Data Transformation & Change Manager
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Role Overview
Damen is strengthening its Data & AI capabilities to support trusted data, scalable services, and sustainable business transformation.
The role accelerates adoption and expansion of Damen's Data Shared Service Centre across business functions.
The position combines transformation leadership, stakeholder management, change management, operational thinking, and practical delivery.
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Role overview
Damen is strengthening its Data & AI capabilities to support trusted data, scalable services, and sustainable business transformation.
The role accelerates adoption and expansion of Damen's Data Shared Service Centre across business functions.
The position combines transformation leadership, stakeholder management, change management, operational thinking, and practical delivery.
Data transformation initiatives
- Lead end-to-end onboarding of new data services and data objects into the Data Shared Service Centre.
- Translate business needs into transformation and onboarding plans with scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and success measures.
- Coordinate business, governance, operations, data, and technology teams.
- Ensure transition from project delivery into operational service.
Change and adoption
- Lead stakeholder engagement, communication, training, readiness assessments, and adoption activities.
- Support business teams in adopting new ways of working.
- Manage organizational change across multiple functions and regions.
- Facilitate workshops, alignment sessions, and decision-making forums.
Data services and collaboration
- Support data governance, master data management, and service management practices.
- Improve onboarding frameworks, operating procedures, and service models.
- Contribute to SLAs, XLAs, KPIs, service documentation, and enterprise standards.
- Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and operational teams.
- Help scale Data SSC services across domains, regions, and business functions.
Experience requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in data transformation, change management, project management, shared services, or related disciplines.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional transformation initiatives and driving organizational adoption.
- Experience managing stakeholders across multiple functions and levels.
- Experience implementing operating models, shared services, or service onboarding frameworks.
- Experience working in complex international organizations.
Technical expertise
- Change management, business transformation, project and program management, stakeholder management, and process improvement.
- Service onboarding, data governance, master data management, and shared services operations.
- Experience with SAP, Workday, Salesforce, IFS, ServiceNow, or similar enterprise platforms is listed as technical expertise.
- Reporting and project tracking tools are included in the technical expertise requirements.
Personal attributes
Structured, highly organized, pragmatic, hands-on, and results-oriented.
Strong communication, facilitation, influencing, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
Able to navigate ambiguity, build consensus, and drive clarity across diverse stakeholder groups.
Passionate about transformation, adoption, and continuous improvement.
About Damen
The role supports Data & AI initiatives across a global maritime leader and its multiple countries, business units, and functions.
Damen describes strong executive sponsorship, strategic investment, ownership, innovation, continuous improvement, and professional growth opportunities.
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