Strategic Change Roadmap Lead
1. Lead the strategic shaping and delivery of NFU Mutual’s Enterprise Change Portfolio
2. Drive alignment between business outcomes, financial governance, and strategic priorities
3. Hybrid working model with flexibility to work from home and our Stratford-upon-Avon office.
At NFU Mutual, Change is where strategy becomes reality. Our mission in Change is to deliver business outcomes for NFU Mutual and our members. More than just delivering projects, we make a real difference. Guided by values that put the portfolio first and champion collaboration, we work as one team with direct access to senior leaders and the trust of the executive. With spend on our multi-million-pound portfolio higher than it’s ever been, we can confidentially deliver outcomes for our award-winning business. From large-scale transformation to fast-paced initiatives, we bring the end-to-end expertise, from building the strategic change roadmap through to supporting the business until change is fully embedded.
Being a great place to work is at the heart of our company strategy. We invest in our people, supporting them to build their skills and develop their careers. If you want to shape meaningful transformation while growing your own future, now is the time to join us.
About the role
Are you passionate about driving strategic change that delivers real business impact? As our Strategic Change Roadmap Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping NFU Mutual’s Enterprise Change Portfolio, ensuring initiatives are strategically prioritised, financially sound, and sequenced for optimal delivery.
This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll collaborate closely with Group Strategy and Group Finance to define and evolve our Strategic Change Roadmap (SCR). You’ll lead the development of business outcomes for pipeline initiatives, ensuring alignment with our Strategic Investment Flightpath (SIF) and wider Group Strategy. Your work will directly influence how we deliver change across the organisation—making sure it’s not only effective but also meaningful.
You’ll oversee governance frameworks, manage communication plans, and ensure business cases reflect strategic outcomes. With a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration, you’ll energise others and lead a talented team to deliver change that matters.
Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.
About you
You’re a strategic thinker with a proven track record in leading enterprise-level change portfolios. You bring a blend of technical expertise and leadership capability, with the ability to translate strategy into action and inspire others to deliver results.
Your experience includes:
• Leading strategic change initiatives and managing complex roadmaps
• Building strong partnerships with Strategy and Finance functions
• Driving financial governance and risk management across change programmes
• Communicating effectively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Leading and developing high-performing teams
You’ll also bring:
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and problem solving
• A customer-focused mindset with the ability to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Excellent data analysis and project delivery capabilities
Qualifications:
• Management of Portfolios Practitioner (Essential)
• APMG Better Business Cases – 5 Case Model (Essential)
• Change Management Certification (Desirable)
• SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (Desirable)
• Management of Value Practitioner (Desirable)
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
4. Salary up to £75,000
5. Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)
6. Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
7. 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
8. A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
9. Private medical insurance + options to add family members
10. Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
11. £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
12. Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
13. Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
14. Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
15. Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
16. Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
17. Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility
Working at NFU Mutual
We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us.
We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row. We are also the only Insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of ‘Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK’, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.