Head of Business Readiness & Governance

Joining us as Head of Business Readiness & Governance

Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer, this senior role owns how enterprise change is governed, assured and adopted.

You’ll receive a competitive salary, a car allowance, and a performance related bonus.

You’ll partner closely with ExCo and senior leaders to set clear guardrails for change, providing independent oversight of readiness, people risk and value protection. The role requires confidence, judgement and credibility at the highest levels.

What you’ll be doing

• Own and enforce enterprise Business Readiness and Change Governance frameworks
• Lead readiness assessment and assurance for major initiatives
• Provide evidence‑based go / no‑go advice to Exec
• Define and track adoption and readiness KPIs
• Oversee enterprise people risk and compliance impacts
• Monitor change saturation and advise on pacing and sequencing

What you’ll bring

• Senior leadership experience in enterprise‑scale change
• Strong governance, assurance and risk framework expertise
• Credibility with ExCo, Boards and employee representatives
• Deep knowledge of readiness, adoption and people risk
• Relevant change / OCM accreditation (e.g. Prosci, ACMP)

CityFibre is delivering one of the UK’s largest digital infrastructure programmes. Success depends on change landing safely, compliantly and with lasting adoption.

• Change / OCM accreditation (e.g. Prosci, ACMP)
• Governance or assurance qualifications desirable

Life at CityFibre  

Everyone deserves to feel heard, valued and truly included. Working alongside our Employee Communities, we’re committed to creating a workplace where people feel a genuine sense of belonging and pride in what they do. That’s why we’re proud to be a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality, endorsed by WORK180, a Disability Confident Leader, a Care Leaver Friendly Employer, and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. 

We’ll support you to thrive inside and outside of work, with opportunities to grow your career and a flexible benefits package that adapts to your life – including generous annual leave (with an extra day off on your birthday), private medical insurance, health cash plans and family‑friendly policies. 

Find out more about our culture, communities and benefits on our careers site. 

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at careers@cityfibre.com. We want to help!