Project And Change Lead - Data And AI Services

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Position Title:
Project & Change Lead
- Data & AI Services

Department:
Data & AI / Shared Services

Location:

Damen Shared Services, Abu Dhabi

Reports To:

Head of Data & AI

Employment Type:

Full-Time

As a Project & Change Lead
- Data & AI Services
, you play a key role in scaling and maturing Damen's Data Shared Service Center (Data SSC). Your primary responsibility is to lead onboarding projects for new data services and capabilities, ensuring successful implementation, stakeholder adoption, and operational integration.

You act as the link between business stakeholders, operational teams, and technology teams, coordinating activities across People, Process, and Technology. Success is measured not only by delivering projects on time, but by ensuring new services are understood, adopted, and embedded into daily operations.

Working closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, IT teams, and shared service teams, you help transform new opportunities into structured, sustainable, and value-adding services. Knowledge of Data Governance and Master Data Management is beneficial but not essential for success in this role.

Damen is investing significantly in Data, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Transformation to support its long-term ambition of becoming a truly data-powered maritime solutions provider. Existing foundations have been established, and the next phase focuses on scaling enterprise capabilities, improving governance, strengthening data quality, and accelerating business adoption of Data & AI.

The Data Shared Service Center (Data SSC) is a key component of this journey, providing standardized, scalable, and sustainable data management services across multiple business domains. As Damen continues to expand its data capabilities, new services and data domains must be successfully onboarded, governed, and operationalized.

• Lead onboarding projects for new services, capabilities, and data domains within the Data Shared Service Centre
• Develop project plans, manage timelines, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations
• Coordinate activities across business, operational, and technology teams to deliver successful outcomes
• Monitor project progress and ensure smooth transition into operational service delivery

• Drive stakeholder engagement, communication, and readiness activities to support adoption of new services
• Facilitate workshops, alignment sessions, and change discussions across business functions
• Support training and adoption activities that enable sustainable ways of working
• Ensure new services are understood, accepted, and embedded into daily operations

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, and technical teams across Damen
• Coordinate decisions, dependencies, priorities, and risks across multiple work streams
• Build alignment between business objectives and project outcomes
• Provide clear visibility on project status, risks, issues, and achievements
• Continuous Improvement
• Support the development of operating procedures, service documentation, KPIs, and onboarding standards
• Identify opportunities to improve onboarding efficiency and service quality
• Capture lessons learned and incorporate improvements into future projects
• Contribute to the growth and maturity of the Data Shared Service Centre

• Successful onboarding of new data objects and services into the Data SSC.
• High levels of stakeholder adoption and engagement
• Delivery of transformation initiatives within agreed scope, timeline, quality, and budget objectives
• Effective implementation of change management and communication strategies
• Improved consistency, transparency, and governance of Data SSC services
• Increased operational efficiency through standardized service delivery models
• Strong alignment between business objectives, governance requirements, and operational capabilities
• Contribution to Damen's broader Data & AI transformation strategy

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Organizational Change, Information Management, Data Management, Information Systems, Project Management, or a related discipline
• Project Management and/or Change Management certifications are preferred

• We are looking for a hands-on professional with 4-7 years of experience who…