Data Transformation & Change Leader

963 Damen Middle East Shared Services Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Damen Shipyards Group in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Data Transformation & Change Manager to drive onboarding of new data services into the Data Shared Service Centre and to turn opportunities into operational services that deliver measurable business value.

You will work with Data Owners, Data Stewards, stakeholders, IT, and governance teams to align, adopt, and sustain data capabilities while shaping scalable data services and governance practices across regions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Transformation, Change Management, Project Management, Shared Services, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• Experience driving organizational adoption and business change.
• Experience with stakeholder management across multiple functions and levels.
• Experience implementing operating models, shared services, or service onboarding frameworks.
• Experience working in complex international organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Transformation Initiatives
• Lead the end-to-end onboarding of new data services and data objects into the Data Shared Service Centre
• Translate business needs into structured transformation and onboarding plans
• Define scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and success measures
• Coordinate activities across business, governance, operations, data, and technology teams
• Ensure successful transition from project delivery into operational service
• Drive Change & Adoption
• Lead stakeholder engagement, communication, training, readiness assessments, and adoption activities
• Support business teams in understanding and embracing new ways of working
• Manage organizational change across multiple business functions and regions
• Facilitate workshops, alignment sessions, and decision-making forums
• Promote long-term adoption and value realization
• Build Scalable Data Services
• Support the implementation of Data Governance, MDM, and service management practices
• Define and improve onboarding frameworks, operating procedures, and service models
• Contribute to the development of SLAs, XLAs, KPIs, and service documentation
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and operating models
• Drive consistency and repeatability across future onboarding initiatives
• Collaborate & Deliver Results
• Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Product Owners, and business stakeholders
• Provide transparency on progress, risks, issues, and key decisions
• Support continuous improvement of Data SSC capabilities
• Capture lessons learned and promote best practices
• Help scale Data SSC services across domains, regions, and business functions

Skills

Data Transformation

Change Management

Project Management

Stakeholder Mgmt

Process Improvement

Service Onboarding

Data Governance

MDM

Shared Services

Tools

SAP

Workday

Salesforce

IFS

ServiceNow

Reporting Tools

Job description

Damen Shipyards Group in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Data Transformation & Change Manager to drive onboarding of new data services into the Data Shared Service Centre and to turn opportunities into operational services that deliver measurable business value.

You will work with Data Owners, Data Stewards, stakeholders, IT, and governance teams to align, adopt, and sustain data capabilities while shaping scalable data services and governance practices across regions.