Capgemini's Insights & Data practice helps leading organizations harness data, AI, and analytics to drive innovation, efficiency, and transformation. Capgemini is seeking a Director, I&D Engineering Transformation & Programs to lead a strategic, multi-country Capability Build programme across the UK, France, and India.
This highly visible leadership role is responsible for driving large-scale business transformation and organizational change across the Insights & Data business. The role works with senior Capgemini executives, business leaders, HR, Finance, Commercial, Sales, and external strategic partners to define and execute a roadmap that strengthens engineering capabilities, accelerates growth, and supports AI and Data ambitions.
The successful candidate will combine executive stakeholder management, programme leadership, operational excellence, and change management expertise to deliver strategic initiatives on time, within budget, and with measurable business impact across multiple geographies.
The places of work will vary according to the role, individual needs, and business requirements, blending company offices, client sites, and home working. The role cannot be performed from home 100% of the time.
Your Role
As a Director, you will act as the executive programme lead for a complex, multi-country transformation initiative designed to enhance Capgemini's engineering capability, talent strategy, operational effectiveness, and market competitiveness.
- Own end-to-end delivery of a strategic Capability Build programme spanning multiple countries, business units, and stakeholder groups.
- Develop and execute the transformation roadmap in alignment with Capgemini's Insights & Data growth strategy and engineering objectives.
- Lead a cross-functional programme involving HR, Finance, Commercial, Legal, Operations, Sales, Delivery, and business leadership teams.
- Translate strategic objectives into executable workstreams, milestones, deliverables, and measurable outcomes.
- Establish programme governance frameworks, steering committees, executive reporting, and decision-making processes.
- Serve as the primary interface between Capgemini executives, business leaders, account teams, and strategic technology partners.
- Drive organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, adoption, and implementation.
- Manage integrated programme plans, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and resource requirements.
- Lead executive communications, including board updates, steering committee materials, business cases, and investment recommendations.
- Provide data-driven recommendations for strategic decisions, prioritization, and issue resolution.
- Manage programme financials, including budgets, forecasting, cost management, resource planning, utilization tracking, and investment governance.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate programme risks.
- Establish KPI frameworks and performance dashboards to measure programme success and business impact.
- Drive collaboration across international teams and champion continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Support the growth of Capgemini's AI, Data, and Engineering capabilities through workforce and capability-building initiatives.
Your Skills and Experience
Significant experience leading large-scale business transformation, organizational change, or strategic programme initiatives within complex global organizations is required.
- Experience managing enterprise-wide programmes involving multiple functions, geographies, and stakeholder groups.
- Experience operating at executive and board level, including presenting business cases and influencing strategic decisions.
- Strong programme and portfolio management expertise, including governance, scope, budgeting, risk management, and resource planning.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing external partners, strategic alliances, and commercial relationships.
- Strong commercial and operational acumen, including programme budget and financial performance management.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and changing business environments while maintaining delivery focus.
- Experience establishing and tracking KPIs and delivering measurable business outcomes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Leadership Competencies
- Executive presence and influencing skills.
- Strategic thinking and transformation leadership.
- Consensus building across senior leadership teams.
- Change management and organizational leadership.
- Ability to simplify complexity and drive execution.
- Results-oriented and collaborative leadership style.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in consulting, professional services, technology, or digital transformation environments.
- Exposure to Data, AI, Generative AI, or Engineering transformation programmes.
- Experience working with global technology partners and ecosystem organizations.
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
- Relevant programme or project management certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Agile, Scrum Master, or equivalent.
- Experience supporting workforce transformation, capability development, or large-scale talent initiatives.
Why You Should Consider Capgemini
Capgemini offers opportunities to work with free-thinkers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts while helping clients leverage technology to innovate and grow. Employees build skills and connections through knowledge sharing and collaboration while contributing to more sustainable and inclusive outcomes.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner with nearly 60 years of heritage, more than 420,000 team members in over 50 countries, and 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion. The Group delivers end-to-end services and solutions across strategy, technology, design, engineering, and business operations.