(Senior) Manager Operational Transformation

Valcon; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valcon in Utrecht, Netherlands, seeks a Manager Operational Transformation to lead execution of client projects within the Operational Transformation Capability. You will acquire new projects, manage teams, and ensure quality across initiatives that improve client business processes.

You will guide consultants, build client networks, and contribute to industry development while delivering measurable impact from day one.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with a technical or numerical component.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience including consultancy.
• At least 3 years as the responsible manager in a project environment with a strong track record.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Agile/Scaled Agile Framework, Scrum, Process Modeling & Analysis, and Enterprise/Process Architecture.
• Ability to quickly understand client processes and systems.
• Strong personality and team-player with excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Commercial expertise; experience in building and maintaining customer relationships.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Managing organizational processes, from the implementation of new technologies and new business models to the optimization of processes.
• Optimizing (customer)processes, including the implementation and acceptance within the organisation.
• Managing and regulating (process) projects
• Managing stakeholders from entire organisations.
• Building and maintaining a relevant network with current and new customers.
• Managing and guiding consultants during projects and in their personal development.
• Co-develop one of the industries in which Valcon is present.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Agile/SAFe

Scrum

Process Modeling

Enterprise Architecture

Stakeholder management

Client understanding

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Dutch language

English language

Consultancy

Education

Bachelor’s and Master’s degree (technical/numerical)

Job description

Are you a sharp thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset? Join our team and bring great ideas to life.

At Valcon, we are looking for candidates with strong analytical skills and an entrepreneurial spirit who are able to carry out great ideas in practice. You fit in our team when you have highly developed conceptual thinking skills and when you can easily draw insights and conclusions from complex matters.

What will you do?

As a Manager Operational Transformation, you contribute to the development of Valcon, with an emphasis on the Operational Transformation Capability. You are actively acquiring new projects and you promote the entrepreneurial climate of the organization. You take responsibility for the quality of our work, you organize, lead and monitor projects of individuals and the coherence of those projects. This helps the client improve their business processes.

Your responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):

• Managing organizational processes, from the implementation of new technologies and new business models to the optimization of processes.
• Optimizing (customer)processes, including the implementation and acceptance within the organisation.
• Managing and regulating (process) projects
• Managing stakeholders from entire organisations.
• Building and maintaining a relevant network with current and new customers.
• Managing and guiding consultants during projects and in their personal development.
• Co-develop one of the industries in which Valcon is present.

What do we offer you?

• Personal development: a tailor-made growth path with training, courses, certification and mentoring by experienced colleagues.
• An innovative work environment: collaborate with a team of experts pushing boundaries in data, technology, and consulting.
• Immediate impact and responsibility: you’ll make a difference for our clients from day one and are entrusted with responsibilities that challenge you to bring the best out of yourself.
• Inspiring work culture: a supportive, flexible, and no-nonsense environment that fosters your growth and fully allows you to be yourself.

Additionally, we offer:

• A company car or mobility budget.
• A workplace that prioritizes and respects your work-life balance (for example by offering you the option of taking a sabbatical or expand the amount of holidays per year).
• An affordable sports membership that allows you to participate in 50 different sports offered by over 10,000 partners.
• The opportunity to work remotely from abroad for 10 days per year.
• A vibrant community that organizes both professional and social events.

Our core values are Together, Joy, Curious, Can do, and Integrity.

Experience

• A completed Bachelor’s and Master’s degree with a technical or numerical component.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience including experience in consultancy.
• At least 3 years of experience as the responsible manager in a project environment (with a good track record).
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Agile/Scaled Agile Framework, Scrum, Process Modeling & Analysis, and Enterprise/Process Architecture.
• Ability to quickly understand client processes and systems
• Strong personality and a real team-player with excellent communication & analytical skills.
• Commercial expertise; experience in building and maintaining customer relationships.
• You’re fluent in Dutch and English.