Senior Delivery Manager - Orphoz

Orphoz, a McKinsey company; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Orphoz, a McKinsey company, Helsinki, seeks a senior transformation leader to drive growth- and digital-led business transformations across client organizations. You will lead cross-functional teams and partner with executives to deliver measurable impact.

You will coach multi-disciplinary teams and help expand Orphoz's Nordic footprint, aligning delivery with strategic goals and governance. Strong leadership and Nordic language skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with strong academic record.
• 8+ years transformation experience in consulting, implementation, or operations.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale transformations including digital and AI initiatives.
• Sector experience in Energy & Utilities, process and industrial sectors, Banking, and Technology, Media & Telecom.
• Proven people leadership experience and building high-performing teams.
• Ability to lead complex workstreams with governance and performance tracking.
• Fluency in English (C1) and Finnish or Nordic language.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth- and digital-led business transformations across client organizations.
• Partner with senior leadership to build capabilities, governance, and processes; drive measurable impact.
• Coach and motivate integrated teams of Orphoz colleagues and client leaders.
• Contribute to the growth of Orphoz and strengthen our Nordic presence.

Skills

Leadership

Delivery excellence

Digital & AI initiatives

Agile transformation

Flexible in complex environments

Independent workstreams

English (C1)

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Who You'll Work With

Driving lasting impact and building long‑term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast‑paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World‑class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well‑being for you and your family.

Your Impact

You will lead and deliver growth‑ and digital‑led business transformations, including digital and AI transformations, operational excellence, restructuring and turnaround execution, post‑merger implementation, and strategic operations initiatives.

You work deeply across clients’ businesses, partnering closely with senior leadership teams to build the capabilities, systems, governance, and processes required to deliver bottom‑line results and ensure they are sustained. You lead, coach, and motivate integrated teams of Orphoz colleagues and client leaders to drive execution and measurable impact.

You act as a subject‑matter expert, combining hands‑on transformation experience with strong problem‑solving capabilities to derive insights and translate them into practical, executable solutions. In parallel, you contribute to the growth of Orphoz by supporting the development of the Delivery group, helping shape our offering, and strengthening our presence in the Nordic market within a stimulating and human working environment.

You will be based in Helsinki as part of Orphoz, working in close partnership with clients’ senior leadership and specialist functions.

As part of McKinsey & Company, Orphoz combines the rigour and insight of strategy with disciplined execution at scale. We deliver transformation across digital and AI, operational excellence, restructuring, turnaround execution, and post‑merger integration—realising strategy and embedding results alongside our clients.

Orphoz supports leading organizations as they adapt their operating models to accelerated change, combining agility, sustainable efficiency, and employee engagement to deliver lasting impact. We measure success by the results we achieve together with our clients.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree from a broad range of academic fields, with a strong academic record
• 8+ years of professional experience in transformation‑led environments, including consulting, implementation, operational improvement, or comparable roles, with a strong track record in delivery
• Proven experience delivering and executing large‑scale business transformations, including digital and AI initiatives, restructuring, turnaround execution, operational excellence, post‑merger implementation, and strategic operations
• Sector experience particularly focused on Energy & Utilities, process and industrial sectors, Banking, and Technology, Media & Telecom, with strong exposure to digital, AI, and automation
• Proven people‑leadership experience, including building and developing high‑performing teams
• Strong ability to operate with flexibility and agility in complex transformation environments
• Proven ability to lead complex workstreams independently, from mobilization through execution to sustained impact, including setting up and running transformation offices with governance, performance tracking, and leadership cadence
• Driven by creating long‑lasting impact and leading teams to deliver results
• Language fluency skills of C1‑level in English and (Finnish or other Nordic languages) required