Quality Assurance and Change Manager| Enterprise IT | Dubai

Job Description

Job Requisition ID: 152924 Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the worlds most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Groups entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day. Overview of the role The Quality Assurance and Change Manager will oversee the activity of the quality assurance and change department and direct and indirect staff, developing, implementing, and maintaining a system of quality and reliability testing for the organizations products and/or development processes. She will also drive Business process impact and value delivery identification and tracking as well as communication strategies and plans for EIT Transformational projects. What you will do

• Designs, implements, and improves company quality standards
• Develops, implements, and manages processes to ensure that products meet required specifications for quality, function, and reliability prior to delivery
• Communicates quality standards and parameters to QA team, product development team, and third party vendors
• Ensures that Quality management plans are created, updated and executed for all product deliveries (through projects or Agile PODs)
• Coaches teams to a Quality-first mindset
• Oversees that the full quality assurance process (including code reviews, artifact reviews and product testing processes) are executed appropriately and as per the agreed development / QA established approach

• Ensures the Identification and analysis of defects, and other problems, particularly when problems recur in multiple products recommends and facilitates solutions to these issues
• Partner with the Project Management Office in the execution of project healthchecks including monitoring and controlling of key project budgets
• Adapt the Business value / value realization strategy and plan to specific key projects and Agile PODs and coach, support and monitor its execution
• Take active participation on Technology transformation programs and Lead the identification, classification, calculation method, baselining and monitoring of benefits/business value for EIT/Technology projects in alignment with senior EIT and Business managers
• Establishes a Change Management practice, framework and process
• Leads the Change Management function for key Transformation EIT projects/programs
• Supports Program/Project management with impact assessments to existing business processes and establishes communication strategies and plans to facilitate adoption of technology solutions

Leadership & Resource Management

• Effectively mobilize and manage project resources (manpower, equipment & material) and lead the team towards successful delivery
• Allocate and assign work assignments to resources in conjunction with the Engineering Heads
• Manage relationships with key implementation vendors on projects optimize engagement and drive execution
• Effective utilization of project team, mitigate team conflict and communication problems motivate team to work together in the most efficient manner
• Facilitate/Support the change management aspects by demonstrating high level of maturity & leadership skills
• Actively drives EIT and key Technology communications and achievements, writes newsletters and articles for the AFG intranet

Required skills to be successful

• 10 years of experience in related field
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (oral & written) and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines

About the team The role will report to the Head of Program and Project Management & Delivery Operations What equips you for the role

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related field Project Management Certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum. Agile (Scrum/Safe) certification.
• Solid experience in Change Management
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient in MS Office

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About Company

The Al-Futtaim Group is a large conglomerate based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.As a family-owned business, we take a long-term view in everything we do, because we believe that sustainable success requires uncompromising commitment.
That’s the reason why some of the world’s most admired and innovative brands from the USA, UK, Japan, Sweden, France, Germany and Switzerland – from sectors as diverse with each other as automotive, retail, real estate and finance – trust Al-Futtaim with their own reputation and commercial success since the 1930s.
And through our inherent customer-centric approach and relentless pursuit of perfection, we add significant value – connecting consumers in 20+ markets with these brands in contemporary, powerful, meaningful and emotional ways that create longstanding relationships based on loyalty and mutual trust.