Project & Change Lead - Data & AI Services

Project & Change Lead
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** JOB DESCRIPTION
***
* 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
** JOB PURPOSE
** 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.
** About the Organization
** 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.
** KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Project Delivery & Service Onboarding
*** 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
** Change Management & Adoption
*** 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
** Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Coordination
*** 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  
** KEY

ACCOUNTABILITIES
*** 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…