Principal Manager – Data Capability Planning, Change and Adoption

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.

Responsibilities:
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 participation

. Support 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

Requirements:

• At least 6-8 years of relevantexperience in programme management, transformation, data or digital roles.

• Strong ability to operate across technical and non‑technical contexts.

• Good understanding of enterprise Data and AI considerations, including governance and infrastructure.

• Strong planning, synthesis and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Comfortable operating across strategy and execution in a complex organisational environment.

Successful candidates will be offered a 1-year contract with potential for a 1-year extension and consideration for permanent tenure thereafter.

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting