Global Change Manager in Hamburg bei Bauer Media Group

Global Change Manager (f/m/d)

Burchardstraße 11, 20095 Hamburg

Bauer Media Group has become an enduringly successful media corporation by focusing on creating content that matters most to millions of people around the world: from print and online publishing to radio and money-saving services for consumers, as well as sales and marketing services. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer focuses on the long term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our increasingly diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 16,000 shares a passion – to deliver content and services that are popular with, and helpful to, our customers and partners.

As Global Change Manager (f/m/d) you are responsible for the planning, designing, organizing and implementing change activities in the context of the various strategic, organizational and technical transformation initiatives within Bauer. As part of the Transformation & Change team within the Group HR People & Culture Development department you need to actively manage the people side of the change on eye-level with the respective project management and leadership. At the same time, you ensure alignment with the overarching cultural ambition of Bauer, connected people and culture development processes and programs and Group wide behavioural frameworks.

This is a hybrid position.

• Drive transformation of target culture
• Plan, design and run change management activities in groupwide transformation programs
• Plan, design, organize and track groupwide people & culture transformational roadmap under consideration of people processes and business priorities
• Design and introduce Bauer tailored change approach with group-wide standards
• Align and manage stakeholders
• Establish change network
• Design and run engagement workshops (plan, organize, write concept, prepare material and moderate/conduct workshops, monitor progress)
• Foster modern working habits and design and implement required activities
• Upskill global HR community and business resources with regards to these topics
• Consult and coach with regards to change and transformational topics

• University degree
• 5 plus years in relevant work experience (i.e. all people related topics within large and complex transformation programs)
• Advanced experience and knowledge of change management practices and tools
• Ability to see the big picture but also interest and willingness to do hands-on work connected to details
• Advanced project management skills – Ability to plan, organize and drive projects through pilot and implementation phase
• Exceptional analytical, conceptional and communication skills
• Experience in the design, concept and monitoring of modern change activities
• Highly flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations and with changing targets
• High learning agility and interest to search for, evaluate and learn new upcoming approaches and tools with regards to people processes, transformation as well as working culture
• Feel comfortable advising on change and people development topics
• Fluent in verbal and written English

We want to inspire not only our customers, we also want to inspire our colleagues. How? By giving you the opportunity to take on responsibility and by offering you a long-term perspective. You can also benefit from our attractive offers:

• Individual solutions for the flexible organisation of working hours and location
• Targeted and individual training for your professional and personal development
• Effective health management (e.g. health week, free sports programmes & Gympass)
• 30 days of holiday & frequent events for employees
• Free magazines & various discounts via corporate benefits
• A culture in which personal responsibility, teamwork and creativity are valued and you have room for creativity and for exciting and challenging tasks

If you are looking for an independent position and would like to enrich our existing team with fresh impulses, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

Your contact for this position is Sarah Osswald.
Reference Number: 2022-HBVH/17