Manager, Business Transformation

ADNOC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas company in Abu Dhabi is seeking a senior manager to lead transformation projects in GS&A. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in public relations and change management, with at least 15 years in roles including managerial responsibilities. Strong communication and project management skills are essential for this role, which drives improvements in business processes and ensures compliance with quality standards.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in public relations or general services.
• At least 8 years in managerial roles in a large organization.
• Ability to make complex scenarios understandable for others.

Responsibilities

• Lead GS&A transformation projects to meet time, cost, and quality standards.
• Manage and deliver efficient support and coordination services for employees.
• Drive change management initiatives and promote a performance-driven culture.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Project management skills

Strong people management skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Public Relations, Marketing or Communications

Job description

Job Purpose

Lead, manage and deliver GS&A transformation projects to time, cost and quality standards in response to the needs of the customer / functions and the business. Ensure the delivery of the Function's vision while providing oversight into key projects, initiatives and Work streams to meet Management's expectations. Drive the transformation program to ensure that GS&A has the organization and attitudes necessary to prosper in, what is becoming, a highly competitive and fast moving commercial environment.

Key Accountabilities

Transformation Programs

• Design and lead implementation of key strategic transformation initiatives in line with GS&A Function's vision and current and future business needs.
• Initiate and oversee Function's business transformation and productivity initiatives in a manner that systematically improves its operational execution. Lead large scale change management initiatives across the Function with best practice methodology as a framework and requiring substantial re-engineering of current systems and processes. Provide guidance and consultation over all aspects of business transformation projects.
• Recommend and sponsor enhancements to the current practices and work processes aiming at identification of gaps and issues.
• Define strategic overview of all priority projects with regards to delivery and alignment of activities to ensure their successful delivery against objectives and GS&A Function's mandate.
• Plan and manage the delivery of various transformation initiatives ensuring availability of process and competency enablers to allow for agile and efficient project delivery process. Proactively steer initiatives, projects and teams to deliver against agreed objectives.
• Manage and enhance the reputation and brand image of GS&A and ADNOC as a whole through effective internal and external strategic relationships.
• Promote a performance driven culture through a robust corporate management system
• Provide strategic support to key investment projects and support the delivery of high impact GS&A Director priorities that address critical subject matters of strategic and tactical importance.
• Proactively guide program development for the GS&A initiatives from ideation and development to monitoring implementation.
• Drive the change management agenda in GS&A and ensure the team acts as an ambassador for the new direction.

Communication & Relationship Building

• Manage the development and delivery of strategic, accurate and effective communication into and out of the GS&A SVP's office.
• Build collaborations network cross functional teams to leverage their expertise and synergize business units and operations to achieve improvement in business processes.
• Lead the change management initiatives by collaborating and working closely with peers, as well as business and government leaders in and outside the Function.

Strategic Business Support

• Lead and manage the provision of efficient support and coordination services including contracts, quality, administration, employee relation, training and IT services to all employees in the Function in accordance with ADNOC's policies and procedures. Includes monitoring its implementation as well as alerting management on potential risk and liability, quality matters and best utilization of Information Technology.

Real-estate Management

• Lead and Manage asset business analysis including costs & revenues controlling and operations cost controlling activities to report on asset performance and follow-up asset performance actions.
• Identify and implement improvements that increase the business value and efficiency of the work performed. Initiate and / or oversee increasingly complex projects and continuous improvement activities.

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Review the progress of GS&A asset through metric reporting, analysis and identifying variances from plans in order to ensure compliance as per planned timelines, quality and budget.
• Monitor on a timely basis internal audits to control L&S compliance towards internal audits and ensure the effectiveness of audits remedial action plans.

Change Management

• Establish knowledge management mechanism across strategic initiatives and define the required capabilities in order to drive change in the organization.
• Produce ideas to be role‑modelled by organization leaders and change agents in order to implement change effectively.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration / Public Relations, Marketing & Communications or equivalent

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• 15 years of experience in public relations / general services including business support & change management of which at least 8 years in managerial responsibilities in a large organization, preferably in the oil and gas industry.
• Excellent communication skills, making complex scenarios simple, and understood by others.
• Demonstrable project management skills of projects that are short, mid and long‑term and drive direct impact.
• Strong people management skills and ability to support in development of team members.

Professional Certifications

Certificate in Project Management (preferable).