Senior Governance & Change Manager (f/m/d) at E.ON · 45131

Senior Governance & Change Manager (f/m/d)

Location: 45131, Essen, Germany

What You Will Own

Governance and Change Management

• Own and continuously evolve the EMDT change management process within our SAFe/DevOps approach
• Drive improvements to governance, efficiency and delivery quality across the change lifecycle and ensure transparency across decisions, priorities, dependencies and organizational risks. Establish governance mechanisms that balance agility, quality and operational stability while adapting to AI-native product DevOps.
• Close collaboration with Energy Markets Business

Performance Management and Leadership Support

Own the preparation, coordination and continuous improvement of Performance Dialogues for EMDT and work closely with the digital leadership team to transform operational data management insights and prepare respective decision-ready content.

• Challenge assumptions, identify root causes and help ensure that actions result in measurable outcomes.
• Track commitments, actions and outcomes to strengthen accountability across the organization.

Operational Strategy Alignment

• Support the consolidation of product and domain-level strategies into a coherent operational target picture for Digital Technology.
• Work closely with Enterprise Architects, Domain Leads and Product Teams to identify synergies, dependencies and alignment opportunities.
• Facilitate cross-domain discussions and help ensure consistent execution against agreed priorities.
• Maintain transparency on strategic progress, risks and interdependencies.

Cross-Functional Management and Disaster Recovery

• Drive initiatives across teams (Product teams, Finance, Strategy) with different objectives, priorities and perspectives.
• Lead activities related to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Management. This includes ensuring that recovery objectives, documentation and governance requirements are understood, maintained and monitored, as well as supporting the identification and resolution of recovery gaps.
• Contribute to the further development of resilience capabilities as an increasingly important pillar of Energy Markets Digital Technologies’ operational excellence.

What We Are Looking For

Required

• 10+ years of experience in IT governance, organizational effectiveness, operational excellence, transformation or comparable roles with a minimum of 5 years experience in C-level stakeholder management
• Knowledge of Energy Markets, Energy Trading and Trading Technologies
• Strong hands-on knowledge of AI technologies & tools, familiarity with AI-native product development
• High degree of resilience, ownership and organizational awareness.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate complex situations into structured decisions processes and actions.
• Excellent communication skills in English (German is a plus), facilitation and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

• Strong understanding of software delivery organizations
• Experience in collaborating with architects, developers as well as financial and business analyst functions.
• Understanding of IT-Infrastructure, Business Continuity Management and Disaster Recovery concepts.
• Experience preparing senior management material and facilitating decision-making processes.

What Success Looks Like

You will help build a Digital Technology organization that is:

Transparent in its governance. Efficient in its execution. Accountable in its delivery. Resilient in its operations. And continuously improving in the way it manages change.

You will be recognized as a trusted partner who enables leaders and teams to focus on delivering value by creating clarity, driving accountability and helping turn strategic ambition into operational reality.

E.ON Energy Markets GmbH (EEM) is a subsidiary of the E.ON Group based in Essen. We provide the E.ON Group’s regional business units with access to wholesale energy markets and manage the associated opportunities and risks. Our expertise spans portfolio strategies, risk management and data-driven services. Working across several European countries, we connect regional business needs with European energy markets.

At E.ON diversity matters. We welcome all people and are convinced that differences make us stronger. Become part of our inclusive and diverse company culture! To create equal opportunities for everyone we offer our positions in full- or part-time.

Ready to become a Playmaker? Join our team and apply online. Are you brave enough to forge new paths and create a real impact? We can't wait to meet you. It's on us to make new energy work.