VP of Strategy & Operations

Job Purpose

As the Chief of Staff to the CEOs of the Transform division, you will be a pivotal senior executive, serving as a strategic partner and trusted advisor. You are the operational engine that ensures the CEOs' vision is translated into action and results. Your role is critical in driving business productivity and efficiency by orchestrating strategic initiatives, overseeing key programs, and ensuring seamless communication across all departments. You will help steer the daily operations of the division, empower the executive team, and be a key force in achieving our ambitious organizational goals.

About Transform

At RWS, we enable the world’s largest enterprises to communicate with global audiences through cutting-edge language technology, AI-driven solutions, and expert services. Our RWS Transform division empowers organizations to accelerate digital transformation, scale global content, and unlock growth in every market.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Execution

• Serve as a key strategic advisor to the CEOs and the senior leadership team, providing insights to guide decision-making, program management, and the execution of new initiatives.
• Partner with the CEOs to architect the Transform division's strategy and ensure its successful implementation through the wider Senior Leadership Team.
• Drive M&A strategy by identifying and appraising potential acquisitions in partnership with the M&A team to accelerate growth.
• Ensure the division remains on track to meet and exceed its strategic and financial objectives.

Operational Excellence & Performance

• Collaborate with Operational Excellence teams to continuously refine working methods and optimize organizational procedures for maximum efficiency and productivity.
• Partner with Finance teams to proactively manage P&Ls, forecasts, and budgets, ensuring financial discipline and strategic resource allocation.
• Work alongside HR Business Partners to build, scale, and champion a high-performance, results-driven culture.

Executive Partnership & Communication

•  Act as a central communication liaison between staff, executives, senior leaders, and the CEOs, ensuring a consistent and efficient flow of information across the organization.
• Oversee and lead critical business initiatives and special projects from conception through to successful execution.
• Deputize for and represent the CEOs, maintaining operational momentum and strategic direction in their absence.

Skills & Experience

Qualifications

• Significant proven experience in a business management, strategy, or executive-level advisory role within a fast-paced, global organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, financial management, and M&A activities.
• A strong background in program and project management, with a proven ability to lead large, cross-functional projects to successful completion.
• Experience in policy development and implementation within a corporate framework.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Management, or a related field. An MBA or other advanced degree is highly desirable.

Key Skills

• Strategic Acumen: The ability to think long-term, see the bigger picture, and translate strategy into actionable plans.
• Leadership: Exceptional leadership presence and the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels, from the board to individual contributors.
• Exceptional Communication: Superior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas with clarity and precision.
• Organizational & Time Management: World-class ability to manage a wide range of responsibilities and multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.
• Data-Driven Problem-Solving: A talent for devising creative and effective solutions to complex challenges, backed by data and analysis.
• Interpersonal Finesse: Outstanding ability to build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS Values 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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