About the role

  • Change Manager responsible for managing technical and operational changes in TfL’s Integrated Revenue Collection System. Leading a team and ensuring compliance with governance frameworks in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of system integration, service design, testing and technical delivery for controlling all Technical Changes, Interface Changes, and Variations, ensuring strict adherence to TfL’s Technical Authority and Service Assurance frameworks.
  • Owns the Change Management framework, ensuring it remains compliant, efficient, and continuously improving.
  • Act as a trusted Change authority with TfL Technical Authority, Service Design teams, Operations, Security, and Assurance stakeholders.
  • Ensure Change processes are fully integrated with technical Authority governance, Service Design & Service Transition processes and Project Management and System Integration activities.
  • Coordinate closely with Related Contractors and Interfacing Parties, ensuring Changes are aligned, communicated, and implemented safely.
  • Provide clear, structured reporting on Change status, risks, dependencies, and readiness to senior programme leadership.
  • Ensure accurate audit trails, traceability, and version control across all Change records, system artefacts, and related documentation in collaboration with internal IPR management team.
  • Monitor Change performance, identify recurring risks or inefficiencies, and drive continual improvement initiatives including the improvement of the Change Management framework.
  • Support TfL assurance activities, audits, and governance reviews related to Change management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
  • ITIL v4 certification (or equivalent service management qualification).
  • ISO/IEC 20000 or ISO 9001 awareness or training related to service and quality management.
  • Formal Change, Service Transition, or Project Management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, Agile delivery frameworks).
  • 15+ years’ experience in Change Management within large, complex, mission-critical IT or transport systems.
  • Proven experience managing technical changes in revenue collection, ticketing, payments, or large-scale transactional platforms.
  • Strong understanding of system integration, interfaces, end-to-end service assurance, technical change assurance, system impact assessment, and risk management.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage high-risk, high-availability systems where service continuity is critical.
  • Experience working in regulated, contract-driven environments with formal acceptance and assurance regimes.
  • Ability to interpret and apply complex contractual requirements and governance frameworks.
  • Strong analytical skills to assess design impacts, dependencies, and operational risks.
  • Excellent stakeholder communication skills, capable of influencing technical and non-technical audiences.
  • High level of organisation, attention to detail, and control over complex change pipelines.

Benefits

  • Holidays: 25 days per annum + 8 days bank holidays (options to buy/sell days)
  • 35 hour working week
  • Pension – 4% employee and 4% employer
  • Private medical insurance (including dental & optical)
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Flexible/remote working options
  • Charitable initiatives
  • Social events (formal & informal)
  • Learning and development programs
  • Innovative & collaborative work environment

Job title

Change Manager

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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