Transformation Delivery Principal Consultant

Full-time
- Project Delivery
- London

**Programme Management**:
**Full Time**

**Location**: London Hybrid

**Community**: Project Delivery

**1. About Us**:
Veran Performance is a specialist transformation consultancy helping organisations across the UK modernise and optimise their back-office services in HR, Finance, and Procurement. We combine business consulting with technology-enabled change to deliver people-led, outcome-focused transformation.



We are the UK’s largest independent HR and Finance Cloud transformation consultancy, known for closing the gap between transformation expectations and the realities of delivery. We are technology-agnostic and outcomes-driven, and we work at the heart of Government, health, and large enterprise to deliver meaningful, lasting change.

**2. About the Role**:
We are looking for a Transformation Delivery Principal Consultant to lead our Programme Management capability and delivery governance across client engagements. This individual will act as Veran’s lead for structured programme delivery and assurance, with a focus on complex public sector transformation, particularly within central government.

This is a senior role, reporting into the Veran Leadership Team, and ideal for a seasoned programme delivery professional who combines governance excellence with a hands-on, delivery-first mindset.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead the development and evolution of Veran’s programme management and delivery assurance frameworks
- Own successful delivery across major transformation engagements, acting as Delivery Lead or Programme Manager
- Embed robust programme structures and delivery disciplines into all Veran-led engagements
- Support the mobilisation and governance of central government programmes, with responsibility for planning, resourcing, risk and stakeholder management
- Develop delivery toolkits and quality standards to be used across Veran client work
- Coach and mentor consultants in delivery disciplines including RAID, workstream control, assurance reviews and benefits tracking
- Act as the senior client interface on delivery assurance, recovery, and governance conversations
- Support bids, proposals and account growth with a delivery lens
- Foster a culture of delivery excellence across the organisation

**Typical Projects Include**:

- Cloud ERP and shared services implementations across central government
- HR, Finance and Procurement operating model redesigns
- Business case support and portfolio roadmap planning
- Programme mobilisation, assurance and governance reviews
- PMO leadership for public sector clients undergoing digital transformation

**3. About You**:
This role is ideal for someone with significant experience in programme delivery and assurance, with a strong track record working in central government environments or wider public sector.

**Essential Experience and Skills**
- Extensive experience in programme or portfolio delivery roles, ideally within consulting or advisory
- Strong delivery leadership within central government departments or ALBs
- Expertise in managing complex multi-stream transformation programmes
- Proven experience of implementing and governing delivery frameworks (e.g. MSP, Prince2, Agile at Scale)
- Ability to manage risks, resources, and reporting in matrixed delivery environments
- Confident engaging with senior public sector stakeholders including SROs, COOs and Transformation Directors
- Experience running or overseeing central programme offices (PMOs)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic problem-solver with a practical, outcome-focused mindset
- Able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities at pace

**Desirable Attributes**
- Familiarity with HR and Finance transformation landscapes
- Experience building toolkits or frameworks for internal use or client deployment
- Line management or practice development experience
- Experience working within commercial frameworks like G-Cloud or DOS
- Relevant qualifications (e.g. MSP, AgilePM, Prince2, MoP)

Please note visa sponsorship is not available for this role at this time.

**4. Rewards at Veran**:
At Veran, we offer more than just a role — we offer a platform to grow, shape your practice area, and work on some of the most high-profile transformation programmes in the UK public sector.

We promote flexible working, high-trust delivery models and a culture built around collaboration, inclusion, and impact.

**Our benefits include**:

- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Enhanced Family Leave Policy
- Pension Scheme
- Carers Leave Policy
- Flexible Working Policy
- Health Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Season Ticket Loan
- Paid training leave and support for certifications
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including 24/7 doctor line, eldercare, counselling, and retail discounts