Director, Transformation Office

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We work together to transform essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health. Join our values-led organization committed to building a more resilient world with people and planet in mind. Our core values are the foundation that make us successful for ourselves, our customers and the planet.

Job Description

We work together to transform essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health. Join our values-led organization committed to building a more resilient world with people and planet in mind. Our core values are the foundation that make us successful for ourselves, our customers and the planet.

Albemarle is hiring for a Director, Transformation Office. This position is hybrid and located in Charlotte, NC.

As Director, Transformation Office, you will support the Chief Transformation Officer and the enterprise transformation office by driving rigorous program management, executive synthesis, cross-functional coordination, and value capture. This role serves as a trusted and challenging thought partner to pillar sponsors, workstream leaders, and initiative owners—elevating decision quality, strengthening plans, and helping ensure delivery of enterprise value across the transformation portfolio. This role is defined by three core responsibilities:

Driving transformation performance and value realization across the portfolio,

Serving as a trusted challenger and thought partner to senior leaders, and

Translating complex performance data into clear executive insights and decisions.

What you will do

Serve as a constructive challenger to pillar sponsors, workstream leaders, and initiative owners—stress-testing assumptions and elevating plans to be more ambitious, executable, and aligned to enterprise value

Operate as a senior extension of the Chief Transformation Officer, reinforcing expectations, driving alignment, and selectively intervening to sustain performance momentum across the transformation

Drive performance rigor across initiatives by identifying underperformance early, challenging root causes, and ensuring clear actions are clearly defined and owned

Coordinate across multiple transformation workstreams and functional teams to maintain alignment, sequencing, and delivery discipline

Support executive governance processes, leadership reviews, and decision-making forums with clear recommendations and actionable insights

Develop concise executive-level materials, strategic synthesis, and performance updates for senior leadership

Translate complex transformation performance into clear, concise executive narratives that drive decision-making and alignment

Track KPIs, milestones, risks, dependencies, and value capture – ensuring outcomes are credible, measurable and realized (not just reported)

Escalate risks, gaps, bottlenecks, and underperformance proactively to enable timely intervention and decision-making

Identify and help resolve cross-functional barriers that could slow delivery or reduce impact

Support prioritization and evolution of the transformation portfolio through data-driven insights, scenario analysis, and clear trade-off recommendations to leadership

Transformation initiatives are delivered against plan with clear visibility to value, risks, and mitigation actions

Underperformance is surfaced early, with clear root cause and corrective actions in place

Pillar sponsors and initiative owners operate with higher rigor, accountability, and consistency

Executive leadership has clear, concise views of performance and key decisions required

Cross-functional bottlenecks are proactively identified and resolved before impacting delivery

The transformation office is viewed as a critical driver of performance—not just reporting

What you bring

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Operations, or a related field

Approximately 6-10 years of experience in management consulting, transformation, PMO, strategic program leadership, operating model redesign, or enterprise performance improvement roles

Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise transformations, cost and productivity programs, operating model redesign, or large-scale cross-functional change initiatives

Strong executive communication and presentation capabilities, including the ability to synthesize complex information into concise leadership materials and recommendations

Proven ability to challenge assumptions constructively, influence senior leaders, and drive accountability without direct line ownership

Strong program management discipline with experience tracking KPIs, milestones, risks, dependencies, and value realization across a portfolio of initiatives

It’d be great if you also have:

MBA or other advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field

Experience in a top-tier strategy consulting or transformation advisory environment strongly preferred

Approximately 2+ years of post-MBA consulting experience in transformation, performance improvement, or strategic execution

Experience in industrials, chemicals, mining, manufacturing, energy, or energy-transition sectors

Experience working with executive governance processes, transformation offices, enterprise PMOs, or value capture offices

Track record of operating effectively in high-visibility roles that require sound judgment, executive presence, and the ability to create clarity in ambiguous environments

Benefits of joining Albemarle

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.

Benefits of Joining Albemarle

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.