Change Manager (SAP Implementation & Digital Transformation)

Change Manager – SAP Implementation & Digital Transformation

£600 per day | Inside IR35 | 12-month contract | Hybrid – 2 to 3 days per week onsite in North London

Salt is recruiting on behalf of a Local Government client undertaking a major digital transformation programme, including the implementation of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud across Finance, HR, and Payroll.

We’re looking for an experienced Change Manager to play a key role in ensuring successful user adoption, embedding new ways of working, and driving engagement across the organisation.

This role will split your time between:

• SAP transformation delivery (50%) – leading and supporting change management for the council’s S/4HANA programme, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, training coordination, and benefits realisation.
• Digital Services change delivery (50%) – managing change activities across the wider digital portfolio, helping to embed innovative technologies and continuous improvement initiatives across services.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver change strategies to support SAP and digital transformation projects.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, ensuring clear communication of goals, impacts, and benefits.
• Support process redesign and new system adoption across Finance, HR, and Payroll.
• Coordinate training, readiness, and post go-live support.
• Monitor and report on change progress and benefits realisation.
• Work collaboratively with project managers, digital leads, and business stakeholders to embed sustainable change.

Skills and experience required

• Proven background as a Change Manager on SAP implementation or transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of ERP change impacts across Finance, HR, and Payroll.
• Experience developing and delivering communications, training, and adoption plans.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Exposure to wider digital or IT transformation projects within large organisations, ideally in the public sector.
• A confident, proactive communicator who can engage at all levels and deliver change in complex environments.

Contract details

• Day Rate: £600 per day (Inside IR35)
• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Hybrid – 2 to 3 days per week onsite in North London

If you have strong SAP change management experience and want to play a pivotal role in shaping a major local government transformation, please apply today or contact Harry Longman at Salt for more details.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements