Interim Organisation Design & Operating Model Consultant

Job description

Interim Organisation Design & Operating Model Consultant

Assignment Details

Duration: 8-12 weeks

Start: Immediate

Location: UK-based with regular stakeholder engagement

Reporting to: CEO / Chief People Officer / Executive Leadership Team

Working Pattern: Flexible interim consultancy assignment

Overview

A leading UK-based consumer business is seeking an experienced interim consultant to conduct a rapid review of its organisational structure, operating model and leadership framework.

Working closely with the executive team, the consultant will assess whether the current organisation is appropriately structured to support future growth, scalability, operational effectiveness and value creation objectives.

This is a high-impact advisory assignment suited to a commercially minded HR/People leader, organisational effectiveness specialist or former HR Director with experience in complex consumer products, FMCG, healthcare, pharmaceuticals or retail environments.

Objectives

The consultant will:

• Review the current organisational structure across all functions.
• Assess spans and layers, decision-making effectiveness and accountability.
• Evaluate leadership capability and organisational design against future business requirements.
• Identify duplication, gaps and inefficiencies.
• Review corporate, regional and international reporting structures.
• Assess organisational readiness for future growth and transformation initiatives.
• Benchmark organisation structures against comparable consumer health businesses.
• Develop recommendations to simplify structures, improve effectiveness and enhance accountability.

Key Deliverables

• Current-state organisational assessment.
• Leadership and governance review.
• Spans and layers analysis.
• Operating model evaluation.
• Future-state organisation design options.
• Phased implementation roadmap.
• Executive presentation outlining findings and recommendations.

Candidate Profile

We are interested in individuals who can demonstrate:

• Previous experience leading organisation design and effectiveness projects.
• Former HR Director, Chief People Officer, Organisation Effectiveness Director or equivalent.
• Experience within consumer health, OTC healthcare, FMCG, branded consumer products or associated sectors.
• Strong stakeholder management capability at Board and Executive level.
• Experience of change, transformation and scaling organisations.
• Commercially minded approach balancing people, performance and efficiency.
• Ability to work independently and deliver practical recommendations rapidly.

Ideal Backgrounds

• Former HR Director or People Director in a mid to large consumer products business.
• Organisation Design Consultant from Mercer, Korn Ferry, Aon, Willis Towers Watson, PwC, Deloitte, EY or Accenture.
• Independent organisational effectiveness specialist.
• Experience supporting private equity-backed organisations desirable but not essential.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

14-09-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English