Change Manager - Technical Governance

ECS | Enterprise Change Specialists; Dubai; On-site; AED 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS | Enterprise Change Specialists seeks a Change Manager – Technical Governance to govern techno-functional changes across enterprise application environments. Offshore with initial travel to understand landscape and stakeholders, the role emphasizes architectural soundness, risk management, and compliance.

The ideal candidate has senior experience in ERP governance, ITIL, and enterprise change frameworks, with executive-level stakeholder influence and the ability to drive standardized change

Qualifications

• Senior experience leading techno-functional change governance in large, complex enterprises.
• Proven background managing ERP techno-functional change at scale.
• 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 (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.

Skills

ERP governance

ITIL/ITSM

CAB leadership

Change management

Technical governance

Stakeholder influence

Architecture review

Release management

Risk management

Job description

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