Organizational Development & Transformation Manager | Sonae Porto

Organizational Development & Transformation Manager | Sonae
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

To join our Transformation Team at the Holding Office, we are currently looking for a Organizational Development & Transformation Manager

We’re looking for someone full of initiative and purpose to help scale our reskilling programs by building a strong ecosystem around them. This person will be the face of the initiative to companies and foundations — identifying who can support us, crafting the strategy to approach them, and following through on every conversation with care and persistence. It’s a
- on role, perfect for someone who’s not afraid to roll up their sleeves, manage lots of moving parts, and talk to all kinds of stakeholders. They need to be sharp,
- organized, and genuinely motivated by projects that create positive impact in people’s lives.

Ideal Profile:

• Background in Organizational Development, Psychology, Human Resources, or similar.
• Experience in cultural transformation or
  - scale people development programs.
• Former consultant (preferred), with exposure to diverse cultural and leadership development frameworks.
• Strong experience in designing learning experiences (formal and informal), internal academies, and team development journeys.
• Solid grounding in change management principles, with the ability to guide people through uncertainty and adoption.
• Systems thinker: able to see the bigger picture and define initiatives that connect across levels and entities.
  
• Strong facilitation and
  - creation skills.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building from scratch.
• Collaborative and
  - on.

Purpose of the Role:

Support the design and continuous evolution of a
- wide cultural transformation journey. This person will bring expertise in organizational culture, leadership development, and people transformation — translating abstract cultural ambitions into concrete initiatives, practices, and learning experiences. The goal: ensure that people across all levels and companies can live, experience, and embody the new culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Co-design and continuously refine the cultural transformation roadmap, identifying the core experiences, concepts, and behaviors that need to be nurtured.
• Develop and implement
  - wide initiatives such as:
• Internal Academy (defining learning priorities, approaches, and experiences aligned with cultural ambitions)
• Leadership and team development journeys
• Moments that matter: rituals, symbolic actions, onboarding experiences, internal Talks, and other engagement formats
• Translate cultural models and frameworks into practical tools and experiences that help teams understand and live the change.
• Work closely with business units to
  - create local adaptations of
  - wide initiatives, ensuring engagement and ownership.
• Identify, brief, and coordinate external partners (facilitators, content experts, development consultants, etc. ).
• Create feedback loops and learning cycles to evolve initiatives based on employee insight and impact measurement.
• Act as a thought partner to the Head of Transformation, contributing with methodology, inspiration, and critical thinking.

Work Location:

• Porto. Hybrid mode (following the company policy: 3 days at the office).