Lead Transformation Control Tower (mfd)

Were looking for a Lead to run and continuously strengthen our Transformation Control Tower the central engine room that keeps our company-wide transformation aligned coordinated and moving forward with real impact.

This role is fully focused on transformation. Your mandate is to create clarity drive governance discipline surface risks early and ensure that initiatives across the business connect into one coherent portfolio with clear priorities ownership and outcomes.

A key ambition behind this hire is to internalise capabilities currently supported externally (e.g. by BCG over time) and build sustainable transformation muscle inside zooplus.

You will operate at the heart of our most important priorities with direct exposure to the CEO and ExCo and influence across functions without formal line authority.

What you will do (Key Responsibilities)

1) Run the Transformation Control Tower (central hub across initiatives)

• Establish and operate a centralised Transformation Control Tower across all key initiatives and workstreams acting as the connective tissue across ExCo areas (not just one function).
• Build a strong operating cadence that keeps the portfolio alive not static reporting. You will proactively identify risks dependencies and resource constraints before they become delivery issues.
• Drive consistent standards and transparency: initiative charters milestone logic value hypotheses dependencies and decision needs so leaders can make fast high-quality calls.
• Ensure alignment across workstreams avoid conflicts and enable a single source of truth on delivery status risks and value realisation.

2) Orchestrate governance & decision-making forums (especially Ops Committee)

• Coordinate and run the Ops Committee rhythm seamlessly (agenda pre-reads decision framing action tracking follow-ups).
• Design and operate governance forums (SteerCos) that enable real decisions trade-offs and accountability not status theatre.
• Prepare integrated decision-oriented views for the CEO/ExCo: progress risks dependencies resourcing pressure points and where leadership intervention is required.

3) Portfolio performance management (OKRs KPIs value realisation)

• Implement and operate a robust OKR/KPI framework to drive accountability and behaviour change not just reporting.
• Support enterprise prioritisation trade-off discussions and resource allocation across the portfolio.
• Strengthen value realisation discipline (in partnership with initiative owners and Finance where relevant): clarify the why track outcomes and highlight gaps early.

Transformation priorities you will orchestrate

You will operate across the enterprise portfolio with an initial focus on these priority themes:

• Marketing
• Price & Promotion
• Ecosystem build-up / expansion
• Value proposition

In the first 12 months success looks like:

• A fully functioning Transformation Control Tower that leadership trusts as the reliable source of truth and decision support.
• A seamless high-quality Ops Committee cadence (preparation decisions follow-through) that improves execution speed and reduces rework.
• A robust OKR and governance framework that is embedded and running used to drive accountability and outcomes not just track activity.

After 6 months:

• You are deeply glued into the stakeholder landscape (trusted relationships across CEO/ExCo/Ops Committee/lever owners).
• There is visible process and muscle around the Control Tower: clearer priorities stronger governance earlier escalation better follow-through.
• You are an absolute team player who strengthens the existing team dynamic and creates momentum through collaboration.

Qualifications :

You will deliver impact through:

• Influence coordination and enablement
• Credibility structure clarity and trust
• Constructive challenge decision framing and disciplined follow-through

Your effectiveness will come from stakeholder trust and your ability to make complex cross-functional work feel manageable aligned and actionable.

What were looking for (Skills & Capabilities)

• Structured thinking and the ability to simplify complex problems into actionable paths.
• Strong program/portfolio management and execution discipline with a value-creation mindset.
• Confident engaging on strategy operations and financial implications (you dont need to be a CFO but you must be commercially sharp).
• Executive-level communication: concise clear and decision-oriented.
• High EQ and stakeholder leadership: able to challenge constructively build trust and navigate competing priorities.
• Comfortable in ambiguity and able to switch between strategic framing and hands-on execution.
• Role-models zooplus values: Simplicity Courage Openness Care.

Background & Experience

• 812 years in transformation strategy execution consulting PMO or equivalent high-impact roles.
• Proven track record driving cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced environments.
• Experience building governance routines that enable decisions accountability and follow-through.
• Fluency in English is required.

Additional Information :

Headquartered in Munich with offices across Madrid Krakow Wroclaw London and Vienna we collaborate because we genuinely love working together - so youll be at the heart of an incredible multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done which means youll benefit from hybrid working spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. Theres an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.

Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path excellent training and support wellbeing offers subsidised transport or bike leasing plus 20% discount across all our products and youll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.

A note on compensation: We believe in being transparent about salary ranges. The range shown reflects the full scope that the role can grow into over time depending on experience skills and impact. Most offers are positioned around the midpoint of the range ensuring a fair and consistent approach across our teams.

At zooplus we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1