Operations Transformation Manager - Leadership & Change

Airswift; Gent; Hybrid; EUR 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an experienced Manager – Operations Consulting in Belgium (Ghent / Home Office) with frequent travel to client sites across Belgium and the Netherlands. You will lead large-scale transformation programmes focusing on safety, operational excellence, cultural change, and organisational performance.

You will coach leaders, manage project teams, and develop plans to deliver measurable results while nurturing growth of consultants within project teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in management consulting, operational excellence, transformation, change management, or performance improvement.
• Proven experience managing projects and client relationships.
• Experience leading teams and delivering complex transformation programmes.
• Fluent Dutch and English.
• Willingness to travel regularly to client sites in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational excellence, transformation, and performance improvement projects.
• Manage client relationships and act as a trusted advisor.
• Lead project teams and subject matter experts.
• Deliver operational risk, safety culture, and organisational transformation initiatives.
• Coach client leaders and operational teams.
• Develop and execute project plans, ensuring successful delivery and measurable results.
• Support the growth and development of consultants within project teams.
• Build long-term client relationships across multiple industries.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Coaching

Operational excellence

Change management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering or Business degree

Job description

Airswift is seeking an experienced Manager – Operations Consulting in Belgium (Ghent / Home Office) with frequent travel to client sites across Belgium and the Netherlands. You will lead large-scale transformation programmes focusing on safety, operational excellence, cultural change, and organisational performance.

You will coach leaders, manage project teams, and develop plans to deliver measurable results while nurturing growth of consultants within project teams.