WSP in Africa

AI Change Manager

WSP in Africa  •  Bengaluru, IN (Hybrid)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

The AI Change Manager drives AI adoption and literacy across GCCs, embedding AI into engineering, delivery, and support workflows.

This role focuses on sustainable change and business impact, translating WSP AI strategy into localized, executable initiatives across multi-country delivery centres. It operates at the intersection of AI capability, delivery, Human capital /Learning & Development, and governance

AI Adoption & Change Strategy

  • Design and execute a unified AI change strategy across GCCs (India, , Mexico, Colombia, Manila).
  • Translate WSP global AI initiatives into localized adoption plans aligned with workforce maturity and delivery models.
  • Drive AI training and enablement leveraging global and vendor capabilities.
  • Define phased adoption waves: Learn → Apply → Scale → Optimize.
  • Establish a repeatable operating model for AI rollouts

Workflow Transformation

  • Oversee and assess the impact of AI tools (e.g., generative design, document intelligence, analytics) on existing workflows.

  • Define and document future ways of working across WSP enterprise platforms (ERP, engineering, custom apps).

  • Support creation of future AI ?role profiles and competency frameworks

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Manage a complex stakeholder ecosystem within WSP including GCC leadership, project delivery teams, WSP global AI sponsors, and support function i.e. HR/IT/Risk .
  • Act as the primary change interface between GCCs and WSP global AI program offices.
  • Execute targeted communication strategies for:
    • Leadership: value, risk, ROI
    • Delivery: productivity, quality, capacity
    • Engineers: usability, trust, skill growth
  • Proactively address limitations, resistance, job displacement concerns, and trust issues

Workforce Readiness & Reskilling

  • Conduct AI readiness and sentiment diagnostics across workforce segments.
  • Partner with HR/L&D to design role-based learning pathways.
  • Build and scale AI Change Champions / Super Users.
  • Equip targeted groups and managers with toolkits to lead AI-driven transformation.

Adoption Measurement & Reporting

  • Define and track AI adoption KPIs such as:
    • Tool utilization and frequency
    • Time-to-proficiency
    • Productivity and cycle time improvements
    • Quality and rework reduction
    • Engineer experience
  • Run adoption health checks and pulse surveys.
  • Report progress with dashboards and actionable insights for leadership

Governance, Risk & Responsible AI Enablement

  • Ensure responsible AI adoption aligned with best practice governance, security, and risk policies.
  • Support development of guardrails, playbooks, and acceptable-use guidelines.
  • Educate teams on ethical AI, bias awareness, and escalation mechanisms.
  • Support audits and governance reviews as the change lead.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Experience

  • 10–15+ years in change management, operating model design, or process consulting in GCC environments.
  • Proven ability to drive large-scale, multi-country transformation programs.
  • Experience in data analytics, AI, ML, or automation initiatives.

AI & Digital Transformation Skills

  • Strong understanding of enterprise AI (automation, analytics, workflow transformation).
  • Ability to translate AI into business value and workforce impact, beyond technology.
  • Familiarity with AI rollout lifecycles (pilot → scale → adoption)

Change & Leadership Capabilities

  • Deep expertise in structured change methodologies.
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience in workshop facilitation (design thinking, process mapping).
  • Ability to engage effectively with leadership, managers, and engineers

Analytical & Execution Skills

  • Data-driven approach to defining KPIs and measuring adoption.
  • Experience with dashboards and executive reporting.
  • Strong execution mindset with ability to manage ambiguity and evolving AI maturity

Overall Value Proposition

This role is critical in enabling GCCs to transition from AI experimentation to scaled, value-driven adoption, ensuring measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and workforce capability while maintaining governance and trust.

BGV:

  • Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
  • Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At “WSP” we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

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  • Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.
  • A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.
  • A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.

Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.


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With us, you can operate in a flexible, agile, yet structured work environment and follow a Hybrid Work Model.

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  • Balance community, collaboration, opportunity, productivity, and efficiency.


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Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.

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WSP in Africa

About WSP in Africa

We are one of the world’s leading professional services firms, uniting our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to advance humanity.

From local beginnings to a globe-spanning presence today, we operate in over 50 countries and employ approximately 73,000 professionals, known as Visioneers.​

Operating from South Africa, and with a team of over 650+ we deliver innovative projects across sectors: Transport & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Water, Power & Energy and Mining & Metals.​

Visit us at https://www.wsp.com/en-ZA/

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Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
1885
Website
wsp.com
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