Target Operating Model Lead — Governance & BAU

DB Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DB Recruitment is seeking an experienced Operating Model SME – Senior Manager to lead the design of a Target Operating Model and governance structure linking Global Compliance and Global Technology. You will define the future-state organisation, responsibilities and interfaces, establishing clear decision rights and governance to embed the model into BAU.

You will work with senior and executive stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical operating models, ensuring alignment

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in operating model and/or organisational design consulting.
• Proven experience designing operating models and governance structures within Risk, Compliance and/or Technology functions.
• Strong understanding of organisational design principles, governance frameworks, accountabilities and decision-making structures.
• Demonstrable experience working with senior and executive-level stakeholders.
• Excellent facilitation skills, with the ability to lead challenging discussions and achieve stakeholder alignment.
• Experience translating complex organisational requirements into practical operating models and governance frameworks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate comfortably in complex, multinational and highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of the Target Operating Model (TOM) connecting Global Compliance and Global Technology.
• Define the future-state organisational structure, responsibilities, interfaces and ways of working across the relevant functions.
• Establish clear decision rights and accountability models across the organisation.
• Design governance structures to support oversight, decision-making and escalation.
• Define procedures and processes to transition the capability into BAU.
• Facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders to develop and agree the TOM.
• Identify gaps and translate them into actionable design requirements.
• Develop governance mechanisms that support decision-making and accountability.
• Ensure alignment with risk, compliance and technology governance environments.
• Support implementation and transition plans to move from current to target state.
• Embed governance structures into BAU and provide SME support.

Skills

Operating model design

Stakeholder facilitation

Governance frameworks

Strategic thinking

Communication

Senior stakeholder management

Education

TOGAF

PROSCI Change Management

COBIT Foundation

Tools

ISO/IEC 38500

COBIT governance

Three Lines of Defence

Job description

DB Recruitment is seeking an experienced Operating Model SME – Senior Manager to lead the design of a Target Operating Model and governance structure linking Global Compliance and Global Technology. You will define the future-state organisation, responsibilities and interfaces, establishing clear decision rights and governance to embed the model into BAU.

You will work with senior and executive stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical operating models, ensuring alignment