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Transformation, Change & PMO Lead (Open to Mandates) Hands-on delivery lead of enterprise-wide transformations across finance, technology and operations, spanning SMEs, listed & Private Equity-backed firms (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Cinven). Track record of operating in complex change environments and building scalable capabilities from the ground up, with senior executive references. Recognised for bringing fresh perspectives and energy to challenge the status quo and drive sustained, embedded change - grounded in a strong focus on people, adoption and long-term value realisation. KPMG Global cross-functional/SME career: • Advisory: Transformation, Major Programmes & Change; Transactions & Restructuring • Accounting & Finance SME (O2C, P2P, R2R, H2R - processes & controls) • Audit (Plc: IFRS, UK/US GAAP, SOx); Internal Audit • Diverse sectors e.g. FMCG, TMT, Chems & Pharma, Edu, Prof. services Representative Fortune clients: • Retail & Pharma giants: Fit for Future TMO/PMO Excellence; ERP; carve-out; SSC/Offshoring Transformations (£1BN+) • Life Sciences giants (engaged 4x): Process & Controls redesign, PLC demerger; ERP/Systems; Centres of Excellence • FMCG giant £10BN t/o: Process redesign; ERP; pan-EU Transformations; Operations Excellence; Offshoring • Telco £20BN t/o (engaged 2x): Process redesign; Systems; Finance Excellence • Oil/Gas giant £160BN t/o: Finance Excellence Programme Deep experience in behavioural science & transformational leadership - undertaken award-winning work at Harvard (inc. HBS Doctoral - transformation), INSEAD & Wharton, coupled with seasoned experience engaging global leaders & diverse organisations over 20 years Harvard Dean’s Award for excellence in Masters Teaching (among 5 of 200 TF/Coaches): invited to provide practitioner expertise on organisational & individual transformation (e.g. Transformation, Change, Strategy courses); HBS PhD Fellow Engaged as a Harvard Faculty Consultant on a Gates Venture Capital & Harvard funded book, shortlisted for Financial Times & McKinsey Global Business Book of Year Award (final 6 of 600) World Economic Forum speaker; Expert at Scopium (education & consulting think tank) Co-Founder Australian Professionals UK. We're a knowledge advancement Org, hosting events such as Inspirational Women in Leadership & 'View from Top' leadership series e.g interviewed global Chairs of HSBC, Barclays & TheCityUK at LSE/KCL INSEAD/Wharton MBA Scholar; Harvard MPA, Luksic Fellow. Baloković Finalist (top 4 rec'd to Harvard by Croatian Academy Sciences & Arts). Committed to global community initiatives
Enterprise-wide hands-on lead of large-scale Transformation & Change, underpinned by digitisation (incl. ERP, S/4, Oracle, D365, WDAY), Separation/Integration, Process/Controls Frameworks design (Enterprise GPO), SSC/offshoring & wider initiatives Proven track record of delivery in ambiguous environments, fostering collaboration to realize strategic goals, delivering sustained value via Design, Implementation & Programme management Representative clients: • PE Digital Transformation Lead (x3) e.g. Goldman Sachs owned PortCo; Cinven • GSK plc (FTSE 5, £34BN t/o, £87BN MCap) Pharma giant (engaged 3x) Transformation Lead; SSC; Demerger transition delivery, Pfizer JV spin-off forming Haleon plc • Global professional services firm- Transformation Lead (Client: Global consulting firm) Led a "digitise the core" value creation plan to transform Advisory operations & service lines • AstraZeneca (FTSE 1, £40BN t/o, £232BN MCap) Transformation & Change Lead- Processes, Systems • Capita plc (FTSE 250, £4BN t/o) UK’s largest process outsourcing Co Transformation & PMO Lead • Cambridge University Programme Lead, Transformation & PMO Led integration initiatives to FTSE standard during merger- Processes, Systems • Harvard- Masters Teaching Fellow/Consultant Secured competitive positions (during Masters) reinforcing Transformation skills at cutting-edge of innovation- contributed to developing leaders. Taught/designed courses e.g Maximizing Org Transformation; Conflict mgmt Performance led to “Deans Award: Teaching Excellence” 1 of 5 recipients (of 200 TAs) for “extraordinary commitment to students, energy, talent to make difficult subjects transparent, contributing markedly to Harvard” Engaged on Gates/Harvard funded book shortlisted for FT/McKinsey Global Business Book 2021 Award (Final 6 of 600) Growth shaped by leading minds e.g Prof Fuller (founder Monitor Deloitte); US Sec Defense; Pentagon Chief Staff. Highly trained in negotiation & psych w/ PhD course admission
