Your role
As Global Change Manager, you will shape and lead the change management approach for VSC globally. You will work alongside senior leaders, programme teams, People & Culture, communications and business stakeholders to ensure major transformation initiatives are understood, adopted and deliver their intended business benefits.
This is a highly influential role with the autonomy to advise and constructively challenge senior leaders. You will be accountable for organisational readiness and change adoption, while building sustainable change management capability across the division.
Your day-to-day
- Develop and deliver the divisional change management strategy across global transformation programmes.
- Create integrated change plans covering stakeholder engagement, communications, training, readiness and adoption.
- Define success measures and track change adoption, readiness and business outcomes.
- Conduct change impact and organisational readiness assessments across functions, regions and cultures.
- Identify resistance and adoption risks, escalating concerns and developing effective mitigation plans.
- Coach senior leaders on change leadership and sponsorship responsibilities.
- Align global, regional and local teams around change objectives and expected outcomes.
- Embed change management activities within wider programme and transformation plans.
- Build change capability within programme and project teams.
- Manage priorities across multiple concurrent global initiatives.
- Oversee change management budgets for transformation projects and travel internationally when required
Your skills and experience
- A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Organisational Development or a related discipline or equivalent.
- A master’s degree would be advantageous.
- Significant experience in change management, business transformation or business process improvement, ideally gained over 5+ years.
- Experience leading complex, large-scale change across multiple regions, functions and cultures.
- The confidence and credibility to influence, advise and constructively challenge senior leaders.
- Strong knowledge of established change management methodologies and practical experience applying them.
- Experience measuring organisational readiness, adoption and business outcomes.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and executive influencing skills.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project and programme management capabilities.
- The ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and identify risks early.
- Change leadership, organisational development, PMP or Lean Six Sigma certification would be beneficial.
- Flexibility to work across global time zones and travel internationally approximately 20–25% of the time
Your compensation and benefits
At Atlas Copco Group, we are committed to fair and equitable compensation. Compensation is determined based on the position and its responsibilities, without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Our compensation offering is designed to be locally relevant, competitive, and aligned with the expectations of current and future talent.
Beyond compensation, we believe that a rewarding career is about having opportunities to learn, grow, contribute, and develop in an environment built on trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement. At Atlas Copco Group, we support our people in building long-term careers while making a meaningful impact through their work.
Your job location
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our site in Burgess Hill, United Kingdom (GB).
We welcome applications from a broad, international talent pool and may consider candidates based elsewhere in Europe.
Where a successful candidate is hired FROM outside Europe, local-plus terms and conditions will apply in the UK
Why it is great to work with us
Your career grows through your skills, your curiosity, and the people you work with. You join a global network where we learn from each other and share knowledge openly. We focus on long‑term development and encourage you to explore new ideas that help us move forward. Innovation is part of how we think and act – we test, improve, and use what we learn to create solutions that matter. You can make a meaningful impact by contributing with your insights and taking ownership of your work, supported by flexible ways of working and leaders who empower you.
Application process
Our selection process includes interviews and, for some roles, skills assessments that help us gain a deeper understanding of your profile. We look forward to getting to know you, learning about your strengths, and discussing how you can grow with us. If you have questions during the process or need support, please contact us:
Talent Acquisition: Melanie Maria Guttridge