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business consultant validationRandstad Global
Your role involves the continuous analysis of business processes, user data and feedback data with the goal of improving the product(s) continuously. You make sure to objectify all feedback in order to make data-driven decisions. You coordinate the operational validation process, providing guidance and expertise to stakeholders regarding the validation of their systems and processes and ensuring the sign-off of all relevant topics. In this role your key stakeholders are operational managers from several countries, the process excellence team, as well as product owners and business analysts from the projects and programs you are involved with. For compliance matters your counterparts are the global data protection, legal and security representatives. You report to the global validation lead.
your typical day includes
The main focus of the Global Validation Team is in two intertwined areas: global business validation and compliance validation and sign-off. With business validation the team maintains a network with operational managers of approximately 15 countries. It manages the validation and sign-off of the global core solution of several global projects and programs, like r-one and m-one. Identifying any potential critical business gaps and gathering and analyzing valuable feedback, whilst building an ambassador network within our operation. With assessing the programs’ compliance posture the team ensures that every global legal, data protection and security aspect is addressed, validated and signed off. In short: ensuring the programs are in line with global guardrails, and adhering to business requirements at the same time.
You will be responsible for gathering feedback, requirements, evidence and other relevant (qualitative) data, you structure, categorize and analyze and you advise how to make data-driven decisions. You are working as a liaison between the business or compliance stakeholders and the product teams in an agile and accurate way. You take care of the day-to-day management of (a significant part of) the validation process, improving and optimizing the way of working and making sure all stakeholders adhere to the process agreements, with an outside-in mindset in a multidisciplinary, international, continuously changing environment.
Here's a breakdown of the tasks, skills, responsibilities, competencies, background, and other characteristics typically associated with this role.
your key responsibilities
... - managing the operational validation process to validate and sign off on all relevant topics
- collaborating with stakeholders in the validation process across different departments
- monitoring the (quarterly) progress of validation activities
- gathering and analyzing feedback from various stakeholders
- collecting evidence for requirements to ensure a transparent status
- providing advice to continuously improve the product(s) and the global validation process
- ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements related to IT
your key activities
- structuring feedback and data collected from different stakeholders in a large and complex organization
- analyzing and weighing feedback and data, identifying particularities, discovering patterns and trends
- preparing decisions based on collected data from different target audiences
- balancing local needs with the need for scale and international applicability
- managing the operational validation process
- monitoring the validation status and progress
- identifying areas for improvement or optimization within the process
your education
- bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business administration, or a related field is typically required
- continuing education and professional development are essential to stay current in the rapidly evolving field of technology
your skills
- excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- strong collaborative interpersonal skills to work across diverse, global teams
- ability to consult with and identify needs of colleagues to drive value creation
- project management abilities
- familiarity with Randstad’s business and compliance processes
- adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies
- familiarity with Google Workspace tools (Suite, Forms, Sheets, Slides, etc), Jira and Confluence
- attention to detail and accuracy
- ability to work independently and as part of a team
your personal characteristics
- ability to navigate and adapt to changing project requirements
- proactive attitude towards identifying and addressing IT challenges
- ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction
- ethical conduct and integrity in dealing with sensitive information
- willingness to travel if required for client engagements
- good command of the English language in word and writing is needed
what do you get in return?
In return for your talent and effort we pay a good, competitive salary and offer attractive benefits. Job security and working in a connected, collaborative and challenging environment, with an eye for each other's well-being. Imagine having an instant network where everyone wants you to succeed. And we have the numbers to back that up: we’re 38,820 employees strong, with over 4,826 offices in 38 countries. And 48% of our management is female.
Randstad’s performance standards are high, but as a team, we’ll make sure you reach and even exceed them through a wide range of learning and development opportunities. Joining our team means getting to work with great people. Each of them is crucial to maintaining our open-minded, entrepreneurial, and vibrant company culture.
Sure you’ll work hard, but this hard work is also rewarded, and success is celebrated. It’s the culture you’ll find in any of our global Randstad offices.
people at the heart of everything we do
Working at Randstad is unlike working at any organization. Because at Randstad we put people at the heart of everything we do. This goes for our clients, our talent, our employees and society. We combine our passion for people with the power of today’s technologies. Learn more about our mission, history and values on our website: www.randstad.com.
our strategy
Our aspiration is to be the world’s most equitable and specialized talent company. We aim to achieve this aspiration through our Partner for Talent strategy, built upon five key pillars.
the Talent & Expertise Group in Global IT
Randstad moves toward a more global operating company. To support our vision and strategy, we have introduced the Talent & Expertise Group (TEG) within Global IT. TEG is a group of about 100 employees in Global IT, who work on various programs and projects. The functional day to day guidance of the TEG individual is managed with the program/project, TEG is the homebase. In TEG we take care about your personal growth, your HR, your Great Conversations and your training. TEG is organized by communities of practice. Each community is built upon a certain area of expertise. The global cross program business consultant validation role is part of the implementation & change management community of practice. Besides the HR function captured within the community of practice, it is also an inspiring place to be and to learn, engage, collaborate with peers in Randstad (local & global) within your specific area of expertise.
If you recognize yourself in the profile above, we invite you to apply for this role. For more information, you can reach out to our recruitment business partner: becky.suckling@randstadsourceright.co.uk
