Principal Consultant / Head of Change & Transformation

Principal Consultant/Head of Chang & Transformation

Salary: Up to £96K plus car allowance + bonus + benefits

Location: Leeds/Manchester/Dublin (hybrid - client site approx. 3 days per week, every other week)

Exalto Consulting are working in partnership with a growing consultancy to support the hire of an experienced Programme Manager.

This is a client-facing role focused on leading complex business change and transformation programmes of work, with responsibility for delivery, stakeholder management, and ensuring outcomes are achieved on time and within budget. Within this role, you will lead large-scale transformation programmes, working closely with senior stakeholders to shape delivery approaches, align teams, and drive successful outcomes across complex environments. This role offers a blend of hands-on programme leadership and strategic oversight, with exposure to a variety of client challenges.

As Principal Consultant/Head of Change & Transformation, you will:

• Lead the delivery of complex change programmes
• Establish and lead robust delivery governance
• Translate strategic objectives into structured delivery roadmaps
• Manage project resource
• Lead complex multi-vendor transformations across people, technology and operating models.
• Apply knowledge across ERP, business transformation, service transition or operating model redesign
• Drive organisational change

• Large-scale business change and transformation
• ERP implementations
• Outsourcing programmes (IT, BPO, Finance, HR)
• Multi-workstream programme delivery across diverse stakeholder groups

• Proven experience running complex programmes end-to-end
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate at senior level
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in dynamic environments
• Commercial awareness and strong delivery governance
• Clear, confident communication and a people-first leadership style