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Role overview:

 

Colleague Innovation and Change Lead
Field Based
Field Based (UK)
Permanent
Full Time
Grade 4

£40,000 - £45,000 plus bonus and company car

 

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

 

Join us as a Colleague Innovation and Change Lead, where you’ll play a central role in turning colleague ideas into delivered business change and measurable impact. You’ll lead colleauge innovation campaigns through our colleague innovation programme "The Pitch", owning ideas beyond submission and actively driving them through shaping, evaluation, stakeholder alignment and implementation. This role exists to lead and embed change, helping colleagues across the business turn ideas into new or improved ways of working. You’ll work hands‑on to facilitate ideas, challenge thinking, and support colleagues and stakeholders to navigate change and adopt solutions into day‑to‑day operations. It’s a hands‑on role that blends change leadership, facilitation and delivery, using campaigns and engagement activity as a mechanism to enable innovation rather than the end goal.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

 

  • Leading colleague innovation initiatives aligned to business priorities, with accountability for moving ideas from concept through to delivered change.
  • Managing ideas end‑to‑end, from submission through workshop facilitation, evaluation, prioritisation and progression into delivery.
  • Facilitating workshops and working sessions to shape ideas, test assumptions and define viable solutions.
  • Working closely with cross‑functional stakeholders to assess viability, remove barriers and drive implementation.
  • Supporting the development of clear business cases, value propositions and delivery pathways.
  • Tracking and reporting on progress, outcomes and realised benefits, not just engagement.
  • Championing a culture of innovation, ownership and continuous improvement, ensuring colleague ideas lead to meaningful change.

 

You will need:

 

  • Proven experience leading innovation, continuous improvement, or idea management programmes within a complex organisation.
  • Experience taking ideas from concept through to implementation, with a strong focus on delivering measurable business outcomes.
  • Ability to evaluate, prioritise and shape ideas into viable, scalable solutions aligned to business strategy.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing and aligning cross-functional teams at all levels.
  • Skilled facilitator with experience leading workshops, ideation sessions and problem-solving forums.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, actionable plans.
  • A structured, organised approach, balancing creativity with delivery and follow‑through.
  • Commitment to fostering a culture of ownership, creativity and practical problem solving

 

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

 

  • A competitive pension scheme.
  • Performance related bonus.
  • Product discounts on the latest tech.
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives.

Why join us:

 

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

 

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet. 

 

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.

 

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