Associate Director - Transformation

Associate Director - Transformation

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU. 

Reporting to the Director of Transformation, this role is a leader in both strategic identification and execution of key transformation initiatives in the global Kimberly-Clark organization.

 This individual is expected to independently partner with business teams in cross-functional projects across a range of situations, including identifying and supporting the development of enterprise priorities, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and supporting in-process global transformation efforts through analytical problem solving, strategic direction, and integrated change management / ways of working.   

In this role, you will:


* Work closely with Segment / Regional and Global Functional leaders to shape and align on the priorities that are critical to deliver on Kimberly Clark’s strategic and transformation ambition.

This includes:
+ Own thought leadership for business problem definition, project scoping, analytical approach and work-planning
+ Direct and directly execute data analysis for delivery of strategic projects including financial modeling and insight analysis on large, complex data sets
+ Act as a conduit for connection across the Kimberly Clark matrix – ensuring cross-functional projects have input and direction from key stakeholders
+ Interpret results from multiple project components and translate these finding into clear and compelling recommendations and solutions. 
+ Conduct interviews, lead brainstorming sessions, find critical business information, and help business leaders develop innovative approaches to their business. 
+ Add personal insight, galvanize discussion and debate across the organization on key opportunities / projects, generating ideas and creative frameworks, and use a combination of facts, judgment, and personal impact to build credibility and influence outcomes.


* Take ownership for Program Design, Implementation and Change Management on select projects critical to our strategy.


* Written and Verbal Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, including strong PowerPoint / deck-writing skills; capable of catering a message appropriately for a given audience


* Structured Problem Solving: Brings structure to ambiguous problems and possesses the ability to frame key questions and develop a workplan to answer them.


* Analytical and Quantitative: Strong analytical and quan...