About the Role
Base Location: Dublin
Salary: €64,000 - €96,000 depending on experience + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: 18-month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
What is the Role?
Our Business Readiness Manager is responsible for ensuring the SSE Airtricity (SSEA) business is prepared for any changes that may affect its operations, processes and people, as a result of the Keystone Programmes implementation. You will work with various stakeholders to assess the impact of change, develop and implement readiness plans, and monitor and evaluate the outcomes.
This is a senior role within our Keystone programme, which is recognised as critical for the SSEA business in terms of modernising our core systems platform, delivering transformational benefits, and creating a sustainable business empowered by digital capability for future operations. In this role you will:

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, sponsors, and champions, and act as a liaison between the project team and the business units.

• Lead and coordinate the business readiness activities across the organisation, including communication, training, testing, and transition support.

• Develop and execute comprehensive and tailored business readiness plans that address the specific requirements and expectations of each stakeholder group and business unit.

• Track and measure the effectiveness and impact of the business readiness activities, using various metrics and feedback mechanisms, and report on the status, issues, and risks to the project team and senior management.

• Work with key stakeholders to complete a formal Business Impact Assessment (BIA) to identify and assess the business readiness needs and risks for each change initiative.

What do I need?
To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

• Demonstrable experience in business readiness, change management, or project management, preferably in a large and complex organisation.

• Proven ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver business readiness activities for multiple and concurrent change initiatives.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, fostering collaboration with diverse stakeholders and ensuring effective dissemination of key messages.

• A highly organised nature, detail-oriented and adaptable, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• In-depth knowledge of testing methodologies, UAT processes, and quality assurance practices.

About our Business
SSE is a multinational energy company listed on the FTSE 100, with a vision “to be a leading energy company in a net zero world”. We’re investing £20.5bn+ by the end of the decade to help deliver our Net Zero Acceleration Programme.
Part of SSE Plc, Energy Customer Solutions is the Customer facing division – providing energy and low carbon solutions to over 1.3million customers. We have a strong market position with great customer relationships and expert customer teams working in Belfast, Cardiff, Dublin, Perth, and Reading. Energy Customer Solutions is made up of 2 external brands; we operate under the brands SSE Airtricity (Ireland) & SSE Energy Solutions (GB).
SSE Airtricity is Ireland's second largest and fastest growing energy provider, supplying around 800,000 domestic and commercial gas, electricity and home energy services customers in the Republic and Northern Ireland. Around 40% of the electricity SSE Airtricity supplies to its customers on an island basis is generated from renewable sources - the greenest energy supply of any provider on the island and over three times the average on an all-island basis.
We have ambitious targets to help our customers on their journey to Net Zero by increasing the accessibility of green energy solutions through the provision of customer-driven propositions and we’re a partner to customers and stakeholders as they seek ways to respond to the climate crisis.
Help us power change.
What’s in it for you?
An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement (including public holidays), enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more. View our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ‘Inclusion & Diversity at SSE’ to find out more.
Next Steps
All applications should be submitted online, and we'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Andy on andrew.elder3@sse.com or 01738 340826.
Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process.

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