Organizational Development Consultant

Alexander Lloyd; Hastings; Hybrid; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking an Organisational Development Lead to shape transformation processes in Finance. This pivotal role involves designing change strategies, collaborating with executive leadership, and ensuring employees are engaged throughout the transition. Ideal candidates should have substantial experience in change management, particularly in Finance, and demonstrate exceptional communication and analytical skills. The position includes a competitive salary and a hybrid working model, combining remote and on-site work in London/Sussex.

Benefits

Car allowance

Bonus

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience in large-scale change, preferably in Finance.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at executive levels.
• Experience working alongside consulting environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the change and development strategy for Finance transformation.
• Partner with Finance leadership to define future skills and structures.
• Manage the alignment of technology and people change planning.
• Drive engagement and communication strategies during transformation.

Skills

Large-scale change and transformation experience

Understanding of Workday systems

Design and deliver learning strategies

Analytical mindset

Exceptional communication skills

Stakeholder management skills

Job description

Contract – 18 month FTC inside IR35

Location – London / Sussex - Hybrid 2 days per week onsite

Salary – circa £100k plus car allowance, bonus and benefits (no day rate option available)

As the Organisational Development Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the human side of this transformation. Working closely with the CFO, CIO, Group HR Director, and Director of Talent, you’ll design and deliver the change, learning, and capability agenda that will help the Finance function successfully transition to its future operating model.

You’ll ensure that colleagues are equipped, engaged, and supported through change — combining a focus on learning, communication, and culture with a deep understanding of systems, processes, and organisational design.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the change, learning, and development strategy for the Finance transformation, ensuring alignment between people, process, and technology.
• Partner with the CFO and Finance leadership team to define future skills, structures, and ways of working under the new Workday-enabled model.
• Collaborate with the Workday systems integrator to ensure alignment between technology roll out and people change planning.
• Work closely with HRBPs, OD, and Talent teams to translate transformation objectives into practical capability and engagement initiatives.
• Conduct capability assessments and develop a learning roadmap focused on building digital fluency, data analytics, and future finance skills.
• Drive colleague engagement and communication strategies to ensure a positive, inclusive experience through the transformation journey.
• Provide high-level organisational development and change consultancy to senior stakeholders, ensuring structure and clarity through complex change.
• Act as the key liaison between Finance, Technology, and People teams — ensuring joined-up, human-centred delivery.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in large-scale change and transformation, ideally within Finance or Financial Services contexts.
• Deep understanding of Workday or similar systems and their impact on people, processes, and performance.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver learning, capability, and organisational development strategies.
• Gravitas to influence and engage at executive level.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to link business outcomes to people strategies.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in or alongside consulting or systems integration environments advantageous.

Please quote 51955 when calling Martin at Alexander Lloyd or email them at [e-mail]. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.

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