Digital Change Planning & Controls Analyst

Sword Group

Digital Change Planning & Controls Analyst at Sword involves developing change dashboards and providing insights for senior stakeholders. Focused on data analytics and change management in hybrid work settings.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeGlasgow • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain an integrated view of change activity across the portfolio, highlighting people impacts, dependencies, and risks.
Support planning activities to ensure effective sequencing of change initiatives to avoid stakeholder overload or change saturation.
Work collaboratively with Change Managers to capture and track change impacts across programmes.
Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports to support governance and assurance processes.
Provide clear, actionable insights to senior leaders to inform decision-making.
Translate complex datasets into engaging visual outputs that clearly communicate key messages and risks.
Continuously improve reporting approaches to enhance visibility of change performance and impact.
Use tools such as Excel and Power BI to create high-quality visualisations and reporting outputs.
Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across reporting outputs.
Support the implementation and ongoing operation of change governance processes.
Ensure alignment of reporting with established change frameworks, standards, and templates.
Work closely with Lead Change Managers, Change Managers, and Programme teams to gather relevant inputs and validate outputs.
Engage with senior stakeholders, providing clear and confident communication of insights and recommendations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong data analysis and interpretation skills, with the ability to derive meaningful insights from complex datasets.
Advanced Excel capabilities (e.g. pivot tables, formulas).
Proven experience using Power BI (or similar tools) to develop dashboards and visual reporting.
Ability to translate data into compelling visuals and narratives for senior stakeholders.
Understanding of change management principles
Awareness of change impact assessment and managing change saturation across organisations.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to simplify complex information.
Experience working with senior stakeholders and presenting insights clearly and confidently.
Collaborative approach with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams.
Highly analytical, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities from data.
Highly motivated, proactive, and self-driven.
Curious mindset, with a desire to challenge, improve, and innovate.
Ability to bring fresh ideas and contribute to continuous improvement.
Collaborative and team-oriented, with a partnership mindset.
Experience within utilities, energy, or regulated environments (Desirable).
Familiarity with governance frameworks, PMO processes, or portfolio reporting structures (Desirable).
Experience working within structured change frameworks (e.g. PROSCI, APMG) (Desirable).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisdata interpretationExcelPower BIdashboard developmentvisual reportingchange impact assessmentchange management principlesreporting accuracyrisk identification

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborative approachanalytical skillsattention to detailproactive mindsetcuriosityteam-orientedrelationship buildingpresentation skillsinsight simplification

Certifications

PROSCIAPMG