Transformation Lead
Location: Hybrid – HQ in Shoreham-by-Sea
Reports to: Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer
The Opportunity
Focus Group is a £300m-revenue technology services company backed by Hg Capital, executing an ambitious Value Creation Plan to strengthen our operating platform and unlock growth. We're seeking a Transformation Lead to take ownership of specific VCP initiatives whilst playing a key coordination role across our transformation portfolio.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 5-6 years of consulting or mixed consulting/operational experience who wants to move beyond pure advisory work into hands-on delivery with measurable business impact.
Requirements
The Role
As Transformation Lead, you will:
- Lead delivery of assigned VCP initiatives from design through implementation and measurable value realisation
- Own change management strategies and execution plans that drive employee and customer adoption for your initiative portfolio
- Manage cross-functional stakeholder engagement, coordinate timelines, and remove barriers to delivery
- Maintain transformation governance cadence including working groups, steering committees, and progress tracking
- Produce board materials, management reporting, and executive updates on initiative progress and benefits realisation
- Support DSP to track KPIs, lead indicators, and programme health metrics across the full VCP portfolio
- Work with DSP to manage the broader VCP roadmap and prioritisation
- Contribute to building transformation capability and best practices across Focus Group
What You'll Bring
Essential:
- 5-6 years' experience in management consulting, or a blend of consulting and start-up/corporate transformation roles
- Track record of delivering cross-functional change initiatives with measurable outcomes
- Strong programme management skills including stakeholder engagement, timeline coordination, and risk management
- Excellent communication skills with ability to produce crisp board-level materials and influence senior stakeholders
- Commercial acumen and ability to connect initiatives to business value and financial outcomes
- Analytical problem-solving approach with comfort using data to guide decisions
- Bias for action – able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
Desirable:
- Experience in B2B technology-driven businesses
- Exposure to PE-backed or rapidly scaling organisations
- Familiarity with AI, automation, or data-led transformation programmes
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary plus bonus and benefits package
- Direct ownership of high-impact transformation initiatives with executive visibility
- Opportunity to shape the transformation function in a scaling, Hg-backed business
- Collaborative, delivery-focused culture
- Hybrid working – typically 2-3 days per week in Shoreham HQ
