Business Transformation & Execution Manager

Nijmegen, reference 2026-00818

Job description

As Business Transformation & Execution Manager, you will play a key role in translating strategic plans into concrete, executable projects. You will act as the bridge between the management team’s strategic direction and the operational teams responsible for implementation.
This is not a purely strategic or advisory role. You will be expected to take ownership of important business initiatives, drive progress yourself and remain accountable for the outcome. You create clarity, bring the right people together, make sure decisions are followed by action and ensure that projects lead to measurable business impact.
You will work on complex, high-impact initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability and business performance across the organization. These may include process improvements, ERP-related projects, automation opportunities, AI readiness initiatives or other projects that help the company work smarter and become more future-proof.
Your goal is to help the company increase output and effectiveness, not by working harder, but by working in a more structured, scalable and intelligent way. You will take responsibility for moving initiatives from idea to execution and for making sure that results are embedded in the business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Translating strategic objectives from the management team into clear project plans, priorities and concrete actions.
• Taking ownership of cross-functional business initiatives from start to finish.
• Driving progress, decision-making and follow-up, also when projects involve ambiguity, dependencies or competing priorities.
• Creating structure, ownership and momentum in projects that involve multiple departments, stakeholders or business entities.
• Making sure that initiatives do not remain “plans on paper”, but are executed, adopted and translated into measurable results.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Supporting large-scale business improvement projects, such as ERP implementation, automation initiatives or AI readiness programs.
• Working closely with operational leaders, internal project managers and senior stakeholders to align priorities and ensure progress.
• Challenging stakeholders constructively where needed, while also moving forward once decisions have been made.
• Providing clear insight into progress, risks, dependencies and business impact.
• Helping relieve senior management and company owners from being too involved in day-to-day project execution.
• Ensuring that project outcomes are embedded, owned and sustained by the organization after implementation.

This role does not involve direct line management of operational teams. It is also not a traditional PMO or coordination-only position. You are expected to take ownership, make decisions actionable, follow through and ensure that strategic priorities lead to visible and measurable business improvement.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a socially intelligent, proactive and resilient professional who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on execution mindset. You know how to bring structure to a fast-moving environment, but you are also pragmatic enough to work with what is already there.
You are comfortable operating in an informal, entrepreneurial culture where not everything is fully defined yet. You are able to ask critical questions, challenge senior stakeholders in a constructive way and recover quickly when ideas are adjusted or rejected. You know how to take up the right amount of space: visible and influential, without dominating the room.

We are looking for someone who brings:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in business execution, transformation, change management, operational excellence, project leadership or a similar role.
• Experience in a fast-growing, scaling or transforming organization.
• Experience in a private equity-backed or rapidly professionalizing scale-up environment.
• A proven ability to take ownership of complex initiatives and deliver concrete outcomes.
• The ability to translate strategic vision into practical operational plans.
• A hands-on mentality and the willingness to execute parts of projects yourself.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without formal authority.
• A good understanding of how operational improvements affect commercial performance and the bottom line.
• Affinity with technology, automation, process optimization and AI-driven improvements.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• The maturity, resilience and social awareness to succeed in a close-knit, informal company culture.

Experience in a specific IT sector is not required. More important is your ability to navigate rapid growth, bring structure to complex change and successfully embed improvements in the organization.

Working conditions

For this full-time position, our client offers:

• A competitive salary package, depending on your level of relevant experience and seniority..
• Some flexibility for an exceptional candidate.
• The possibility of a personal year-end bonus, depending on profile and performance.
• 26 vacation days per year.
• A pension plan with a total contribution of 15%, split equally between employer and employee.
• Access to a personal development program, including coaching and other wellbeing-related resources.
• The opportunity to help shape a newly created role.
• A high-impact position close to senior decision-making.
• The chance to work on strategic projects that directly influence the future of the organization.
• An informal, open and entrepreneurial working environment.

A company car is not a standard part of the package, but mobility arrangements may be discussed depending on the candidate’s situation and the company’s evolving mobility policy.

Work location

Nijmegen

Company description

Our client is a fast-growing international IT services group with approximately 140 employees. The organization operates in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment and supports customers with both new and refurbished IT hardware solutions. With ambitious growth plans towards 2030, the company is focused on scaling in a smart, sustainable and future-proof way.
The company has a flat, informal and open culture, with short communication lines and a strong sense of ownership. Teams are driven and eager to learn, and many employees have grown within the organization. As the company continues to professionalize and expand, there is a need for more structure, external perspective and senior execution power to help translate strategic ambitions into tangible business results.
This is a newly created, permanent role within the Operational Excellence environment. It offers the opportunity to shape the position yourself and have a direct, visible impact on how the organization grows, improves and prepares for the future.

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Recruiter contact

Katja Heurkens-Grunewald, Utrecht
katja@undutchables.nl
+31(0)6-41198852