Change Office Business Manager

Purpose of Position

Pantheon Ventures is seeking a high-calibre Business Manager to join our Change Office, to provide strategic and day-to-day support to the Head of Change and the wider Change team. This is a unique opportunity to help shape, drive, and sustain firm-wide change initiatives in an industry-leading private markets firm.

The Business Manager will play a pivotal role in coordinating & supporting change efforts across functions, ensuring robust governance, partnership and execution discipline. The ideal candidate is proactive, has strong communication, inter-personal skills and organizational skills and embraces a hands-on, pragmatic approach.

Key Responsibilities

Business Manager Responsibilities

• Owns coordination and publication of Change portfolio reporting (e.g. portfolio dashboards, RAIDs)
• Partners across the Change Office and peer functions to support program level reporting
• Coordinates and supports maintenance of portfolio & program budgets, in partnership with Finance partners
• Supports Change Office governance forums including defining agendas, material preparation, minute taking and follow-ups
• Supports preparation and coordination of Change Office presentations (e.g. townhalls, Exco, Sr. Leadership, Partners, Change Network)
• Manages new initiative request pipeline and oversight
• Owns and maintains Change Office Handbook
• Identifies and implements efficiency and/or innovative opportunities to enhance Change Office processes
• Owns and maintains Change Office Pulse site
• Supports defining and execution of Change communication strategy
• Supports Head of Change with ad hoc initiatives and day-to-day management of the team

Knowledge and Experience Required

• Thrives in a dynamic environment
• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
• Proactive problem solver and can anticipate needs
• Flexible approach to working and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Flawless attention to detail and ability to work to a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to autonomously work to tight deadlines
• Proven project management capability
• An effective negotiator with an exemplary stakeholder management capability
• In-depth understanding of working practices and processes for driving change initiatives
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office software
• Experience working in the financial industry required