Head of Transformation

2 days ago

Malta South Misco Full-time

Job Description

Our client, a thriving company in the FMCG sector, is currently seeking to recruit a Head of Transformation, to join their team.

 

The chosen candidate will be responsible for leading and delivering company-wide transformation, enhancing operational excellence and organisational performance.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Defining and delivering the company’s transformation strategy, ensuring clear alignment with corporate objectives and operational priorities.
  • Leading the Transformation Management Office, establishing robust governance, reporting frameworks and executive decision-making structures.
  • Overseeing risks, issues, dependencies and benefits realisation to enable informed executive oversight and accountability.
  • Driving the successful execution of major transformation programmes, ensuring delivery to scope, time, quality and business value expectations.
  • Leading end-to-end process redesign and supporting the development of the Target Operating Model to enable sustainable performance improvement.
  • Strengthening operational performance through data driven insights, KPI frameworks, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Partnering with internal and external stakeholders to deliver digital initiatives, system modernisation and technology-enabled transformation.
  • Promoting data quality, reporting integrity and decision support analytics across transformation workstreams.
  • Leading organisational change by promoting new ways of working, fostering cultural alignment and ensuring stakeholder engagement at all levels.
  • Ensuring communications, change strategies and capability building programmes support successful adoption.

 

Ideal Candidate Profile:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline OR a recognized professional accounting qualification such as ACCA.
  • A Master’s degree (e.g. MBA, MSc in Information Technology, Digital Transformation or in a similar field) is preferred.
  • Relevant professional certifications in project and transformation delivery will be considered an asset.
  • Experience within FMCG, manufacturing, supply chain or operational environments is strongly preferred.
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Financial Management, with demonstrable responsibility for financial governance, performance management, and process and cost optimisation.
  • Demonstrated experience in transformation leadership and/or PMO leadership, including governance design, portfolio oversight, and strategic programmes execution.

 

Additional Requirements:

  • Strong financial and commercial acumen, with the ability to develop robust business cases, manage large transformation budgets, and deliver sustainable efficiency and cost improvements.
  • Expertise in process optimisation and operating model design, including end-to-end process mapping, standardisation and continuous improvement.
  • Highly analytical and able to translate complex data into actionable insights.
  • Strong digital and systems literacy, with experience across ERP/CRM platforms.
  • Strategic leadership capability, aligning digital and transformation initiatives with broader organisational objectives.