Head of Transformation & Project Management Office

Karo Healthcare

Maidenhead

On-site

GBP 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid model

Growth opportunities

Competitive salary package

International exposure

Work with global brands

Life-work balance

Job summary

Karo Healthcare AB is seeking a Head of Transformation & PMO to own the delivery of the Value Creation Plan (VCP) and drive cross-functional, cross-geography initiatives. The role includes building an internal PMO capability and partnering with senior leadership to ensure measurable financial impact across markets.

You will lead enterprise-wide programmes such as Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay and S&OP, develop governance, track KPIs, and foster change management with a pragmatic, hands-on

Qualifications

10–15 years of experience combining top-tier consulting or transformation with industry delivery.
Proven track record delivering large cross-country programmes with measurable P&L and cash impact.
Experience building or leading a PMO or transformation office.
Strong financial literacy: EBITDA, cash, and budget.
Credibility with executive leadership, boards and investors.
Structured, pragmatic approach to simplify complexity.
High ownership, resilience in a fast-moving environment.
Experience in FMCG or consumer health; PE-backed experience is a plus.
Fluent English; other European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

Deliver end-to-end Value Creation Plan with measurable impact.
Lead enterprise-wide programmes such as Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay and S&OP.
Build and lead a PMO and project management capability.
Drive change management and ensure adoption of new processes and tools.

Skills

Executive leadership

Financial literacy

Cross-functional leadership

PMO leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Fluent English

Job description

Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing personal-care retail company, is all about making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a wide-ranging portfolio across seven categories including medical products, we own and sell over 80 brands in about 90 countries. Our portfolio includes such brands as E45, Pevaryl, Lamisil, Nutravita, Decubal and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions drives our growth strategy, blending organic expansion and M&A.

Karo is entering the execution phase of its Value Creation Plan (VCP), a multi-year transformation programme. Delivering it requires a capability Karo has historically lacked: disciplined, cross-functional delivery.

Head of Transformation & PMO, you will own the delivery of the VCP and Karo's strategic cross-functional and cross-geography initiatives. You will also build project and change management as a lasting internal capability.

We are recruiting for this role for one of our offices in either Stockholm, Düsseldorf, Maidenhead, Warsaw or Kaunas.

What's in it for you?

A rare mandate to build a capability from the ground up and shape how a PE-backed company delivers its value creation
High visibility, working closely with the Group CFO, the CMT, the Board and our owners
Direct, measurable impact on Karo's performance
International scope across markets and functions

What you'll be doing

Deliver the Value Creation Plan

Own end-to-end execution and tracking of VCP initiatives, from planning to measurable financial impact
Run governance: priorities, milestones, stage gates, KPIs and value tracking, linked to the budget, forecast and financial reporting
Prepare transparent VCP progress reporting for the CMT, the Board and our owners
Act as the main day-to-day counterpart for KKR Capstone and external advisers on transformation topics

Lead enterprise-wide programmes

Lead or coordinate major cross-functional programmes such as Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay and S&OP, in partnership with the accountable functional leaders
Make sure initiatives involve all relevant functions from the start, and are scalable before rollout, collaborating with IT
Spot risks and dependencies early, resolve conflicts and elevate decisions when needed

Build the PMO and project management capability

Build and lead a team of Senior Project Managers deployed to Karo's most important initiatives
Define a pragmatic, Karo-wide project management standard: methods, templates, tools and governance that people actually use
Develop project and change management skills across the organisation and reduce reliance on external consultants
Ensure proper knowledge transfer from all external partners to internal teams

Drive change

Bring a change management lens to every initiative so that new processes and tools are adopted, not just implemented
Build alignment and lead through influence in a matrix organisation

Requirements

10-15 years of experience, combining top-tier consulting or transformation work with significant time in an industry role delivering transformation
A track record of delivering large, cross-functional, multi-country programmes with measurable P&L and cash impact
Experience building or leading a PMO or transformation office, including people leadership
Strong financial literacy: comfortable linking initiatives to EBITDA, cash and budget
Credibility with executive leadership, boards and investors
A structured and pragmatic approach, with the ability to simplify complexity without over-engineering it
High ownership, resilience and calm in a fast-moving environment
Experience in FMCG or consumer health; private equity-backed experience is a strong plus
Fluent English; other European languages are a plus

Benefits

Opportunity to create, grow, and encourage
Apart from a competitive salary pack, there are lots of growth opportunities to meet your personal ambitions
Flexible schedule, hybrid model with the primary work place in the office, and life-work balance
Responsibility for exciting and challenging projects that have a direct, visible impact on our customers and the industry
Very positive work environment in a dynamic, international, and motivated team
Start-up spirit while being a part of the large international organization with strong values