Principal Manager, Data Capability Planning, Change and Adoption (DSAD)
[What the role is]
This role reports to the Deputy Director (Data Strategy and Capabilities Building) and leads organisation-wide Data & AI capability planning, with a strong focus on driving adoption and sustained use across the organisation. The role is accountable for translating Data & AI strategy into tangible adoption outcomes, by designing and executing approaches that embed Data & AI into day-to-day work.[What you will be working on]
Key responsibilities include:
Adoption Strategy & Delivery
Lead organisation-wide Data & AI capability planning and adoption efforts aligned to enterprise priorities
Translate strategy into clear adoption approaches that drive usage and behavioural change
Identify barriers to adoption and implement targeted interventions (e.g. pilots, campaigns, initiatives) to improve uptake
Track adoption outcomes (e.g. participation, usage, impact) and refine approaches based on results
Adoption Design
Develop clear and compelling adoption propositions for different stakeholder groups, articulating relevance and value
Design approaches that build momentum and participation (e.g. champions networks, communities of practice, targeted engagement efforts)
Shape how Data & AI is positioned and communicated across the organisation to drive understanding and interest
Portfolio & Stakeholder Management
Oversee a portfolio of capability and adoption initiatives, ensuring alignment and scalability across the organisation
Work across technical, strategy, and programme teams to bridge capability development and actual adoption outcomes
Engage senior stakeholders to drive ownership, prioritisation, and sustained participationSupport transition of initiatives from exploration into operational use
Planning & Reporting
Provide planning and coordination across capability and adoption workstreams
Track progress, risks, dependencies, and adoption outcomes for management reporting
Support prioritisation and resource alignment across initiatives
[What we are looking for]
At least 9 years of experience in transformation, change, adoption, or digital/data roles
Demonstrated experience driving adoption or behaviour change initiatives at organisational level
Experience designing and implementing engagement or capability-building initiatives
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
Ability to operate across technical and non-technical contexts
Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and iterating based on outcomes
Able to translate strategy into actionable initiatives that drive real adoption
Strong instinct for what makes people engage and participate, and ability to execute on it
Hands-on and proactive, with a bias towards action and experimentation
Able to balance structure and execution in a complex environment
Strong ownership mindset, focused on delivering impact rather than managing processes
Successful candidates will be offered a contract in the first instance and may be considered for an extension or be placed on a permanent tenure.
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All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.