Vice President of Transformation
Job Summary
Vice President of Transformation
Location: UK or US Based
Purpose of Role
Weirs Global Transformation Programme will establish the core business platforms and ways of working that will power the company for the next decade. The VP Transformation is Weirs most senior business-side leader for enterprise technology-led transformation accountable for end-to-end outcomes and ensuring changes are embedded adopted and value-realisingat scale beyond go-live. This role exists to translate Board-approved transformation ambition into sustained enterprise performance aligning strategy operating model processdataandtechnology sothat new platforms and architectural changes materially transform how Weir works and delivers value.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Transformation Leadership: Own overall enterprise transformation outcomes and the enterprise value case for S/4HANA and related architecture change; sponsor programme delivery through a dedicated Programme Director.
Transformation Office Leadership: Lead an enterprise Transformation Office that integrates business technology data and change into a single outcomes-led transformation system during the programme and beyond.
Outcomes Adoption & ValueRealisation: Ensure the transformation delivers sustained business outcomes (not just system delivery) through adoption performanceimprovementandbehaviouralchange at scale; define measurable benefits trackrealisation remove adoption barriers and sustain value through the post-go-liveoptimisationrunway.
Programme Sponsorship & Delivery Guardrails: Provide executive sponsorship and oversight of the multi-year multi-wave programme; set delivery guardrails (pace quality expectations dependency visibility escalation rules) and assure effective governance and RAID cadence.
Business Readiness & Cutover-to-Stabilisation: Assure business readiness at each stage (Prepare Design Build Deploy Run) and partner to deliver cutover-to-stabilisationoutcomes including business continuityhypercarepriorities adoptionmetricsand value acceleration.
Executive & Board Governance:Operateas a core member of the S/4HANA executive leadership and steering structure; provide clear outcome-focused reporting to Group Executive and Board committees ensuring high-quality decision material cleartrade-offsandtimelyescalation.
Stakeholder Leadership & Operating Model Evolution: Build trust-based relationships with CFO CIOCPOand Divisional Presidents;mobilisesenior business ownership of process/product decisions and change adoption; lead operating model redesign whereto shift from localoptimisationto enterprise platforms and standard processes.
Partner & Commercial Leadership: Provide executive oversight of strategic partners critical to the transformation (including SAP RISE and the Systems Integrator) ensuring deliveryremainsaligned to outcomes fit-to-standard and governance; oversee major commercial matters and ensure vendor performance and remediation actions are transparent at executive level.
Post Go-live Roadmap & Continuous Improvement: Shape and govern the post-go-live product/platform roadmap (SAP releases integration changes security data/analytics)prioritisingchange demand by enterprise value; build enduring transformation capability beyond the programme.
Safety First:Demonstrate100% commitment to our zero harmbehavioursin support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications
Enterprise-scale transformation leadership:Demonstratedexperience leading large-scale multi-year ERP or enterprise technology transformations (c. 100m) with accountability for end-to-end outcomes and value case delivery.
SAP S/4HANA transformationexpertise: Senior leadership in SAP S/4HANA transformations (or equivalentTier1 ERP / enterprise technology).
Post go-liveoptimisation: Proven accountability forpost go-liveoptimisationincludinghypercare adoption benefitsrealisationand continuous improvement.
Executive stakeholder leadership: Strongtrack recordoperating across federated multi-businessorganisationswith limited direct line control engaging C-suite and Board stakeholders and aligning leaders to enterprise standards.
Commercial and partner leadership: Proven experience working with global system integrators and complex commercial/contractual frameworks; financially literate acrossOpex/Capex control and trade-offs.
Leadership mindset: Leads with gravitasclarityand pace; thrives in ambiguitycomplexityand intensity; challenges constructively; takes ownership; models enterprise thinking over divisionaloptimisation.
Strongly preferred: Experience in global asset-heavyor industrial environments (e.g. manufacturing mining engineering energy) and transformation enabled by dataanalyticsand AI.
What we offer
At Weir we are proud to providerewardon a basis which is fair and attractive including a competitive benefits package. Through our We are Weir framework we focus on the importance of our people and the contribution they make to our organisation.
Health & Wellbeing: We have built a Health and Wellness framework focusing on Culture & Leadership Safety & Environmental Mental Wellbeing Physical Wellbeing DigitalWellbeingand Financial Wellbeing.
Grow your Own Way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir creating opportunities to take on new challenges explore new areas learn progress and excel with the support and freedom to tailor your career.
Be You and Belong: Weir is a welcoming inclusive place where everyones contribution isrecognisedand all employees are encouraged to innovate collaborate and be themselves.
Mustbe permanentlyauthorisedto work in the country to which you are applying without sponsorship.
We are Weir!
Founded in 1871 Weirengineerssolutions that improve safetyefficiencyand sustainability helping to provide the essential resources needed by a growing world. We are a global family. We are proud of our unique blend of talenttechnologyand culture. We are here to inspire you to do the best work of your life!
Foradditionalinformation about whatitslike to work at Weir please visit our Career Page: is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminateon the basis ofrace national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation veteran status disability age or any other legally protected status.
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About Company
The Weir Group creates innovative engineering solutions for minerals and mining technology markets. Ask us about our wide range of products.