Full TimeChange Director (Senior Manager)
Established in ****, Seven Consulting is Australia's best program delivery company.
Our results show client satisfaction at *****% and team satisfaction at *****%, and those figures continue to hold firm.
In August ****, Seven Consulting announced that it is joining Sia, a global management and AI consulting firm.
Sia has 3,100 consultants in 52 offices in 20 countries.
Through our teams in Sydney, Melbourne and Manila, we specialise in the successful delivery of large-scale, complex IT-enabled business transformation projects ranging from $1M to $1.4Bn with some of Australia's top companies.
We are also growing our AI and Data Science capability and services as part of Sia in this region.
We are looking for one experienced, talented Change Director (Senior Manager), who is at the top of the market, to join our team on a full‐time permanent basis.
Our Change Director role is a 'hands on' role, meaning that it has a client delivery focus (as opposed to a general management focus).
Your New Role
As a Change Director (Senior Manager), you will have responsibilities across our Change Management Practice (internally) and with our clients (externally).
The following points provide an overview of expectations for the role, noting that there will be a degree of flexibility in the role based on capacity from billable work.
Change Management Practice responsibilities:
As a Change Director (Senior Manager), you will work closely with our General Manager Change Management.
Responsibilities will vary but typically include:
People Management: Perform QA reviews and ensure action plans are tracked effectively; sets the goals; coaches and evaluates the consultants; identifies internal problems and settles them.
With a focus on the development of Associate Managers and Managers.
Involvement in recruitment to grow capability and capacity of Change Management team, ensuring our high standards are maintained.
Leadership: Plays a key role in developing the Change Management practice, leading by example and acting as a role model for consultants.
Business Development: Drive commercial development by identifying cross-selling opportunities across Sia's activities, developing a comprehensive understanding of Sia's solution catalogue and identifying solutions tailored to client needs.
Lead commercial meetings and the development of business proposals, including the economic aspects, and play a key role throughout the selling process.
Strengthen customer relationships through 'hunting and farming' activities to expand networks and generate originated and managed revenue in line with defined targets.
Recruitment: Support the recruitment process for the Change Management Practice, ensuring our high standard of are maintained.
Client-facing responsibilities
As a Change Director (Senior Manager), you will work directly with our program sponsors and clients in hands‐on roles across all areas of Change Management to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Each engagement is different,



but typically a Change Director is expected to be able design, lead and deliver Change Management services on a complex program or portfolio with responsibilities that include:
Undertaking a discovery process to analyse change drivers and identify enterprise-level or industry themes
Scoping Change Management work and making resourcing and cost estimates
Understanding and leading organisational change at the enterprise level
Analysing a client's business, operations and structure to understand where there is a potential impact from change and to what level that impact needs to be managed
Proposing solutions to reduce or mitigate the potential impact of organisational changes
Meeting, influencing and presenting to executive stakeholders including preparing business documents and slides
Undertaking advisory services, which typically include a review, analysis and recommendation of an ePMO or Change Management function
Proposing strategic tactics to manage organisational changes at the enterprise level in a way that leads to the desired outcomes
Executing on multi‐year plans while reporting on progress, raising risks and issues, maintaining effective relationships, and being a supportive project team member
Evaluating and measuring the success of change interventions across activity, proficiency, usage and adoption
Applying Project Management principles as well as Agile, Waterfall and hybrid methods
Providing the needed level of support to the recipients of change as well as business leaders and sponsors during and after the project
Mentoring and motivating Change Management practitioners who are more junior in the team
Contributing thought leadership (articles, speaking at conferences, webinars) to our Practice and the field
Consulting responsibilities
As a Change Director (Senior Manager), you will provide strong consulting, project and client management capabilities, including problem solving, strategic leadership and knowledge sharing.
You will lead AI-enabled solutions, mentor teams on AI delivery, sell and deliver transformative AI-enabled solutions at scale, coach and mentor teams on AI delivery practices, and set and enforce responsible AI standards across engagements, including governance, quality assurance and review processes.
What You Bring
Coming into the Change Management Practice at the Change Director level means that you will bring past leadership experience, in-depth knowledge of transformation programs and the end-to-end strategy, planning and delivery of organisational change.
Typically, Change Directors have:
12+ years of dedicated experience in Change Management




Experience building and/or leading a Change Management team, practice, centre of excellence or enterprise function
Experience selling Change Management services in the Sydney and Melbourne markets
Experience designing and managing a single view of change
Experience managing Change Management practitioners who are more junior
Experience managing end-to-end change across multiple streams of large, complex, multi-million-dollar programs that deliver process, people/culture and technology changes
Experience providing consulting services and leading proposals/bid preparation
Experience speaking at conferences (virtual or in person), on podcasts or in other forums on topics in/related to Change Management
A Bachelor's degree or higher (often in Psychology and Organisational Psychology, Business, Communications/Journalism, Human Resources, Project Management, Applied / Behavioural Science or similar)
Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and PowerPoint, and including Microsoft Project
Robust written and verbal communication skills with well-honed executive presentation skills
You will also possess the following essential attributes for managing change at this level
Strategic thinking
Influencing and negotiating
Business acumen
Networking and connecting
Challenging the status quoDeveloping new perspectives on organisational change management and leadership
A strong interest in progressing the field of Change Management
To be eligible for employment you must either be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or have a visa with work rights.
What We Offer
Seven Consulting, a Sia company, is committed to building a community of high calibre Program Delivery, PMO, Change Management and Consulting professionals and providing a rewarding career by offering:
A continuous learning and development environment
In-house training sessions and external training allowances
Individual career development plans
A mentoring / mentee program
A collaborative and inclusive culture
Paid overtime
Recognition and rewards for high performance
Job security and support during personal hardships
A team charity initiative – Project 7 – to support the community
Quarterly social and family events
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Seven Consulting, a Sia company, embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or on the basis of disability.
We committed to providing a safe environment for our team members.
All applicants are required to complete any necessary employment checks.
This is an excellent opportunity to join Seven Consulting, a Sia company, and be part of our continued growth and success.
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📌 Change Director (Senior Manager) (Melbourne)
🏢 Seven Consulting Pty
📍 Melbourne