Transformation and Change Management Practitioner

Lever, Inc.; Ireland; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private equity exposure

Senior client interaction

Mentoring colleagues

Entrepreneurial culture

Cross-functional collaboration

Value creation focus

Strategic advisory

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Transformation and Change Management Practitioner based in Ireland to lead multi-workstream transformation programmes for private equity investors, portfolio companies and tech businesses.

This senior consulting role combines strategic thinking with hands-on leadership, engaging senior sponsors, designing roadmaps, governance, and change adoption to deliver measurable benefits and sustainable value creation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in transformation, change management, operating-model improvement, technology-enabled transformation, or complex programme delivery.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation programmes involving senior sponsors and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong track record in developing and executing transformation roadmaps, programme governance, organisational and process change, capability-building initiatives, and benefits realisation.
• Excellent ability to develop and communicate compelling, evidence-based narratives that help leaders understand the need for change, required actions, and measures of success.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to connect transformation initiatives to business outcomes such as growth, cost efficiency, customer experience, risk, and operational performance.
• Sufficient technology fluency to work effectively with product, engineering, data, and technology leaders and integrate technology change into broader transformation programmes.
• Experience in private equity, transaction advisory, corporate development, or high-growth technology businesses is strongly preferred.
• Significant experience in a business domain such as insurance, capital markets, healthcare, logistics, or supply chain.
• Excellent structured thinking, facilitation, written communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Collaborative, action-oriented leadership style with the ability to challenge constructively, build alignment, and maintain momentum across complex programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-workstream transformation programmes from initial diagnosis and mobilisation through delivery and the achievement of measurable outcomes.
• Develop clear transformation roadmaps covering the case for change, target operating model, initiative sequencing, accountabilities, investment requirements, risks, and expected benefits.
• Establish effective programme governance, delivery rhythms, decision-making structures, and accountability mechanisms to keep transformation initiatives on track.
• Engage senior stakeholders and build organisational commitment through credible communication, structured facilitation, and practical approaches to change adoption.
• Design and implement change-management strategies covering stakeholder alignment, communications, organisation design, capability building, adoption, and benefits realisation.
• Translate technology and operational challenges into commercial implications relating to growth, customer outcomes, margins, resilience, investment risk, and value creation.
• Support post-deal value creation by helping portfolio-company leadership teams execute transformation priorities at pace while maintaining business continuity.
• Connect transformation priorities with product, engineering, data, platforms, delivery capabilities, and technology operating models.
• Build trusted client relationships, contribute to new propositions and business development, and mentor colleagues in transformation, programme leadership, and change management.

Skills

Transformation leadership

Change management

Programme governance

Stakeholder management

Communication

Commercial judgement

Technology fluency

Private equity experience

Cross-functional delivery

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Transformation and Change Management Practitioner based in Ireland.

This is a senior consulting role focused on helping private equity investors, portfolio companies, and technology businesses turn strategic ambitions into measurable business outcomes. You will lead complex transformation and change-management programmes spanning operating models, technology, processes, people, and governance. The role combines strategic thinking with hands‑on programme leadership, requiring you to engage senior stakeholders and maintain momentum through delivery. You will help organisations build compelling cases for change, align teams around priorities, and embed new ways of working. Your work will directly support growth, operational performance, resilience, customer outcomes, and value creation. You will operate in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment alongside investment, commercial, operational, financial, and technology specialists.

Accountabilities

• Lead complex, multi-workstream transformation programmes from initial diagnosis and mobilisation through delivery and the achievement of measurable outcomes.
• Develop clear transformation roadmaps covering the case for change, target operating model, initiative sequencing, accountabilities, investment requirements, risks, and expected benefits.
• Establish effective programme governance, delivery rhythms, decision‑making structures, and accountability mechanisms to keep transformation initiatives on track.
• Engage senior stakeholders and build organisational commitment through credible communication, structured facilitation, and practical approaches to change adoption.
• Design and implement change-management strategies covering stakeholder alignment, communications, organisation design, capability building, adoption, and benefits realisation.
• Translate technology and operational challenges into commercial implications relating to growth, customer outcomes, margins, resilience, investment risk, and value creation.
• Support post‑deal value creation by helping portfolio‑company leadership teams execute transformation priorities at pace while maintaining business continuity.
• Connect transformation priorities with product, engineering, data, platforms, delivery capabilities, and technology operating models.
• Build trusted client relationships, contribute to new propositions and business development, and mentor colleagues in transformation, programme leadership, and change management.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in transformation, change management, operating-model improvement, technology-enabled transformation, or complex programme delivery.
• Proven experience leading large‑scale, cross‑functional transformation programmes involving senior sponsors and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong track record in developing and executing transformation roadmaps, programme governance, organisational and process change, capability‑building initiatives, and benefits realisation.
• Excellent ability to develop and communicate compelling, evidence‑based narratives that help leaders understand the need for change, required actions, and measures of success.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to connect transformation initiatives to business outcomes such as growth, cost efficiency, customer experience, risk, and operational performance.
• Sufficient technology fluency to work effectively with product, engineering, data, and technology leaders and integrate technology change into broader transformation programmes.
• Experience in private equity, transaction advisory, corporate development, or high‑growth technology businesses is strongly preferred.
• Significant experience in a business domain such as insurance, capital markets, healthcare, logistics, or supply chain.
• Excellent structured thinking, facilitation, written communication, presentation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Collaborative, action‑oriented leadership style with the ability to challenge constructively, build alignment, and maintain momentum across complex programmes.

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead high-impact transformation programmes for private equity investors, portfolio companies, and technology businesses.
• Exposure to strategic initiatives spanning transformation, technology, operating models, organisational change, and value creation.
• Direct interaction with senior executives, boards, investment teams, and other key decision-makers.
• Opportunity to contribute to post‑deal value‑creation initiatives and complex business transformation programmes.
• Collaborative environment bringing together commercial, operational, financial, and technology expertise.
• Scope to develop deeper expertise in transformation, programme leadership, and change management.
• Opportunities to build trusted client relationships, contribute to proposition development, and mentor colleagues.
• An entrepreneurial culture centred on service, curiosity, credibility, commitment, and creativity.