Transformation Project Manager

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Functions teams are right at the centre of our business, making sure we can always get better, every day. Supporting the business with things like Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Legal and Technology, our Functions colleagues are skilled professionals whose role it is to ensure we continue to become an indispensable partner to brands everywhere.

Why this job is important

This key leadership role will focus on overseeing the ongoing implementation of people, process, and technology transformation. You will promote the development of ambitious, complex, and multifaceted initiatives, including elements of system re-design, re-modelling of services, behaviour change, and delivery of savings

What you’ll be doing

• Lead strategic finance transformation projects, utilising project and programme management principles.
• Drive change within Kantar Finance Organisation to deliver identified strategic outcomes.
• Oversee all workstreams within the projects, providing leadership for the projects under the direction of the Sponsors.
• Responsible for driving the PMO (Programme Management Office) on projects, including project governance, stakeholder management, change control, risks and issue management, monitoring and evaluation, quality assurance, and resource management.
• Develop and communicate robust project and programme plans and business cases, engaging stakeholders in the process, and managing the gateway approval process

The skills & experience needed as Transformation Project Manager

• Experience of managing projects for a minimum of 3-5 years.
• Experience on end-to-end programme cycles of large, complex organisation, process, and technology change programmes.
• Proven track record for planning, executing, controlling, and closing large-scale organisational change projects.
• Finance background (mandatory).
• Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills (C-suite preferable).
• Excellent people management and leadership experience, with a proven ability to motivate and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrate experience of project management using Agile or Prince 2 methodologies

What’s in it for you

• Flexible hybrid working
• Up to 25 days off, plus your birthday off and two days paid for volunteering
• Meal card and flexible benefits where you are allocated funds to spend on a variety of benefits such as transport cost, education related and more

We are not able to offer visa sponsorship or assist with relocation support for this role. Please ensure you have the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together.

We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.