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(2019-2020) Invited to provide practitioner expertise on organisational and individual transformation & change (continued engagement post-graduation as a Harvard preferred supplier). Contributed to transformation thought-leadership projects (incl. book), funded by Pivotal Ventures (Bill & Melinda Gates’ venture capital firm) and Harvard's Center for Leadership, for example: "The Conversation: How Seeking & Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals & Organizations" (Dr Livingston, 2021, Penguin Random House) Shortlisted for Financial Times & McKinsey Global Business Book of 2021 Award (among final 6 of 600)
• Employed as a Research Fellow to Prof. Livingston, contributing practitioner expertise on transformation thought-leadership projects, funded by Pivotal Ventures (Bill & Melinda Gates' venture capital firm) and Harvard’s Center for Leadership. • Concurrent with Master’s & HBS PhD studies, engaged as a Teaching Fellow to Prof. Robert W Livingston & Prof. Archon Fung (Academic Dean), supporting design, teaching delivery, and examination of core/elective Masters courses on Organisational Transformation, Change, Strategy and Leadership (class size: c.65; c.20 hrs/week) - courses included: 1) Leading Organizational Change & Human Capital Transformation 2) Leadership Across Differences; Conflict & Collaboration - Intra & Inter-group Dynamics (behavioural science relevance to transformation and change) • Awarded the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Postgraduate/Masters Student Teaching & Coaching (1 of 5 recipients, from c.200 TAs/Coaches) with supplementary scholarship upon graduation based on performance (while triple-overloading - Master’s and formal appointments). Dr. Livingston delivers leadership training; served as a consultant for Fortune 500 companies and public-sector agencies. His works have been published in top-tier academic journals, e.g., Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, featured in New York Times, WSJ, Washington Post, BBC, Forbes, Bloomberg, FT, CNN & MSNBC. He authored several book chapters & co-edited an award-winning book on social identity & intergroup relations (w/ Kramer, Stanford).
Engaged to deliver design & implementation of multiple digital transformation initiatives & value-creation plan across client operations, combining digital enablement, process re-engineering and programme/PMO governance, with OCM-led change across Divisions/Operating Units (deputised for the firm's Transformation & Digital Leader - global consulting firm, NDA). As finance & digital SME, supported process standardisation (As-Is / To-Be), target operating model and digitisation initiatives (multi-system advancements e.g., ERP, Agentic AI, RPA), identifying and driving opportunities to enhance innovation, operational excellence and client service delivery, within the global sector’s largest and most high-profile transformation programme (£multi-million).
Engaged to deliver finance & technology transformation during PE value-creation phase, combining finance process redesign and digitisation/automation (across multiple systems, incl. Agentic AI, RPA, ERP enhancements) with BAU stabilisation, within a GSAM-owned portfolio company (NDA - £1BN+ t/o, 5,000+ employees, 150+ countries). A blended finance-technology SME mandate spanning hands-on delivery ownership, programme governance (established PMO/TMO best practice; RAID; interdependencies; led key forums), and finance systems, processes and controls transformation, embedding cultural and behavioural change through OCM to sustain outcomes. Enhanced processes and controls through targeted redesign of e.g., R2R, O2C (AR), Cashiering, P2P (AP) and Payroll reconciliation processes - further strengthening governance, financial reporting quality and close discipline, and accelerating month-end cycle time (incl. interim soft close and revised GL/accrual workflows). Managed external BPOs and System Integrator, evaluating and resetting their operating model (RACI, SLAs, KPIs) with a carve-back transition to a strengthened in-house structure, including SSC engagement (on-site in India). In addition, led updates to SOPs, playbooks, and policy architecture across global teams.
AstraZeneca plc (FTSE 1; £40BN+ t/o; £232BN MCap) Engaged to deliver on technology & finance transformation initiatives parallel to S4/Hana journey, including: programme and change management playbooks (& redesign - transforming how Change is managed); processes, controls and governance redesign; global systems implementation (full SDLC and SI management, i.e., SAP, requirements, design, build, testing, implementation); integration; governance; compliance.