Change Manager at Sanlam Group

Who we are?

Sanlam Investments Group is one of South Africa’s largest investment management companies. We have a performance history spanning over 100 years, and offer a range of investment and financial planning solutions to protect and grow the long-term wealth of our clients.

We take particular pride in:

•             Sanlam’s longevity and innovation

•             People, teamwork and values

•             A culture of diversity and commitment to growing our own timber

•             Our robust, tested and proven pragmatic investment process and philosophy

Our local and offshore investment products cover the full investment spectrum: active and passive; single and multi-manager – both locally and internationally. Our active funds range are managed according to our pragmatic value investing style.

What will you do?

• Support the Head of BI and the Service Delivery Lead to manage different stakeholder expectations and relationships (inside and outside of Sanlam Investments).

• Build and manage strategies, roadmaps, priorities, processes, complex dependencies and issues related to change, training, resistance management and adoption.

• Manage and deliver BI marketing and communication plans (including newsletters, Town Hall Updates, Community of Practice (COP) events, and other.

• Provide input, document requirements and support the design and delivery of training in support of all aspects of the BI business unit- new or changed BI processes, knowledge growth, and new BI products.

• Continuously seek opportunities to increase the level of satisfaction the wider business experiences from the BI business unit.

• Act as the BI change and adoption liaison with the Head of BI and Business transformation change manager and/or head and drive adoption of BI services.

• Conduct assessments with business to assess impact, BI related change readiness, risk and identify key stakeholders as required to structure appropriate change approaches.

• Support the Head of BI and Human Resources in continuously maturing the BI operating model from a people perspective, which includes organisational design, definition of roles and acquiring top talent.

• Successful delivery of Change Management procedures and methodologies

• Business benefit, Risk and Impact assessment of all changes

• Monitor and report on the status of Changes

• Liaise with Stakeholders and technical staff with regards to Scheduled Changes.

• Negotiate appropriate change windows with Business.

• Assist with creating a healthy balance between BI turnaround times and minimizing the impact of changes in terms of risks, reduce disruptions and cost to the Business.

• Responsible for Post Implementation Reviews and supporting business to determine their value realization 

• Regular review of system Workflow approvals

• Monthly and quarterly reporting

What will make you successful in this role?

• ITIL Foundation or/ and Change Management Practitioners Certification or/ and Transition Management Practitioner Certification. (Recommended)

• 5 - 7 Years IT Experience

• 3+ years experience in a Change Management role is essential

• Project Management/co-ordinating experience will be a recommendation

• Business process management

• Understanding of ITIL Governance.

• Release & Configuration Management experience will be advantageous

• Technical background will be advantageous

Qualification and Experience

• Degree or Diploma with 5-6 years related experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Customer relationship management strategy
• Solutions Orientation and continues improvement/business re-engineering
• Project Management Tools
• Reporting and Administration
• Quality, compliance and accreditation

Personal Attributes

• Balances stakeholders - Contributing through others
• Manages complexity - Contributing through others
• Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
• Business insight - Contributing through others

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping  our employees to realise their worth. Through its four business clusters – Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Being resilient - Contributing through others

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. 

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensure a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa.  The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.