Head of Global Business Service Transitions

Head of Global Business Services Transition and Transformation

Reading- hybrid (3 days per week in the office).

Circa £110,000-£130,000 (doe) + bonus + benefits

Keywords: "Service Transition Management" OR "In-sourcing" OR "Outsourcing" OR "Shared Service model" OR "Operations transformation" OR "Shared Service Operations" OR "Centralised Business Services" OR "Global Target Operating Model Implementation".

PLEASE NOTE- there will be a fair amount of travel required, largely to European locations, certainly in the initial phases of the programme set up and migrations of services.

Working for a UK headquartered global manufacturing organisation, with operations stretching across Europe, Africa and Asia, we are looking for a senior leader who is highly experienced in service transition management to join a newly created team and function.

As the Head of Global Business Services Transitions you and your team will be responsible for managing and supporting the migration of core business services such as Finance, HR, Procurement etc, from current state to the new operating model which includes a single shared service operations centre.

Your role will be focused on the creation and delivery of the programme of work to move the organisation to the new Global business services operating model. You will be responsible for:

• Leading a global team of Transition Managers
• Design and develop a standard, repeatable transition and transformation methodology
• Build the global transition roadmap
• Design and develop standard KPI's and governance
• Drive the transition of processes and services from country to the agreed new target operating model or centralised shared service operation

Key skills and experience we are looking for:

• Deep experience in transition management
• Experience of leading transition activity in the context of a global business service or shared service operating model implementation
• Strategy and roadmap creation and implementation
• Prior multinational experience enabling you to be able to work with different international cultures
• Complex project and programme management experience on an international scale
• Experience of carrying out in-sourcing/outsourcing activities of various services

This is a fantastic opportunity to take up a senior role within the team that will be instrumental in delivering the company's future target operating model. Working extensively with the company's most senior leadership teams you will be working on one of the CEO's three key strategic initiatives they have for the business.

If you would like to learn more about this fantastic opportunity please apply today with an up to date copy of your CV clearly demonstrating the relevant skills and experience set out above.