Deputy General Manager – Change ManagementJob Purpose: As Deputy General Manager for Change Management, you will lead the development, deployment, and governance of the company-wide change management framework, ensuring robust control of product and process changes across the lifecycle. You will build organisational capability, drive adoption, secure cross-functional alignment, and ensure changes are effectively assessed, implemented, and embedded to protect product quality, compliance, and operational performance.Key Duties & Responsibilities:- Lead development and continual improvement of the global change management system, processes, tools, and governance framework.- Drive standardisation and adoption of change management practices across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Programme functions.- Establish robust governance to ensure all changes are consistently assessed, approved, implemented, and verified.- Ensure effective integration of change management with problem management, APQP, FMEA, and wider quality systems.- Striving for an intuitive, easy to use IT tool that is deeply integrated into the Agratas toolchain and incorporates all necessary guardrails and safeguards.- Provide strategic oversight of the change landscape, enabling prioritisation based on risk, impact, and business objectives.- Build organisational capability through training, coaching,



and development of change management competencies.- Lead and develop a high-performing team of change management specialists and engineers.- Facilitate cross-functional alignment and decision-making for complex, high-impact, or ambiguous changes.Leadership & Impact Expectations:- Acts as the functional owner of change management across Agratas.- Provides strategic direction and governance, not just execution.- Influences senior stakeholders across global functions and customer interfaces.- Ensures end-to-end lifecycle integration across NPI, industrialisation, and series production.- Drives continuous improvement and maturity of systems, tools, and organisational behaviours.Qualifications & Experience:- 7+ years experience in change management within a complex manufacturing environment.- Strong understanding of product lifecycle processes (APQP, FMEA, problem management, industrialisation).- Proven leadership experience, including team development and cross-functional influence.- Demonstrated ability to implement governance frameworks and drive company-wide adoption.- Data-driven mindset with strong analytical and decision-making capability.- Educated to Degree level in an Engineering or Quality related subject.- Experience In The Automotive Industry, preferably In a Tier 1 Supplier Environment- Preferred: Experience with PLM, ERP and MES tools.- Preferred: Certified 6 sigma Green Belt and Core Tools Certified (APQP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, PPAP / Control Plan)- Preferred: Experience with SharePoint, PowerApps and Power BI.- Nice to have: Experience in a start-up setting.

📌 DGM - Change Management (Surat)
🏢 Agratas – A Tata Enterprise
📍 Surat