We are seeking a Head of Transformation to lead and deliver company-wide transformation. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping, governing and driving large-scale change initiatives that enhance operational excellence, digital enablement and organisational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver GSD’s transformation strategy, ensuring clear alignment with corporate objectives and operational priorities.
• Lead the Transformation Management Office (TMO), establishing robust governance, reporting frameworks and executive decision-making structures.
• Oversee risks, issues, dependencies and benefits realisation to enable informed executive oversight and accountability.
• Drive the successful execution of major transformation programmes, ensuring delivery to scope, time, quality and business value expectations.
• Lead end-to-end process redesign and support the development of the Target Operating Model to enable sustainable performance improvement.
• Strengthen operational performance through data driven insights, KPI frameworks, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver digital initiatives, system modernisation and technology-enabled transformation.
• Promote data quality, reporting integrity and decision support analytics across transformation workstreams.
• Lead organisational change by promoting new ways of working, fostering cultural alignment and ensuring stakeholder engagement at all levels.
• Ensure communications, change strategies and capability building programmes support successful adoption.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline, or a recognised professional accounting qualification such as ACCA.
• A Master’s degree (e.g., MBA, MSc in Information Technology, Digital Transformation, or a related field) is preferred.
• Relevant professional certifications in project and transformation delivery will be considered an asset.

Skills

• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with the ability to develop robust business cases, manage large transformation budgets, and deliver sustainable efficiency and cost improvements.
• Expertise in process optimisation and operating model design, including end-to-end process mapping, standardisation and continuous improvement.
• Highly analytical, able to translate complex data into actionable insights, measurable outcomes and informed strategic decisions.
• Strong digital and systems literacy, with experience across ERP/CRM platforms, systems integration, automation technologies and data-enabled transformation.
• Strategic leadership capability, aligning digital and transformation initiatives with broader organisational objectives and operational priorities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and change leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels, manage resistance, and embed lasting cultural and behavioural change.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in transformation leadership and/or PMO leadership, including governance design, portfolio oversight, and strategic programme execution.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Financial Management, with demonstrable responsibility for financial governance, performance management, and process and cost optimisation.
• Experience within FMCG, manufacturing, supply chain, or operational environments is strongly preferred, particularly where digital enablement or operational optimisation has been a core focus.
• Demonstrated delivery of measurable operational improvements through process redesign, digital implementation, automation, or systems transformation initiatives.

General Soft Drinks Co Ltd:

General Soft Drinks Co Ltd is responsible for manufacturing a wide range of soft drinks across Malta. We do this for brands owned by The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Fanta, Dr Pepper, Sprite, Schweppes, and Kristal. We are an independent Coca-Cola bottler and are the sole licensed bottler for products of TCCC in Malta. We employ over 300 people in Malta and Gozo at our manufacturing site, offices, and distribution centres. Our Company is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of our products and operations, with a particular focus on recycling, water stewardship energy, and climate protection. Through our sister company, GSD Marketing Ltd we sell and distribute TCCC products manufactured in Malta as well as import, sell and distribute other TCCC products including Cappy Juices and Powerade. We also import, sell and distribute other brands including Monster, Bavaria, Stella Artois, Lowenbrau and Café Mauro on behalf of other brand owners.