Carl Robinson | Chief Delivery Officer | Chief Transformation Officer

Who I am

I build what gets work out of the door

Not strategy decks. The actual delivery engine. The capability, the structure, the operating rhythm that lets organisations grow without falling apart and change without losing confidence.

I've led technology and business Transformations simultaneously and separately. The common thread isn't the type of change. It's that I keep the people in the room, hold the outcome in view, and make sure what gets built actually gets used.

I've built it from scratch more than once. Held it together through 45–75% annual growth at Globant. Recovered programmes at MPS that had been stalling for years. What they had in common: I owned the outcome, not just the plan.

Board and ExCo level. Permanent, Interim, or Fractional. Any sector. Available now.

What I fix

The four problems I'm brought in to solve

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Delivery that isn't delivering

Programmes stalling, milestones missed, confidence eroding. I rebuild the engine.

By the time most organisations call me in, they already know something is wrong. Delivery dates keep slipping. The same risks appear on every report. The board is asking questions the team can't answer with confidence.

I don't start with methodology. I start by finding out what's actually true, which means going beyond the status deck. Within two weeks I know where the real blockers are, whether the plan is credible, and what needs to change first.

What I don't do: add more governance layers and call it recovery. The engine gets rebuilt so it runs.

Proof

20%+

Time-to-market improvement at Medical Protection Society. Stalled 3-year Programme recovered in 6 months. Delivery function built from zero.

Scale without control

Growth outpacing the operating model. I build the structure that holds.

Fast growth is brilliant until the organisation can't hold it. Things that worked at 50 people don't work at 500. Decisions slow down, accountability blurs, clients start to feel it.

I've designed and built operating models that keep pace with growth. Not in theory, but while the business was growing at 45–75% a year. The structure has to work under load, not just look right on a slide.

The result is an organisation that grows without losing grip on quality, margin, its people or its customers.

Proof

$13m → $290m+

Globant UK. Built and led the delivery and operating infrastructure across 4 years of 45–75% annual growth. 1,600 people. FTSE 100 clients. Full P&L.

Transformation that isn't landing

Change looks good on paper but isn't sticking. I connect delivery to adoption.

Most Transformation Programmes produce outputs. Fewer produce outcomes. The gap between the two is where organisations lose money and goodwill. New systems nobody uses, restructures that rearrange the chairs, change communications nobody reads.

I close that gap. Delivery and adoption aren't separate workstreams. They're the same job. I run them together, which means change sticks from day one rather than six months after go-live.

What changes when I'm involved: real adoption metrics, not just go-live dates.

Proof

£5m+

Verified savings delivered at Intrum. Regulated entity Transformation. Zero compliance failures. Personal director liability throughout.

No delivery function at all

Starting from zero. I've done it twice. I build it properly the first time.

Some organisations have never had a proper delivery capability. They've managed on goodwill, heroics, and luck. It works until it doesn't. And when it stops working, the consequences are serious.

Building from nothing is a cleaner problem than fixing something broken. I design for what the organisation needs in three years, not just today. The right foundations: governance that doesn't create drag, a PMO that earns its seat, a leadership team that knows how to run a portfolio.

The function I build doesn't need me to keep running it. That's the point.

Proof

Twice, from zero

MPS: full delivery function built from scratch in a regulated healthcare organisation. Globant UK: delivery capability scaled from startup to 1,600 people and $290m+ revenue.

I work where strategy meets execution. I don't separate the two. The four problems above are the most common reasons I'm brought in, but they scratch the surface. I also design Target Operating Models, build Centres of Excellence, and establish teams with a genuine focus on outcomes and return on investment. That's just a handful. Whatever I put in place, it's built to run without me.

The numbers

Verified outcomes. Not claimed ones.

$290m+

Globant UK, CDO and COO

Revenue grew from $13m to $290m+ over 4 years. 45–75% annual growth. 1,600 people. FTSE 100 clients. Full P&L responsibility.

20%+

Medical Protection Society

Built the delivery function from zero. Recovered a stalled 3-year Programme. 20%+ improvement in time-to-market and waste reduction confirmed at 6 months.

£5m+

Intrum

Regulated entity Transformation. £5m+ in verified savings. Zero compliance failures throughout. Personal director liability accepted.

In their words

From people who've worked with me

“

Carl is a top class delivery director. Programmatic, pragmatic, collaborative and client-centric. A pleasure to work with.

Andrew Szczepanski

Company Owner

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Carl is a great orchestrator, managing people and expectations, setting rules and making it easy to work for others. This has generated new account opportunities worth millions for the company.

Federico Steiner

Software Delivery SME, formerly Globant

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Carl led me to drive tremendous results... Any company is lucky to have his expertise.

Tracy Robinson

Senior Product Director

$13m → $290m+

I build what gets work out of the door

The four problems I'm brought in to solve

Verified outcomes. Not claimed ones.

From people who've worked with me

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