IT Change & Communications Lead

IT Change & Communications Lead
Location: Dublin ( hybrid working model)
6 month initial contract

We are seeking an experienced IT Change & Communications Lead to drive executive communications, IT governance reporting and organisational change activities within a large, complex enterprise IT environment.

This is a high-profile role, working closely with senior IT leadership, Cyber Security, PMO and Corporate Communications teams to ensure IT initiatives, operational risks, incidents and business changes are communicated clearly and effectively.

You will play a key role in translating complex technical and programme information into clear, concise, executive-ready reporting, while supporting successful adoption of IT transformation initiatives across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and coordination of executive-level IT reporting, including leadership, Board and Audit Committee materials.
• Prepare governance reports, presentations and communications for senior IT leadership and executive forums.
• Coordinate communications relating to major IT incidents, service disruptions and business-critical changes.
• Oversee global end-user IT communications, ensuring messaging is timely, consistent and audience-appropriate.
• Lead Organisational Change Management (OCM) assessments and readiness activities across IT projects, aligned to PMO governance.
• Identify and track change impacts, communication needs, adoption risks and readiness issues.
• Partner with IT, Cyber Security, PMO, Corporate Communications and external service providers to ensure consistent messaging.
• Coordinate local and site-specific IT communications, aligning enterprise messaging with local requirements.

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in IT communications, organisational change management, PMO or technology transformation.
• Demonstrable experience producing executive-level reporting and presentations
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders
• Experience working within complex, global or matrixed IT environments.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear, concise business messaging
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience supporting large-scale ERP/SAP, Cyber Security, Infrastructure or IT transformation programmes
• Knowledge of OCM methodologies such as Prosci or ADKAR
• Experience working with managed service providers or systems integrators.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further or to discuss your career options in confidence, please send your profile to jburke@berkley-group.com

Berkley Business & Technology is a specialist consultancy, recruiting professionals for organizations throughout Ireland, UK & Europe; for more information go to www.berkley-group.com