Interim CTO Office Strategy & Transformation Lead

Riverflex; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 152,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverflex is seeking an experienced Strategy & Transformation Lead for interim, hybrid work in the Netherlands. You will partner with CTO leadership to shape operating models, governance and the CTO office; translate complex technology questions into actionable plans; and deliver executive-ready narratives for the C-suite.

You’ll join a tight Riverflex team and contribute from week one, supporting multi-country data transformation and security modernization initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years’ experience in strategy or technology consulting at MBB or Big 4.
• Proven experience on technology strategy, operating model or transformation work at senior level.
• Excellent structured problem-solving and hypothesis-driven thinking.
• Strong executive communication with ability to tell a clear C-suite narrative.
• Collaborative, low-ego style and ability to work within a Riverflex-led team.
• Availability to start immediately.
• Based in the Netherlands, or able to be on site regularly.
• Fluent English and EU work authorisation.

Responsibilities

• You break down strategic technology questions into clear problem statements, hypotheses and workplans.
• You help design technology operating models, including leadership team set-up, governance, CTO office structure, processes and ways of working.
• You run the analysis: fact-finding, stakeholder interviews, data gathering and synthesis into clear recommendations.
• You build executive-ready storylines and materials for CTO and C-suite audiences.
• You work within a Riverflex team, contributing ideas, structure and challenge, and taking direction from the engagement lead.
• You build trusted working relationships with senior client stakeholders across technology and the business.
• You get up to speed quickly and add value from week one.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Technology strategy

Operating model design

Transformation initiatives

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

MBA / Masters in related field

Tools

AI-enabled workflow

Cyber Security & DR

Data transformation governance

Job description

Riverflex is seeking an experienced Strategy & Transformation Lead for interim, hybrid work in the Netherlands. You will partner with CTO leadership to shape operating models, governance and the CTO office; translate complex technology questions into actionable plans; and deliver executive-ready narratives for the C-suite.

You’ll join a tight Riverflex team and contribute from week one, supporting multi-country data transformation and security modernization initiatives.