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Senior Change Manager

Budapest, Hungary Permanent Date posted Aug. 16, 2024
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Senior Change Manager

  • Location: Budapest
  • 60% Remote working (company policy)
  • Job type: Full time

About the job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

  • This position is part of Business Operations BU, within Global Hub Operations and Transitions Management organization and reporting to the Budapest Transition Lead
  • Global Transitions Management is the team managing Business Operations transitions to deliver the BO strategic roadmap both now and for the future
  • The primary responsibility of this role is to develop and execute Change strategy for a portfolio of key strategic transitions where a robust change management approach has to be defined, such as: Sanofi Hubs development projects and Most impactful transition programs (e.g. multiple countries, several functions)

Main responsibilities

  • Develop and implement transition change management methodology, best practices, and standards across the Hubs
  • Build the strategy and change management narrative for transition to our Hubs
  • Work closely with leadership team and transition team to identify opportunities and initiatives for change and develop and implement strategies to achieve the desired outcomes in our transitions
  • Develop and execute change management strategy to maximize adoption and minimize resistance during key strategic transitions
  • This includes - Lead Change Management stream and coordinate with the transition team to reach the objectives of the transition
  • Perform change impact assessment, identify stakeholders, develop change strategy, and integrate change & communication activities into transition plan in alignment with transition manager and team
  • Perform proper tracking of deliverables, adjust Change & Communication plan adequately and report status to transition manager
  • Promote Change Management mindset across BO organization by - Training Transition Managers and other audience to methodology and best practices
  • Establishing and leading a community of Change Agents
  • Provide on an ad-hoc basis Change consultancy and advisory services to Transition Managers and other stakeholders

About you

Experience

  • 5 years’ experience in global business transformation environment, within GBS Shared Services industry and/or BPO Services
  • Track record of Change Management methodologies incorporated into strategic projects / transitions
  • Strong project management skills, with experience leading change initiatives
  • Experience in Change Management methodologies with demonstrated experience in incorporating Change Management practices into transition projects (e.g. Communication plans, assessing impact to users, creating plans to ease implementations, etc.)
  • Track record of advising and delivering complex change programmer

Soft skills

  • Strong stakeholder management skills, including with Senior stakeholders
  • Excellent written and oral communication & inter-personal skills, ability to develop high-quality documents
  • Able to work in uncertain, constantly changing environment
  • Self-starter, initiative-taker, and ability to work independently under pressure
  • Strong collaboration mindset with ability to work with a group of people with different functional expertise
  • Multi-tasker, able to establish and keep priorities and timelines to effectively manage workload of self and others
  • Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere

Technical skills

  • Change Management certification (e.g., Prosci) is a plus
  • Knowledge/certification of Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies is a plus

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a business or project management related field

Languages

  • Fluent in English (minimum of strong B2 level required)

Why choose us?

  • An international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team
  • An attractive, market-oriented salary and cafeteria benefits
  • Flexible home office policy, with a possibility to work up to 60% of time from home / where you can easily schedule your office days
  • Collective life and accident insurance, as well as early medical check-up

PursueProgress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Discover our Code of Conduct, that serves as the moral compass that guides us when chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Please ensure to have read this document before applying.

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Pursue progress. Discover extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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