Change Management Manager-Jobs in Deutschland

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Summary and role information:
The Customer Support Organizational Change Leader (Change Manager) is a professional responsible for overseeing and implementing strategies that facilitate organizational growth and transformation. This role focuses on assessing the current organizational structure, culture, and processes to identify areas for improvement and development while acting as the owner for all Change Leadership best practices across the organization. The individual in this role is responsible for monitoring overall organizational efforts and connecting with strategic change-related topics across SAP (including HR, CS&D) and within our own strategic portfolios. Additionally, they develop roadmaps to enhance Change Leadership skills among Change Management Leaders, Project Leaders, and Business Sponsors across Customer Support. This individual is a thought leader on transformational change and offers mentorship and guidance on the subject, leading the topic across Customer Support and beyond.

What you'll do:

• Oversee and Manage OCM Project Portfolio: Lead the Organizational Change Management (OCM) project portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with SAP's business strategy.
• Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with senior stakeholders to ensure change initiatives align with overall business goals and objectives.
• Support Development of Change Management Plans: Collaborate with Organizational and Business Change Leads to develop comprehensive change management plans for SAP and market-inclusive initiatives.
• Mentorship and Guidance: Provide mentorship and guidance to the Change Leadership Network, especially supporting junior and intermediate specialists.
• Monitor Organizational Efforts: Actively monitor organizational efforts and connect with strategic change-related topics across SAP.
• Activities done in partnership/co-leadership with Global head of Change for Customer Support.

What you'll bring:

• Educational Background: Master's or Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: Proven experience in organizational change management, preferably within a large enterprise setting.
• Methodology and Process Expertise: Apply structured methodologies and processes to drive organizational change (Prosci training & certification is an asset).
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with and through others at all levels of the organization.
• Autonomy and Flexibility: Ability to perform autonomously and flexibly in ambiguous situations.
• Effective Communication: Enable effective communication across the organization using tools including Microsoft Suite (SharePoint, Sway).
• Support Training Efforts: Strong track record of supporting training and development initiatives (Walk-me experience is an asset).
• Change Adoption and Reinforcement: Identify and manage strategies to ensure adoption, usage, and reinforcement of change (Prosci training is an asset).
• Employee Engagement: Design and implement strategies to enhance employee engagement and foster a positive work environment.
• Leadership Development: Experience in designing and implementing leadership development programs.
• Risk Management: Identify, analyze, and prepare risk-mitigation tactics.
• Resource Allocation: Efficiently allocate budgets and resources to support change initiatives.

Meet your team:
At the Business Transformation & Enablement, we are responsible for driving the transformation strategy and roadmap that enables SAP Customer Support to successfully achieve its objectives. Our work involves close collaboration with the leads of our strategic programs, prioritizing and executing key projects and initiatives to ensure business value delivery and a strong return on investment.

If you're passionate about driving positive organizational change and have the skills and experience to lead strategic transformation initiatives, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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Requisition ID: 417413 | Work Area: Customer Service and Support | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid