Operational Transformation & Enterprise Value Creation Consultant

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise and enabled by advanced technology the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2000 people across the UK Europe North America Asia and Australia the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources financial services government and public sector consumer products and retail pharmaceuticals and life sciences manufacturing and technology media and telecoms with capabilities spanning strategy transformation and operational excellence all powered by advanced technology data AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringas collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets modernise financial platforms expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics enable digital services in government and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as aGreat Place to Work around the world Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the Worlds Best Management Consulting Firms.

At Baringa Operational and Process Improvement (OPI) we help leading organisations solve complex operational challenges unlock value through technology and AI and deliver lasting transformation.

Youll work alongside a collaborative team that combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. Based in Sofia youll work on global engagements predominantly with UK clients tackling problems that often reach board level.

• Run enterprise-wide diagnostics to establish how a clients operations really perform and where the biggest opportunities lie.
• Carry out data-driven analysis of how work actually flows where rework and duplicate effort occurs.
• Quantify the opportunity and build the case for change: benefits profiles cost cases and the board papers that unlock implementation funding.
• Design better ways of working: process redesign automation AI-enabled operations and operating model change.
• Deliver the change including the change management and adoption needed to sustain it.
• Work with client teams from analyst to executive and support the proposals that win the next engagement.

Were looking for consultants who solve complex business problems and deliver measurable outcomes in demanding client environments. Whether youre early in your consulting journey or already delivering complex transformation programmes were looking for people with the potential to make a real impact. You combine structured thinking strong communication skills and analytical rigour with a genuine curiosity for how organisations operate. You can turn ambiguity and data into insight insight into decisions and decisions into action.

What youll bring

• Strong problem-solving and structured thinking. You can break down complex challenges identify root causes and develop practical recommendations.
• An analytical mindset. You can work with imperfect data make sensible assumptions and ask the right questions to reach a defensible answer.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. You can explain complex concepts to both non-technical and executive audiences.
• Ownership and accountability. You take initiative identify issues early and follow through to delivery.
• Fluent English written and spoken and willingness to travel internationally up to 30%.

Well assess your experience against our grade expectations and determine together the level that best matches your skills and capabilities.

Experience in one or more of the following:

• Operational Excellence Operational Performance Improvement
• Data-driven operational transformation
• Cost transformation and value creation
• Process improvement and optimisation Lean and/or Six Sigm
• Business Process Management
• AI and automation-enabled operations
• Operating model transformation
• Process mining task mining or related analytical tooling

Nice to have:

• Understanding of cost drivers value creation and how operational improvements translate into financial benefits
• Evidence of delivering quantified business benefits
• Evidence of delivering quantified business benefits
• Experience with platforms such as Celonis ARIS Signavio Appian Pega or similar
• Experience applying AI automation RPA GenAI or Agentic AI in operational environments
• Exposure to large-scale technology transformation programmes (ERP CRM workflow platforms or re-platforming)
• Familiarity with BPMN APQC or similar process standards
• Experience supporting proposals and bids or the ambition to develop these skills
• Additional European languages

How youll grow

• Breadth early. Gain experience across industries clients and transformation challenges.
• A clear path. Transparent progression expectations regular feedback and structured development.
• Shape a growing capability. Join a team that is building its Operational Transformation & Value Creation offering and help define how we work.

• Generous Annual Leave Policy:We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave fully available at the start of each addition to this we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working:We know that the ideal work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days:Our world is important to us so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund:We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. Weve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme:All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the companys success.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity innovation and value for our clients and for our people.

You can be a part of our Great Place to Work with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.Click hereto see some of our recent awards and how weve achieved this.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work and offer a variety of ways to contribute by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills talent and essence we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation nationality disability age faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

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