GBS Governance Lead

We are looking for an experienced Governance Lead to join our GBS Transformation Team. This key role will be instrumental in establishing and maintaining a strong governance culture across our Finance Transformation projects, ensuring effective planning, communication, and adherence to processes.

12 month Fixed Tern contract - with potential to extend

As the GBS Governance Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the governance processes, ensuring that projects are well-documented, well-communicated, and aligned with our strategic objectives. You’ll work closely with a wide range of stakeholders and play a critical role in supporting the successful delivery of change initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all Finance Transformation projects have accurate, complete plans with clear objectives and timelines, maintaining regular reporting to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain planning, reporting, and process documentation for the wider team, supporting key governance activities such as the Design Authority, Consultative Group, and Transformation updates.
• Own and distribute the overall project overview for Finance Transformation, collaborating with the Head of Comms and Change.
• Chair key governance meetings, including Design Authority and Consultative Group, ensuring that agendas, actions, and follow-ups are documented and tracked.
• Collaborate with stakeholder teams (e.g., Distribution Excellence, IT, People Team) to ensure alignment and support across initiatives.
• Support the implementation of change as required, ensuring the delivery teams and broader teams are engaged with the evolving needs.
• Work closely with Group teams (e.g., Risk & Control) to document key risks, mitigations, and mitigation plans.

Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in executing and managing governance processes within a transformation environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail in managing meetings, submissions, actions, and follow-ups.
• Highly organised and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and priorities.
• Experience working with complex, fragmented systems landscapes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and project management tools like JIRA.

Why Join Inchcape?

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in driving the success of our Finance Transformation projects. You’ll have the chance to work with a dynamic and diverse team, influence major change initiatives, and contribute to the continued growth and success of Inchcape.

If you have a passion for governance, change management, and driving operational excellence, we’d love to hear from you!