People & Organisation Transformation Lead

Somerset Bridge Insurance Services · Bristol, United Kingdom
Location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Work mode
Hybrid
Type
Temporary
Seniority
Lead
Salary
from £65,000 / year
Posted
23 Oct 2026

Verified open 3 Nov 2026 · Source: Company careers page

About the role

People & Organisation Transformation LeadDepartment: [SBSS] HREmployment Type: Fixed Term - Full TimeLocation: BristolCompensation: From £65,000DescriptionWe are looking to hire a People & Organisation Transformation Lead on a 24 month fixed term contract to provide specialist expertise in people & organisational transformation that supports the People & Performance Leadership Team in delivering SBG 2.0. Translate strategic ambition into changes in organisation design, workforce capability, leadership, culture and ways of working; orchestrate delivery across priority programmes; and ensure lasting change is adopted, benefits are realised and ownership is transferred sustainably into the business.Working across the People & Performance function to support and drive key change initiatives that move SBG towards strategic, internal and AI-enabled capability, empowering colleagues to make faster decisions and take enterprise-wide ownership. Enable One Team collaboration, empowered decision-making and intelligent experimentation to accelerate progress towards SBG 2.0.What you'll be responsible for:Translate SBG 2.0 into Organisational Change:
Convert SBG 2.0 priorities into clear organisation, workforce, leadership and culture outcomes.
Diagnose the structural, behavioural and capability barriers to scalable, technology-enabled growth.
Partner with business leaders to define the required future state, transition roadmap, measures and ownership.
Lead the People & Organisation transformation portfolio:
Lead priority SBG 2.0 programmes within P&P and beyond through discovery, design, build, embed and scale.
Integrate existing plans across organisation design, workforce transition, leadership, culture and capability activity into one transformation plan.
Manage dependencies, risks, sequencing and trade-offs across business and technology workstreams.
Drive adoption and benefits realisation:
Establish readiness, adoption and benefit measures before implementation.
Hold sponsors and business owners accountable for visible leadership, local adoption and removal of legacy practices.
Track impact against key measures throughout transformation, using evidence to adapt, stop or scale interventions, ensuring changes become embedded in business routines.
Build sustainable transformation capability:
Equip leaders and People Partners to lead change, make faster enterprise decisions and use evidence confidently.
Transfer tools and capability into the business so transformation does not remain dependent on the role.
Create reusable approaches for change impact, stakeholder alignment, experimentation and benefits tracking.
What you'll need:
Proven ability to lead complex change and transformation through to adoption and benefits realisation at an enterprise level. 
Commercial acumen and understanding of how change impacts business performance / economics
Credibility to influence, challenge and align senior leaders and stakeholders. 
Expertise in organisation design, workforce planning and performance improvement. 
Ability to use workforce data and commercial insight to shape decisions and measure impact.
Our Benefits
Hybrid working – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days over 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service. Plus bank holidays!
Discretionary annual bonus
Pension scheme – 5% employee, 6% employer
Flexible working – we will always consider applications for those who require less than the advertised hours
Flexi-time
Healthcare Cash Plan – claim cashback on a variety of everyday healthcare costs
Electric vehicle – salary sacrifice scheme
100’s of exclusive retailer discounts
Professional wellbeing, health & fitness app - Wrkit
Enhanced parental leave, including time off for IVF appointments
Religious bank holidays – if you don’t celebrate Christmas and Easter, you can use these annual leave days on other occasions throughout the year.
Life Assurance - 4 times your salary
25% Car Insurance Discount
20% Travel Insurance Discount
Cycle to Work Scheme   
Employee Referral Scheme
Community support day

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