VP Communications - Technology Change & Transformation
London (Hybrid) | Banking Sector
up to £100,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Want your voice to shape how a global organisation navigates transformation?

This is a rare opportunity for a senior communications leader to take true ownership of a Digital Engineering Services and Solutions function's engagement and communications strategy. You'll sit at the heart of a major technology transformation, working directly with senior leadership to define the narrative, drive change adoption, and build a department's brand and identity from the ground up. If you thrive on influence, strategy and high-stakes stakeholder management, this VP-level role offers genuine scope to make your mark.

• Define, own and deliver the department's international communications and change management strategy, advising executive leadership on positioning and messaging for board meetings, town halls and committees
• Build and lead a structured, targeted communications plan alongside Department Heads, Product Owners and Portfolio Managers to drive desired outcomes
• Act as the primary liaison between Corporate Communications, IT Programmes, senior business leaders and end users, managing messaging up and down the organisation
• Establish and govern communication standards, channels and branding for the department, ensuring alignment with wider enterprise guidelines
• Drive employee engagement, change adoption and training programmes across new technologies, products and services
• Continuously engage stakeholders to identify pain points, feed insights back into the business, and manage risk and escalation plans around communication and adoption gaps
• Support and develop your team, championing an inclusive, values-led, delivery-focused culture

• Extensive experience leading Customer Engagement and Communications functions across multiple regions within a regulated environment, ideally financial services
• A strong track record of owning transformational communications strategy, brand/identity development and narrative-shaping at enterprise level
• Proven credibility engaging and influencing at executive/board level, with experience in IT change management or technology adoption programmes
• Extensive people leadership experience, managing large, multi-location teams
• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills, with strong planning and project management capability

Desirable:

• Familiarity with tools such as Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, Yammer, Slack or Google Workspace, and a relevant degree or professional membership (CIM, PRCA, CIPR)

If you've held any of these roles or used these technologies/skills, this role could be a great fit: VP Communications, Head of Communications, Director of Communications, Change and Communications Lead, Internal Communications Director, Customer Engagement Lead, Corporate Communications Director, Business Change and Communications Manager, Stakeholder Engagement Director, Digital Transformation Communications Lead, IT Change Communications Manager, Brand and Communications Director.

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