Director of Operating Model & Transformation Advisory

Kainos; Ireland; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kainos invites you to shape the future by joining our operating model advisory team in Ireland. You will help customers redesign how People, Finance and Planning services are organised, enabling simpler, standardised processes with Workday at scale.

In this senior role, you will partner with C‑suite leaders to secure buy‑in, lead cross‑country process harmonisation, and develop scalable transformation methodologies.

Formación

• 10+ years in consultancy or industry operating model / shared services transformation
• Proven experience designing and implementing target operating models for HR, Finance or Payroll functions
• Track record of leading global process harmonisation or standardisation within an ERP Cloud programme
• Credibility to challenge and influence C‑suite and senior functional leaders
• Strong commercial and business development experience
• Excellent structured problem‑solving, facilitation and communication skills
• Workday HCM, Financials or Planning knowledge (certification an advantage)
• Shared services / GBS design or M&A integration experience
• Process methodology (Lean, Six Sigma, APQC) or organisation design qualification
• Big 4 / tier‑1 consultancy background

Responsabilidades

• Advise C‑suite and functional leaders (CHRO, CFO, COO, Shared Services leaders) on future‑state target operating models, service delivery and organisation design, securing executive alignment on difficult design choices.
• Lead process harmonisation and standardisation in a billable capacity across countries, business units and acquisitions – challenging local variation and defining global process standards and design principles aligned to Workday best practice.
• Translate strategy into design: service catalogues, roles and responsibilities, governance, shared services / centre‑of‑excellence models and the data and controls needed to operate Workday at scale.
• Originate and lead operating model and process advisory engagements, Phase 0 / Pathfinder assessments and proposals, growing the T&A pipeline.
• Build and lead the specialism – methods, reference models and accelerators, thought leadership and a high‑performing team – working closely with Workday solution architects and delivery leadership.

Descripción del empleo

Kainos invites you to shape the future by joining our operating model advisory team in Ireland. You will help customers redesign how People, Finance and Planning services are organised, enabling simpler, standardised processes with Workday at scale.

In this senior role, you will partner with C‑suite leaders to secure buy‑in, lead cross‑country process harmonisation, and develop scalable transformation methodologies.