Change Manager

• Lead change across critical payroll system and process transformation
• Drive stakeholder engagement, adoption, and readiness
• 3 month extendable day-rate contract | Immediate start | South-East

One of the local Melbourne council's are looking for a day-rate Change Manager to come in to support on a large scale digital project, all to do with payroll. This will play a key role in delivering hands-on change management across in-flight payroll-related initiatives, supporting system, process, and ERP transformation activity already underway.

This role requires someone who can step in immediately, quickly assess existing change activity, and confidently determine priorities, risks, and next steps to maintain momentum.

Working closely with the Coordinator PMO and Change, executive sponsors, and project teams, you will focus on practical execution, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and sustainment, ensuring successful transition and ongoing embedding of change outcomes.

About the role:

• Rapidly assess existing payroll change activities, identify gaps, risks, and immediate priorities
• Deliver end-to-end change management activities across payroll and ERP initiatives
• Develop and execute communication, engagement, and readiness strategies
• Conduct change impact assessments and readiness evaluations
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, briefings, and engagement sessions with senior leaders
• Drive adoption, behavioural change, and reinforcement activities post go-live
• Identify and manage risks, issues, resistance, and adoption barriers
• Support ERP sustainment and HyperCare activities where required
• Contribute to program-level change planning across emerging initiatives
• Work closely with PMO, project teams, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and delivery integration

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Change Manager delivering complex business or technology transformation programs
• Strong preference for payroll system, payroll process, or HRIS-related change experience
• Experience stepping into in-flight programs and quickly establishing control, clarity, and momentum
• Strong capability in stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and executive interaction
• Experience delivering change impact assessments, readiness activities, and adoption strategies
• Ability to operate confidently in politically sensitive and complex organisational environments
• Strong workshop facilitation and communication skills
• Experience with ERP programs and enterprise system change (highly regarded)
• Prosci Change Management methodology experience (desirable)

Benefits

• Opportunity to support a critical payroll transformation program already in delivery
• High-impact role with executive exposure and strong stakeholder engagement focus
• Hybrid working model (Inner South-East)
• 3 month initial contract with expected extensions
• Immediate start date | Interviews happening now

How to Apply
Click Apply or contact Jodie Marron, Senior Principal Consultant on +61 413 900 039 or at [email protected] for a confidential discussion.