Transformation Leader: Strategy, Data & Change

Places for People; Leigh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with matched contributions up

Bonus scheme up to 15%

Car Allowance

Healthcare cashback plan

Wellbeing support & EAP

Place Rewards discounts

Training & progression

Life Assurance + will writing

Free gym membership

Job summary

Places Leisure, part of Places for People, is seeking a Head of Business Change & Transformation to lead the long-term transformation across Commercial Operations, designing strategies for process improvement, data, reporting, and digital tools. You will collaborate with technology teams, regional leaders and centre operations to set standards, simplify processes and drive measurable benefits.

You will own the transformation roadmap, align operating models with business outcomes, and ensure

Qualifications

• Experience leading business change, transformation, continuous improvement or operating model development in a complex, multi-site or operational organisation.
• Evidence of using process improvement tools or methodologies, such as Lean or Six Sigma, to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Experience owning or developing data, reporting or BI roadmaps, including data definitions, reporting governance and source-of-truth design.
• Experience partnering with technology teams to define business requirements, shape system roadmaps and manage sequencing and adoption of change.
• Evidence developing transformation roadmaps that connect processes, systems, data and colleague or customer experience to measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the long-term transformation agenda across Commercial Operations, creating a clear strategy for process improvement, data, reporting, digital tools and future ways of working.
• Review end-to-end processes, simplify ways of working and identify opportunities to reduce duplication and manual activity.
• Set standards and governance for operating procedures and ensure new systems, tools and dashboards are designed around operational needs.
• Own the transformation roadmap and help shape our future operating model, connecting people, processes, data and technology.
• Ensure programmes are prioritised around measurable business outcomes, with the right plans for operational readiness, communication, training and adoption.

Skills

Leading transformation

Lean Six Sigma

Data governance

BI roadmaps

Tech partnership

Change management

Job description

Places Leisure, part of Places for People, is seeking a Head of Business Change & Transformation to lead the long-term transformation across Commercial Operations, designing strategies for process improvement, data, reporting, and digital tools. You will collaborate with technology teams, regional leaders and centre operations to set standards, simplify processes and drive measurable benefits.

You will own the transformation roadmap, align operating models with business outcomes, and ensure