Managing Consultant

About Baringa We set out to build the world's most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector. You'll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges. We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made. Our Organisational Effectiveness & Agility practice are looking for an experienced Manager to join the team. We are experts who put people first to transform organisations through future-ready operating models, agile ways of working, and enterprise transformation. We help our clients build more adaptive, effective, and sustainable organisations by shaping how people, processes, and emerging technologies come together. This expertise spans multiple industries, reflecting our current cross-industry approach. However, we are now prioritising deep industry specialisation, particularly in Energy & Resources, Government and Financial Services. Our experts partner closely with our industry-focused colleagues and go to market together. What you will be doing Our roles are about helping clients redesign and deliver the organisations of the future by shaping operating models that enable agility, human-centred design and efficiency. The role focuses on translating strategic priorities into practical structures, processes, and governance frameworks that drive sustainable impact. Enterprise-wide Operating Model Design and Implementation: Defining and implementing target operating models, organisational structures and governance frameworks that align to strategic priorities and enable agility. Cost & Productivity Optimisation: Redesigning operating models to improve efficiency, reduce costs and unlock long-term value through streamlines processes and resource allocation. Integration & Capability Build: Supporting complex organisational transitions, such as mergers, acquisitions or new business units, by designing and embedding capabilities that enable smooth integration and operational effectiveness. Ways of Working & Agility: Evolving processes, decision-making, and funding models to foster collaboration, innovation and responsiveness at scale. Data-Driven Insights: Applying analytics and diagnostic tools (e.g. OrgVue) to assess spans, layers, costs, and workforce performance, translating insights into actionable design options. Some Examples Of The Work You'll Do Designing future-ready operating models that align with strategic priorities, balancing efficiency, agility, and innovation Advising senior leaders on structural choices, clarifying trade-offs between centralisation, decentralisation, and hybrid models to enable effective decision-making. Leading end-to-end operating model transformations, including governance design, Supporting organisational transitions by embedding structures and ways of working that ensure continuity and growth Delivering cost and productivity optimisation programmes through redesign of processes, spans and layers and resource allocation without compromising agility Advising clients on how to sustainably reduce cost or headcount while unlocking creativity and strategic focus Embedding lasting capability by designing change approaches that stick, with a focus on leadership alignment, behavioural change, and practical tooling Your Skills And Experience We're looking for exceptional consultants with a strong foundation in enterprise transformation – particularly in reshaping how organisations are structured, governed and delivered. You'll likely bring: Proven consulting experience in enterprise transformation, including operating model design and delivery Deep understanding of organisational design and governance, with the ability to shape structures, processes, and decision-making frameworks Experience advising senior stakeholders in large, complex organisations navigating disruption, emerging technology adoption and strategic change Knowledge of transformation levers such as cost optimisation, capability building and integration to enable sustainable organisational change Familiarity with delivery tools (e.g. Orgvue, Jira, Planview) to support execution at pace Familiarity with delivery methodologies (eg. Agile at Scale, OKRs) to support approach and application Confidence coaching leaders through ambiguity, helping them adapt to new ways of working and organisational models A hypothesis-driven approach to problem solving - you ask the right questions, simplify the complex, and stay focused on impact Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, client-facing role with shifting priorities and multiple workstreams What a career at Baringa will give you Putting People First. Benefits Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include: Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service. Flexible Working: We know that the 'ideal' work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave. Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us. Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We've introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice. Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success. Diversity and Inclusion We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. An award-winning workplace You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we've achieved this. Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve. We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. Join us 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 to discuss further. Baringa Privacy Notices For UK & EU Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com For the USA Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com For Australia & Singapore Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com