highly visible senior role that requires strong organisational, stakeholder management and people skills. You will work closely with the senior management team and key stakeholders to understand the business' strategic objectives and to ensure that the Change team structure and framework effectively delivers the portfolio of Change initiatives, with appropriate governance and control. Delivering the ongoing portfolio of Change effectively will require building strong collaborative and cross-functional relationships across many areas of the firm, in particular Investments, Client Group, Data, Technology and Operations. The portfolio of change projects and initiatives is varied and includes both large-scale and small-scale projects and initiatives spanning, for example; technology/data, operational, business/strategic and regulation/ESG.

Experience gained in asset management from working in industry, or a Big 4 or boutique/advisory environment would work well for this role.

The role holder will undertake their responsibilities in a way that aligns with our cultural pillars - our clients come first, our value is in our people, we succeed together, we strive to challenge ourselves.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the effective implementation and execution of an ongoing Change programme for Jupiter.
• Develop and define Jupiter's pipeline and portfolio of Change initiatives through close collaboration and engagement with the senior management team and other key stakeholders.
• Determine the scope and scale of potential projects, including potential costs, and engage in prioritisation and planning discussions with key decision-makers.
• Ensure appropriate frameworks, tools, processes and documentation is in place to support the Change team and broader business to ensure:
• Business issues and problems (and other initiatives requiring Change resources), are well-understood and can be clearly defined and articulated.
• Project and initiatives within the Change portfolio meet business objectives in a way that is effective and proportionate (i.e. represent good value for money).
• Ongoing prioritisation and planning of the portfolio is appropriate and in line with the strategic goals of the business.
• The downstream impact of changes and risks are understood, including inter-dependencies and constraints at a portfolio level.
• Projects and initiatives are considered against a target operating model as well as business, IT and data architecture.
• Reporting to governance forums and senior management is timely, accurate, robust and effective.
• Develop, enhance and maintain Jupiter's internal frameworks, tools, processes and documentation to support change and ensure the change lifecycle and ways of working are fully understood and adopted.
• Manage team and provide guidance and leadership to all resources working across the Change portfolio, including project managers, business analysts as well as contractors, consultants, external agencies.
• Develop and maintain an appropriate resourcing model for projects to ensure individuals with the required talents and skills are deployed in a timely way.
• Maintain and develop relationships with external contractors, consultants, agencies and recruiters, as needed.
• Develop, manage and report on project-level and portfolio-level financials, including assessing historic and projected forward-looking spend versus approved budgets.

Desired Skills / Experience

• Extensive proven track-record (10+ years) and relevant experience of delivering change in an investment business context (e.g. could be asset and/or wealth management, a bank or insurance firm) and delivering strategic change and improvement programs to achieve defined objectives.
• Experience (5+ years) in a leadership role with proven ability to recruit, build and manage successful, motivated and disciplined Change teams.
• Familiar with the Asset Management industry, client trends, competitor landscape, regulatory and operational frameworks.
• Proven record of influencing and relationship-building skills at a senior level.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High level of structure and organization, with the ability to manage multiple projects and assignments under tight deadlines.
• Ability to flex approach and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an aptitude for presenting - tailoring the message based on nature of client and size of audience.
• Be comfortable in a results-driven environment, with willingness and ability to learn quickly, and to adapt and take on challenges.
• Results-orientated - able to self-manage to deliver tasks with high attention to detail.
• Partnership focused - able to understand and connect with various stakeholders across the Company whilst also providing constructive challenges.
• Leadership - can galvanize a team, create momentum, and maintain energy.
• Resilient - able to cope in a fast moving and challenging environment.
• Organised - capable of working to deadlines and multi-tasking.
• Persuasive - demonstrating credibility through knowledge.
• Perceptive - able to understand perspectives/requirements of investors, sales and clients.
• Team player - working collaboratively across the business.
• Technology proficient - experienced in using various systems, applications, software.

Additional Role Details

• This role is subject to the Conduct Rules set by the FCA.

Don't meet every requirement? At Jupiter we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are interested in this role, but don't think your experience aligns perfectly with every listed requirement in the job description, we would encourage you to apply. You may be the right person for this role.