Senior Organizational Change Manager - Cybersecurity OT Program

Overview of the Role:

The Senior Organizational
Change Manager will lead the people -change workstream for a large‑scale
Cybersecurity Operational Technology (OT) transformation within a major
chemical and energy company in South Africa. The role is responsible for
ensuring that employees, leaders, and operational teams successfully adopt new
cybersecurity processes, technologies, and behaviours required to protect
critical OT environments. The position combines deep change‑management
expertise with an understanding of industrial operations, cybersecurity
impacts, and large enterprise transformation.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a
  comprehensive change management strategy and plan for the Cybersecurity OT
  program.
  
• Conduct change impact
  assessments to understand how new cybersecurity controls, tools, and processes
  affect various stakeholder groups across operations, engineering, and support
  functions.
  
• Lead stakeholder
  engagement, including identification, analysis, and ongoing relationship
  management with site leadership, operational managers, and frontline teams.
  
• Design and execute
  communication plans to position the program, reinforce behavioural change, and
  build alignment across the organisation.
  
• Develop training and
  capability‑building strategies in collaboration with cybersecurity and OT
  subject matter experts.
  
• Support adoption of new OT
  cybersecurity policies, standards, and operating procedures.
  
• Monitor change readiness
  and adoption through assessments, feedback channels, and performance metrics.
  
• Identify change risks and
  develop mitigation strategies to ensure smooth transition and minimal
  disruption to operations.
  
• Facilitate workshops,
  briefings, and engagement sessions with various levels of the organisation.
  
• Provide coaching and
  guidance to project leads and business managers on effective change leadership.
  
• Ensure all change
  activities align with broader enterprise transformation frameworks and
  compliance requirements.
  

Requirements

Key Skills:

• Strong expertise in leading
  organisational change in complex, multi‑site industrial environments.
  
• Strong communication,
  facilitation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
  
• Experience delivering
  change across large transformation programs with multiple workstreams.
  
• Ability to translate
  technical or cybersecurity content into clear, accessible messages for non‑technical
  audiences. 
  
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving,
  and planning capabilities.
  
• Adaptability and
  resilience, particularly in operational or unionized environments.
  
• Experience working in
  energy, chemicals, mining, or other heavy‑industry sectors is a strong
  advantage.
  
• Understanding of OT
  environments, plant operations, or industrial control systems, and how
  cybersecurity changes impact those spaces.
  
• Knowledge of cybersecurity
  concepts related to risk, controls, governance, and incident response (deep
  technical expertise is not required but is beneficial).
  
• Ability to work with senior
  leadership and influence decisions without direct authority.
  
• Strong communication,
  facilitation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
  

Relevant Education/ Certifications:

• Relevant Degree/ Diploma.
  
• Prosci Change Management
  Certification (highly recommended).
  
• CMI or ACMP change‑management
  credentials (optional but beneficial).
  
• Cybersecurity‑related
  awareness certifications such as CISSP or CISM are not required but a
  foundational cybersecurity certification or short course can be advantageous.