Strategic Transformation Lead, AI Ops for Retail & CPG

Whyhirewrong?; England; On-site; GBP 166,000 - 295,000; Part time

Job summary

Whyhirewrong? is seeking a consultant-in-residence to own a customer’s transformation from pilot to enterprise-wide deployment, delivering measurable P&L impact.

You will build investment-grade business cases and present recommendations to C-level stakeholders, selling through expertise and evidence, not relationships. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional discovery, shaping the transformation function, and scaling programs to multi-million dollar engagements.

Qualifications

• Strategic transformation leadership: led significant operational or digital change programs with measurable business outcomes.
• Retail or CPG domain experience: hands-on project work in retail, FMCG, or CPG environments.
• C-level communication and influence: presented to executive leadership with data-backed cases.
• Ownership of business outcomes, not just delivery: track record measured in margin improvement, cost reduction, or revenue impact.
• Building from ambiguity: able to operate where role/process/organization didn’t exist yet.

Responsibilities

• Own the customer's transformation end-to-end from pilot through enterprise-wide deployment, accountable for business outcomes.
• Build investment-grade business cases for engagements, baseline operations, model ROI, and present to C-level stakeholders.
• Lead discovery across customer functions (category management, supply chain, finance ops) to identify automation-driven margin or cost impact.
• Present to and influence executive boards, rebuild the case with sharper data when challenged.
• Scale from pilot to multi-million dollar programs, define engagements and drive adoption across the organization.
• Shape the transformation function as it grows, define engagement structure, success metrics, and build the playbook from scratch.
• Travel to Prague for customer on-sites, internal alignment, and final interview stages.

Job description

Whyhirewrong? is seeking a consultant-in-residence to own a customer’s transformation from pilot to enterprise-wide deployment, delivering measurable P&L impact.

You will build investment-grade business cases and present recommendations to C-level stakeholders, selling through expertise and evidence, not relationships. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional discovery, shaping the transformation function, and scaling programs to multi-million dollar engagements.