Change & Implementation Manager

About the role

We're looking for a world class Change & Implementation Manager to lead and evolve our Change & Implementation capability across Edenred PayTech. This is a senior role with end to end accountability for how technology and business change is governed, executed, and embedded in a high volume, regulated, and fast moving payments environment. You'll provide strategic direction, lead and develop a high performing team, and work closely with Engineering, Product, Security, Systems, and Senior Leadership to ensure change governance enables delivery velocity while protecting platform resilience, customer experience, and regulatory compliance. A key focus of the role is modernising change governance by embedding risk, quality, and assurance directly into CI/CD pipelines, aligning with ITIL4, DevOps, and continuous delivery practices.

What you'll be doing: Leadership & Strategy

Lead and develop the Change & Implementation team, building a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement. Set the strategic direction for Change, Release, and Implementation governance aligned to organisational and Execo expectations. Own and deliver the roadmap for process maturity, tooling evolution, and automation. Represent Change & Implementation at senior and executive level forums, providing insight, assurance, and escalation.

Change, Release & Implementation Governance

Oversee end to end change governance including TRM, CAB, ECAB, and implementation readiness. Define robust standards for implementation planning, risk assessment, validation, and rollback. Embed ITIL4 practices and drive consistent adoption across Product, Engineering, and Operations. Ensure governance meets regulatory and audit requirements without constraining delivery speed.

CI/CD & Automation

Embed governance, quality gates, and risk checks directly into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous compliance. Define standards for automated and low touch change, including eligibility criteria, monitoring, and risk thresholds. Ensure full traceability from code commit through deployment and post implementation validation. Partner with Engineering and DevOps to align approval logic, automated testing, and observability with governance controls. Ensure rollback readiness through automated playbooks and deployment strategies (e.g. canary, blue/green).

Operational Excellence & Reporting

Transform change management from a manual process into an automated, data driven capability. Implement KPIs and dashboards to track throughput, risk, quality, and outcomes. Own PIR and RCA processes, ensuring corrective actions are followed through to completion. Publish meaningful reporting for senior stakeholders, including risk trends, readiness, and decision heatmaps.

People & Capability Development

Develop Change Leads and Analysts, improving technical capability, decision quality, and confidence. Lead recruitment, succession planning, and capability uplift for the function. Champion continuous improvement, learning, and modern change practices.

What we're looking for Essential

• Proven experience leading a Change, Release, or Implementation function in a technology, fintech, payments, or regulated environment.
• Strong people leadership experience with a track record of building and developing high performing teams.
• Deep understanding of ITIL4 and end to end change / release governance.
• Hands on knowledge of CI/CD delivery models, automated testing, and modern deployment practices.
• Experience embedding governance and risk controls into automated delivery pipelines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including senior and executive audiences.
• Ability to assess complex technical and operational risk and make sound decisions under pressure.

Desirable

• Experience in PCI DSS and/or FCA regulated environments.
• Familiarity with tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins.
• Strong data and reporting capability, including dashboards and KPI packs.
• Background exposure to Platform, Infrastructure, Cloud, or Network Engineering.

What you will get:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working environment (min. 3 days per week in the office)
• Pension Scheme - employer 6% with minimum employee contribution 3%
• Discretionary bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
• Medical & international travel cover (leisure and action sports)
• Income protection
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Wellbeing Employee Assistance Program (extended access to family members)
• Monthly gym allowance
• Holiday trading scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discount shopping platform
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Digital learning platform
• Complimentary fruit and other 'in office' snacks & refreshments
• Volunteering programme
• Social events

Diversity: Edenred PayTech are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on age, race, colour, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable country or local laws.