Job DescriptionDeputy General Manager – Change Management

NJob 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.

NKey Duties & Responsibilities:

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- Lead development and continual improvement of the global change management system, processes, tools, and governance framework.
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- Drive standardisation and adoption of change management practices across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Programme functions.
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- Establish robust governance to ensure all changes are consistently assessed, approved, implemented, and verified.
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- Ensure effective integration of change management with problem management, APQP, FMEA, and wider quality systems.
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- Striving for an intuitive, easy to use IT tool that is deeply integrated into the Agratas toolchain and incorporates all necessary guardrails and safeguards.
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- Provide strategic oversight of the change landscape, enabling prioritisation based on risk, impact, and business objectives.
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- Build organisational capability through training, coaching, and development of change management competencies.
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- Lead and develop a high-performing team of change management specialists and engineers.
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- Facilitate cross-functional alignment and decision-making for complex, high-impact, or ambiguous changes.
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nLeadership & Impact Expectations:

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- Acts as the functional owner of change management across Agratas.
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- Provides strategic direction and governance, not just execution.
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- Influences senior stakeholders across global functions and customer interfaces.
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- Ensures end-to-end lifecycle integration across NPI, industrialisation, and series production.
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- Drives continuous improvement and maturity of systems, tools, and organisational behaviours.
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nQualifications & Experience:

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- 7+ years experience in change management within a complex manufacturing environment.
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- Strong understanding ofproduct lifecycle processes (APQP, FMEA, problem management, industrialisation).
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- Proven leadership experience, including team development and cross-functional influence.
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- Demonstrated ability toimplement governance frameworks and drive company-wide adoption.
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- Data-driven mindset with robust analytical and decision-making capability.
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- Educated to Degree level in an Engineering or Quality related subject.
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- Experience In The Automotive Industry, preferably In a Tier 1 Supplier Environment
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- Preferred: Experience with PLM, ERP and MES tools.
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- Preferred: Certified 6 sigma Green Belt and Core Tools Certified (APQP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, PPAP / Control Plan)
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- Preferred: Experience with SharePoint, PowerApps and Power BI.
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- Nice to have: Experience in a start-up environment.
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📌 Hiring: Dgm - Change Management (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Agratas – A Tata Enterprise
📍 Ahmedabad