Senior Change Manager | Strategy & Transformation

Robinson & Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A major automotive company in Dubai is searching for a Senior Change Manager who excels in leading transformation across high-impact initiatives. This role requires over 5 years of experience in change management within the automotive sector, exceptional communication skills, and a strong ability to drive results. The successful candidate will create frameworks for change, engage stakeholders, and ensure effective implementation of organizational changes. This position offers an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team committed to excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of change management experience in the automotive sector.
• Experience in leading transformational projects.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Create a global change management framework.
• Engage with stakeholders for change initiatives.
• Oversee execution of change initiatives and track performance.

Skills

Change management

Leadership

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Science

Master’s/MBA

PROSCI certification

Job description

Senior Change Manager | Al-Futtaim Automotive | Strategy & Transformation

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the Role

We are looking for a Senior Change Manager, a master practitioner of change—someone who treats change management as a craft, blending deep expertise, behavioral insight, and structured methods to deliver people‑centered transformation across our strategic portfolio. In this role, you’ll enable individuals and teams to adopt new ways of working, aligned to high‑impact initiatives across Al‑Futtaim Automotive in the UAE and internationally.

What You Will Do

• Create and embed a global change management framework, processes, and tools for Al Futtaim Automotive UAE and International.
• Establish a culture of change across the global network.
• Formulate and drive the organization‑level change management strategy to accelerate the realization of our overall strategic goals and objectives.
• Engage with key stakeholders to ensure buy‑in and support for change initiatives.
• Oversee the execution of change initiatives, ensuring they are implemented effectively and efficiently.
• Track and evaluate the performance of change initiatives to ensure they deliver the expected benefits.
• Plan and execute change management plans for transformation projects and programs.
• Ensure the effective adoption of change management practices across the organization by developing a roadmap and action plan as well as driving the change management program.
• Support transformation projects/programs by creating and executing change management plans.
• Develop an effective and tailored communication and engagement strategy that meets the desired benefits and outcomes in alignment with the strategic direction as well as select the ideal communication tools to be adopted across the division.
• Define KPIs to assess benefit realization.
• Undertake change impact assessments including internal and external stakeholder impact analysis.
• Conduct learning needs analysis for impacted stakeholders including the approach and roadmap for the delivery of effective training sessions, materials and tools.

Required Skills to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Science (preferred); PROSCI (or equivalent) preferred; Master’s/MBA is an asset.
• 5+ years hands‑on change management experience (or in operational/team leadership or project management) with proven success leading transformational programmes in an Automotive operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading transformational projects/programs within an Automotive Operational environment.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

About the Team

You will join the Strategy & Transformation Business Unit within the Automotive Division, operating as part of a Centre of Excellence (COE) and reporting into the Head of Strategy and Transformation. The team partners across our global automotive network to deliver high quality transformation and adoption.

What Equips You for the Role

• A master practitioner who sees change management as a craft; combining deep expertise, behavioural insight, and structured methodology to design and deliver high quality, people‑centered change.
• Proven leadership, influencing and facilitation skills and business acumen.
• Results‑driven achiever who is able to grasp and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Comfortable working with all levels of management across the organization.
• Experience working within and leading cross‑functional teams.
• Broad strategic thinker, with clear vision and direction of change management.
• Strong customer focus and commitment to service excellence.
• Exude a winning attitude, commitment to team goals and to winning through collaboration.
• Be passionate about leading change and driving results.
• Actively contributing as part of a highly engaged team to own and implement initiatives that deliver sustained benefits realization to increase quality and value.
• Be a self‑starter with an engaging leadership style, solid influencing and facilitation skills who will quickly develop relationships across the organization while contributing to a collaborative work environment.

About Al‑Futtaim Automotive

A major division of the UAE‑based Al‑Futtaim Group of companies, Al‑Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Our core business activities at Al‑Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world’s most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM.

We are driven by a customer‑centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value‑added service across our vast universe of customers – right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors.

Our mission is to become the leader in custom‑made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world‑class omni‑channel experiences.

We channel our local expertise and global trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive portfolios of mobility products and solutions, from passenger cars to SUVs, electric vehicles to high‑performance motorbikes, commercial vehicles to industrial & construction equipment.

What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000‑member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path.

This is Al‑Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.