Business Change Manager - SMCR / CARE Regulatory Transformation

Location: London (Hybrid - minimum 50% office-based)
Contract: 14-15 months, potential extension
Start Date: Mid-November 2026
IR35: Inside IR35
Day Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience

About the Role

Robert Walters is supporting a leading management consultancy on two urgent Business Change requirements within a UK financial services regulatory organisation.

We are seeking experienced Business Change Managers with specialist knowledge of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) and/or CARE frameworks to support complex regulatory transformation programmes.

The successful candidates will be responsible for leading the people and organisational aspects of change, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, business readiness and sustainable adoption of new processes and ways of working.

Please note: These are Business Change roles, not Project or Programme Management positions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of business change activities across SMCR and/or CARE regulatory transformation workstreams.

• Develop and implement change strategies covering people, processes, technology, culture and behaviours.

• Conduct detailed change impact assessments to identify organisational and operational implications.

• Drive stakeholder engagement and senior leadership buy-in across regulatory change initiatives.

• Develop and deliver communications, training and change adoption plans.

• Manage business readiness activities, ensuring successful transition into business-as-usual operations.

• Identify and mitigate change-related risks, including stakeholder resistance and operational impacts.

• Work closely with regulatory, compliance, operational and technology teams to support successful implementation.

• Lead and support Business Change team members across complex transformation programmes.

Essential Requirements

• Extensive experience delivering Business Change or Organisational Change within complex transformation programmes.

• Experience and subject matter understanding of SM&CR and/or CARE regulatory frameworks.

• Strong background in change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, communications, training and business readiness.

• Proven experience leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders.

• Experience managing people, process and behavioural change.

• Strong understanding of operational readiness, change risk and sustainable adoption.

• Experience working across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within financial services, banking, regulatory bodies or management consulting.

• Experience delivering regulatory transformation or compliance-driven organisational change.

• Experience supporting technology-enabled transformation programmes.

Contract Details

This is an initial 14-15-month contract, with the possibility of extension, commencing in mid-November 2026.

Candidates must be comfortable working in London for a minimum of 50% of the engagement.

Interviews are taking place immediately, with applications being reviewed on an urgent basis.

If you are an experienced Business Change specialist with SMCR and/or CARE expertise, please apply with your latest CV for immediate consideration.

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