Change Manager - Technical Governance

ECS ME; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS ME is seeking a Senior Change Manager – Technical Governance to oversee techno-functional change across enterprise applications. The role is primarily offshore with travel, and involves reviewing designs, enforcing standards, and chairing CABs to manage risk and resilience.

You will lead standardized change frameworks for ERP platforms (Oracle ERP, ServiceNow, Informatica, Unifier), partner with executive stakeholders, and ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and operational

Qualifications

• Senior experience leading techno-functional change governance in large, complex enterprises.
• Proven background managing ERP techno-functional change at scale.
• Strong understanding of ERP architectures, integrations, infrastructure, and release management.
• Demonstrated success establishing standardized, repeatable enterprise change frameworks.
• Deep expertise in ITSM / ITIL and enterprise governance models.
• Executive-level stakeholder influence and decision-making capability.

Responsibilities

• Govern end-to-end techno-functional change across enterprise application platforms (Oracle ERP, ServiceNow, Informatica, Unifier).
• Review, challenge, and approve technical designs, architecture decisions, and implementation plans
• Chair executive-level Change Advisory Boards (CAB) with focus on technical risk, governance, impact, and resilience
• Drive enterprise-wide standardization of change processes across large, complex organizations application landscape
• Ensure compliance with architecture, security, audit, regulatory, and operational requirements
• Oversee complex change landscapes involving multiple vendors, systems, and delivery models
• Define and track governance KPIs, risk indicators, and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Tech governance leadership

ERP change governance

ITSM / ITIL expertise

Executive stakeholder influence

Tools

Oracle ERP

ServiceNow

Informatica

Unifier

Job description

Role Purpose

Primarily offshore but open to travel or may need to travel initial month or so to understand landscape and stakeholders

Need a good candidate with strong technical, erp and change management experience

Change Manager – Technical Governance is the accountable authority for governing technical change across enterprise application environments. This role ensures all changes are architecturally sound, risk-managed, standardized, and aligned to enterprise technology, security, and compliance standards.

Accountability & Authority

Acts as the final governance authority for high-risk and complex techno-functional changes

Enforces enterprise change standards and governance controls across all ERP programs

Key Responsibilities

• Govern end-to-end techno-functional change across enterprise application platforms (ex: Oracle ERP, ServiceNow, Informatica, Unifier etc)
• Review, challenge, and approve technical designs, architecture decisions, and implementation plans
• Chair executive-level Change Advisory Boards (CAB) with focus on technical risk, governance, impact, and resilience
• Drive enterprise-wide standardization of change processes across large, complex organizations application landscape
• Ensure compliance with architecture, security, audit, regulatory, and operational requirements
• Oversee complex change landscapes involving multiple vendors, systems, and delivery models
• Define and track governance KPIs, risk indicators, and continuous improvement initiatives

Experience & Capability

• Senior experience leading techno-functional change governance in large, complex enterprises
• Proven background managing ERP techno-functional change at scale
• Strong understanding of ERP architectures, integrations, infrastructure, and release management
• Demonstrated success establishing standardized, repeatable enterprise change frameworks
• Deep expertise in ITSM / ITIL and enterprise governance models
• Executive-level stakeholder influence and decision-making capability

Desirable

• ERP and integrated systems exposure is a great advantage
• Experience in highly regulated or global operating environments

Need a good candidate with strong technical, erp and change management experience

Primarily offshore but open to travel or may need to travel initial month or so to understand landscape and stakeholders