Senior Change Manager

Purpose Key objectives of the job

• Guide change for high impact transformations, projects and transitions

• Support, coach and influence executive level stakeholders

• Manage teams of change management experts

• Collaborate effectively with global project and transformation teams

• Further build the AkzoNobel change management capability and team

+++ Candidates with experience on different projects as a dedicated change manager preferably within Sales (inc) and/or CRM projects
+++ Strong communication skills in English (experience with writing articles)

Responsibilities

• Develop the Change Management & Communication strategy, approach and planning for high impact projects and transformations

• Deploy above strategy, approach and plan through relevant change management and communication initiatives, including rolling out the project communication plan, developing and delivering workshops and training etc

• Deliver above large and complex projects on time and budget for all related change management work

• Ensure Stakeholder Management, incl. preparing stakeholder weekly/monthly meetings, setting up and guiding a network of change agents

• Support local/country deployments by coaching the local teams and developing and sharing relevant change management & communication materials

• Organize and deliver ‘Leading change’ workshops

• Align change management & communications with relevant other initiatives including our Transformation Office

• Support ExCo and Executive Leadership Team members on change messaging

• Further build the AkzoNobel change management capability and global team by further developing our methodology and tools, sharing best practices and coaching more junior team members and interns.

Education

• Degree in Psychology, Sociology, Organizational behavior, Business Management, or other degree with relevant OCM and transformational leadership experience

• Excellent knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken

• At least 10 years relevant work experience, of which at least 5 years in a change management or major transformation leadership positions

• Geographical experience in at least 3 regions and/or 10 or more different locations/countries

• Strong Preference of having business experiences in other business functions, like Financial, HR, or IT

• Proven track record of delivering large and complex projects on time and on budget

Specific and key behaviour skills

• Preference for experience in Six Sigma or Lean programs

• Proven Knowledge and Experience in shared services, BPO, and/or management consulting disciplines

• Customer focus: by building successful partnerships with our customers

• Deliver on commitments: we do what we say principle

• Passion for excellence: striving to be the best in everything we do, every day

• Winning together: we develop, share and use our personal strengths to win as a team

• Highly polished and professional behaviors, comfortable presenting and influencing in the C-Suite