Baringa Hiring for Director – Operating Model Design at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Full Time

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Our Operational Transformation Practice is looking for an experienced Consulting Director to join the team in our Melbourne office .

Our Operational Transformation team are partnering with our energy and utility clients to solve their most complex problems. Our energy market is in transition, with the changes being driven by decarbonisation and distributed energy combined with increased digitisation and ever-changing customer expectations. Our approach to help our clients grow and succeed in this environment is to combine our deep expertise in leadership, organisational design, operating model definition with service design and technology change We pride ourselves on being a bit more geek than generalist and live by the mantra: Be kind, be curious, be great at work.

What You Will Be Doing….

• Leading teams to design, develop and deliver business solutions to clients across the energy landscape, with a focus on Energy Retail as they navigate the energy market transition.
• Design and implement pragmatic operating models rooted in a deep understanding of the business, incorporating stakeholder insights, proactive risk mitigation, and scalable, flexible structures to seamlessly bridge theoretical design to practical implementation.
• Supporting our clients to translate strategic intent into operating model capabilities, redesigning their operating model so that the organisation is structured to deliver end to end value for the customer.
• Helping our clients set their vision for transformation, detailing their expected outcomes, and defining their organisational wide problem statements to help set the strategic direction.
• Designing and delivering complex transformations, aimed at helping our clients become more agile and adaptable, both in the technology-focused areas and in the wider business.
• Re-engineering customer experiences and improving efficiencies to deliver sustainable and customer-centred outcomes.
• Working alongside our client leaders to help them embed new cultures and ways of working across their organisations, both among the leadership and their people.
• Working with senior stakeholders at the forefront of the energy industry alongside market specialists with deep industry knowledge where you will be able to broaden your skill set and expertise.
• Leaving behind a lasting capability in the client – at Baringa we believe that the client should learn from us so that they can repeat the successes themselves and we take this very seriously.

Your Skills And Experience

We recruit individuals at all levels based on merit. Some of the key sills we are looking for are:

• You have demonstrable consulting experience leading and delivering Target Operating Model Design and Implementation
• You have experience leading and delivering large scale transformations ideally in the Energy, Water, or other regulated industries.
• You are capable of translating top level decision making into detailed organisation design, including job descriptions, role impacts, consultation preparation and HR support.
• You have experience in designing and delivering customer strategies that support businesses to respond to changing customer needs.
• You can lead project teams, working collaboratively across consulting staff and client employees to deliver actionable advice and support implementation of real change.
• You take ownership and deliver results in challenging, client-facing environments.
• Proven track record in anticipating and identifying future consulting opportunities and demonstrated success in translating insights into actionable plans for long-term client partnerships.
• You are excellent at building and enhancing team capabilities, driving a culture of continuous learning and development within the consulting team.
• You are recognized for developing thought leadership that addresses clients’ most complex challenges.

What a Career At Baringa Will Give You

Putting People First

• We give you every opportunity to progress by having four promotional reviews a year. No one develops at the same pace. That’s why we have quarterly rather than annual promotion reviews. We don’t have any quotas: if you’re ready and delivering at the right level, you’ll get that promotion.
• We’re proud to put people first with wellbeing at the forefront of our culture, one example of this is that every employee receives $550 a year to put towards their wellbeing! In 2023 this was recognised in our #3 ranking in the Australia’s Great Place To Work survey.
• We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year.
• All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.
• We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and have a 3-4-5 policy. You’ll likely travel to be on-site with your clients. Our policy guarantees you’ll spend no more than 3 nights away from home, 4 days on-site with a client, with the 5th day working from home or back at Baringa HQ. We know that the ‘ideal’ balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives for that reason we have implemented a hybrid working policy.
• Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 days every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break – As such we have introduced the ‘Re-charge’ benefit meaning Baringa will offer all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

Diversity and Inclusion

All applications will receive consideration 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 if you feel you want to discuss this with us one-on-one ahead of applying.

An award-winning workplace

We’re excited that our clients and peers recognise Baringa’s distinctiveness, and the impact of our work. In 2023, Baringa has again been recognised as one of the leading UK management consultants by the FT’s survey of clients and peers. We were recognized in Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals; Data Analytics & Big Data; Energy, Utilities & Environment; Financial Institutions & Services; Finance, Risk & Compliance; IT-Strategy; IT, Technology & Telecommunications; Oil & Gas; Operations & Supply Chain; People & Performance; Public & Social Sector; Strategy; and Sustainability.

Using business as a force for good

B Corp™ certification shows that we’ve met and hold ourselves accountable to high standards of social and environmental performance and transparency. We’ve written it into our articles of association, so the way we run our business will continue to make life better for our clients, our people, our communities, and our planet.

We are committed to being a sustainable business which drives us to continually rethink and reengineer how we make a positive impact on the world. From working with our clients to build wind farms, setting up smart hospital wards, and designing a vaccine supply chain, to aligning our business to net zero by 2030 and working in communities where we believe we can make a difference – we want our actions to tell the story of our lasting impact.

Join Us

Our award-winning people-first philosophy has always made us distinctive – At Baringa we believe that everyone creates a lasting impact when you put people – customers, employees, investors, suppliers, and society – first.Our award-winning people-first philosophy makes us distinctive – Be Kind. Be Curious. Be Great at Work. We explore kindness in our first ever brand campaign – Economics of Kindness

We’re a bunch of proudly geeky experts who come from industries around the world. We’re a kind and curious team who are building a culture where people can achieve their best, celebrate our differences, and create impact that lasts.

If you have the required skills and experience for this role, apply today.