Transformation Manager

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

I represent an early-stage AI operations platform that automates end-to-end workflows for retail and CPG enterprises. The client name stays discreet until you're in process. Founded by a serial entrepreneur (Rohlik Group). Strong traction, real customers, early stage.

This is a consultant-in-residence role. You build a new function from scratch: owning the customer's business transformation, delivering measurable P&L impact, and expanding from pilot to enterprise-wide adoption. Not customer success. Not project management.

Responsibilities

• Own the customer's transformation end-to-end. From initial pilot through enterprise-wide deployment. You are accountable for business outcomes, not feature adoption.

• Build investment-grade business cases for every engagement. Baseline current operations, model the ROI, and present recommendations to C-level stakeholders. You sell through expertise and evidence, not relationships.

• Lead discovery across customer functions: category management, supply chain, finance operations. Identify where automation drives measurable margin or cost impact.

• Present to and influence executive boards. You operate as a trusted advisor. When challenged, you rebuild the case with sharper data and come back stronger.

• Scale from pilot to multi-million dollar programs. Identify the next highest-impact workflows, build the investment case for each, and drive adoption across the organization.

• Shape the transformation function as it grows. Define how engagements are structured, how success is measured, and how insights compound. Build the playbook from scratch.

• Travel to Prague for customer on-sites, internal alignment, and the final interview stages.

Real requirements (must-haves, no nice-to-haves)

1. Strategic transformation leadership. You have led significant operational or digital change programs that delivered measurable business outcomes. You can name the baseline, the change, and the P&L impact.

2. Retail or CPG domain experience. Your background includes hands-on project work within retail, FMCG, or CPG environments. You understand category management, supply chain operations, or finance processes in that world.

3. C-level communication and influence. You have presented to and been challenged by executive leadership. You build data-backed business cases and sell through credibility, not authority or tenure.

4. Ownership of business outcomes, not just delivery. Your track record is measured in margin improvement, cost reduction, or revenue impact. Not features launched, projects completed, or satisfaction scores.

5. Building from ambiguity. You have operated in environments where the role, process, or organization didn't exist yet. You built it. You're comfortable without a playbook and write your own.

Preferred but not required

• Experience in management or strategy consulting (advisory, not industry-only background)

• Familiarity with automation, AI, or operations platforms

• Experience expanding a pilot engagement into an enterprise-wide program

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