Group Transformation Manager

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Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

The Group Transformation Manager is accountable for leading the delivery of defined transformation initiatives and work streams within the Group transformation portfolio. The role operates as a senior delivery lead, translating strategy into execution, driving outcomes across Functions and Areas, and ensuring disciplined governance, benefit realisation, and adoption of change.

The role partners closely with senior stakeholders, programme sponsors, and functional leaders to drive delivery excellence and embed standardised portfolio and change practices across Reckitt.

Are you ready to shape the future of Reckitt? As our Transformation Director, you'll be the architect behind pivotal change initiatives that enhance our operations and culture. This exceptional opportunity calls for a seasoned professional who can guide our teams towards a more agile and innovative future.

You'll have the platform to implement transformative strategies that resonate with our vision and elevate our performance. If you seek a role where your actions drive meaningful progress, we invite you to join us and become an integral part of our evolution.

• Deliver priority transformation initiatives, turning strategy into clear, measurable plans.
• Support portfolio governance with high-quality inputs, prioritisation, and dependency management.
• Partner with business leads to define, track, and realise benefits with strong reporting discipline.
• Build trusted relationships with sponsors and senior stakeholders, leading key updates and forums.
• Ensure disciplined delivery with clear scope, ownership, risks, and timely mitigation.
• Drive adoption through structured change management and collaboration with Change, Comms, and HR.
• Champion portfolio tool usage (e.g., SNOW SPM), ensuring data quality and standard adherence.
• Contribute to transformation standards and coach teams on delivery discipline and governance.

Decision-Making Authority

• Shape delivery approach and sequencing within priority boundaries.
• Recommend risk actions and escalations to governance forums.
• Provide input into prioritisation and investment decisions (final approval sits with Senior Manager/governance).

• Proven experience delivering complex change or transformation in a global, matrixed environment.
• Strong programme/project management grounding, including governance and benefits realisation.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and participating in formal governance forums.
• Professional certifications (Prince2, PMP, MSP, Agile) are a plus.
• Experience with portfolio tools (e.g., Service Now SPM) is desirable.

Skills & Behaviours

• Drives Results – Focused on benefits, discipline, and delivery.
• Builds Trust & Influence – Credible partner to senior leaders.
• Commercial Acumen – Strong with business cases and value trade-offs.
• Leads Through Ambiguity – Brings clarity in complex environments.
• Continuous Improvement – Elevates transformation standards and ways of working.

Change Management, Strategic Thinking, Project Management, Analytical Skills, Communication and Collaboration, Problem-Solving Abilities, Adaptability and Flexibility, Negotiation, Risk Management, Technical Expertise, Leadership and Team Management.

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally.

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