# Director of Transformation and Chief of Staff

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: London
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Director of Transformation & Chief of Staff to join our Senior Management Team, working closely with the Chief Executive Officer to shape and deliver the Group's strategic priorities and transformation agenda.

This is a senior leadership role combining strategic advisory support to the CEO with responsibility for establishing and leading the Group's Transformation Office. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving organisational performance, overseeing major transformation programmes and ensuring the effective delivery of strategic initiatives across the business.

**Responsibilities:**

- Act as a trusted strategic adviser and partner to the CEO, supporting the development and execution of Group strategy and key organisational priorities.

- Establish and lead the Group's Transformation Office, providing central oversight, governance and accountability for strategic transformation programmes.

- Develop and manage a Group-wide transformation roadmap, ensuring initiatives are aligned with Board, shareholder and organisational priorities.

- Lead and oversee complex strategic, operational and organisational change programmes, driving measurable improvements in performance, efficiency and effectiveness.

- Work closely with the Executive Leadership Team, Board and senior stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment, effective decision-making and delivery of business objectives.

- Review and enhance organisational structures, operating models and governance arrangements to support business growth, scalability and operational effectiveness.

- Establish robust programme governance, reporting frameworks and executive dashboards to monitor progress, manage risks and track the delivery of transformation benefits.

- Prepare high-quality Board papers, executive briefings, business cases and strategic presentations, providing actionable insights to support leadership decisions.

- Build strong relationships across the Group, influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders to drive accountability and successful delivery of strategic priorities.

**Requirements:**

- Significant senior-level experience in strategy execution, business transformation, programme leadership or operational improvement within a large or complex organisation.

- Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale transformation programmes and delivering measurable organisational change.

- Experience working closely with CEOs, Boards and executive leadership teams, providing strategic advice and influencing senior-level decision-making.

- Experience establishing or leading a Transformation Office, Programme Management Office (PMO) or equivalent strategic function.

- Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to translate organisational priorities into clear plans and measurable outcomes.

- Excellent programme and portfolio management capabilities, with experience overseeing complex, cross-functional initiatives.

- Strong understanding of organisational design, operating models, governance and business performance improvement.

- Exceptional stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively at executive level.

- Highly analytical and financially literate, with the ability to evaluate business cases, assess return on investment and demonstrate transformation benefits.

- Experience preparing Board-level reports, executive presentations and strategic business cases.

- Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience. An MBA, relevant postgraduate qualification or professional accreditation in programme, project or change management would be advantageous.

- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and complex environment, demonstrating discretion, sound judgement and a collaborative, results-driven leadership style.

**Benefits:**

- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

- Private Pension Scheme

- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions

- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay

- Non-contributory life insurance

- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing

- Employee recognition programmes

- Industry leading training and development opportunities

## Skills

### Required
- strategic thinking
- programme management
- organisational design
- stakeholder management
- communication
- influencing
- financial literacy
- analytical skills

### Nice to have
- MBA
- postgraduate qualification
- professional accreditation in programme, project or change management

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