Paul Devine

I lead global communications and change strategy for Aptiv’s CIO (Senior Vice President), supporting transformation across IT, Cybersecurity, Global Security, and Global Business Services. My remit spans 200,000 employees across 140 manufacturing facilities and 11 technical centres in 50 countries.

• Deliver strategic communications and change management for Aptiv’s enterprise-wide IT transformation, including the operating model and future-state design of the global IT function.
• Develop and govern the change management methodology framework for IT programmes, spanning software and hardware businesses, corporate functions, and critical enterprise applications.
• Support the separation of Aptiv's Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) business unit, ensuring stakeholder alignment, leadership messaging, and change readiness across impacted areas.
• Partner with regional business unit leaders to tailor change approaches, improving engagement and reducing resistance across diverse operational and cultural contexts.
• Translate complex technical and strategic developments into clear, actionable messaging for senior leadership and global audiences, including during high-pressure incidents and cybersecurity events.

Key Achievements: 

• Designed the ways of working and led adoption of the future-state operating model as well as leading executive reporting for stranded costs to reduce the annual IT budget by 40%.
• Led the communications work-stream for the Aptiv/EDS separation, supporting leadership messaging and supporting managers across critical functions located at 50 global sites.
• Established a crisis communications framework to enable incident management and support critical business operations, including during the global CrowdStrike related IT outage incident.

Led global change and communications for the enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA rollout across 50 countries, supporting business readiness and adoption at scale.

• Delivered stakeholder engagement, training, and communications strategies that enabled successful deployment across diverse business units and geographies.
• Conducted business readiness assessments and implemented blended learning programmes, contributing to high levels of end-user adoption and reduced disruption during go-live phases.
• Coached and mentored cross-functional colleagues involved in parallel transformation programmes, building internal capability and promoting knowledge sharing across the global organisation.
• Collaborated with senior leadership to align change strategy with business goals, ensuring consistent messaging and engagement across regions.

Managed communications across the UK and Ireland region and led global initiatives for finance operations, supporting transformation and executive engagement across a multinational footprint.

• Directed communications planning and delivery for regional and global programmes, enhancing visibility and alignment across business units and leadership teams in over 150 countries.
• Led a global workstream to define communications best practices and develop a new service level agreement, improving consistency, responsiveness, and stakeholder satisfaction across functions.
• Partnered with the CEO and Chairman’s office to shape communications and change strategy for digital transformation initiatives impacting 100,000 employees across 14 languages.
• Strengthened global messaging and engagement through tailored content, executive briefings, and cross-regional collaboration, contributing to improved adoption and cultural alignment.

Led communications and change management for major transformation programmes across energy, finance, government, and infrastructure sectors in Ireland and the UK.

• Designed and delivered a comprehensive change programme for 10,000+ employees, integrating internal communications, stakeholder engagement, and digital strategy to support large-scale organisational transformation.
• Planned and executed a high-profile stakeholder event to showcase a major government department’s transformation and the launch of a new target operating model, strengthening leadership buy-in and public sector visibility.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and senior leaders to align change strategies with organisational goals, ensuring consistent messaging and effective adoption across diverse sectors.