Change & Adoption Lead

Join Our Team as a Change & Adoption Lead!

Transforming Retail Media for a Bright Future

Are you ready to lead transformative change in the retail media landscape? Our client, a renowned organization, is on the lookout for a talented Change & Adoption Lead to drive a pivotal retail media transformation programme. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact!

Role Overview
As the Change & Adoption Lead, you will be at the forefront of a major transformation, ensuring organizational readiness and stakeholder engagement across a multifaceted programme involving process, technology, data, and operating model changes. You'll work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to set the stage for success and facilitate the adoption of innovative outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the change and adoption strategy tailored to the programme's unique needs.
• Conduct thorough organizational readiness and change impact assessments.
• Craft and implement effective stakeholder engagement and communications plans.
• Identify potential change risks, dependencies, and challenges related to adoption.
• Define training and capability requirements to empower teams.
• Facilitate engaging workshops and stakeholder sessions to foster collaboration.
• Support governance and leadership alignment initiatives.
• Collaborate across various workstreams-process, operating model, technology, and data.
• Create comprehensive adoption, transition, and implementation readiness plans.
• Ensure the long-term embedding of future-state processes and operating models.

What You Bring

• Significant experience leading change management activities within transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills that inspire collaboration.
• Proven track record in conducting organizational readiness and impact assessments.
• Experience supporting enterprise-level transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional workshop facilitation and relationship management abilities.
• Capacity to navigate competing stakeholder priorities and organizational complexity.
• Familiarity with consulting-led or transformation delivery environments.

Preferred Experience

• Background in retail, retail media, media, martech, adtech, or customer operations.
• Experience with operating model, technology, or process transformation efforts.
• Exposure to agile or sprint-based transformation delivery models.
• Consulting or advisory transformation experience is a plus.

Engagement Details

• Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
• Duration: Approx. 16 weeks (Start Date: July 1, 2026 - End Date: October 31, 2026)
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Location: Hybrid / London
• IR35 Status: Outside
• Compensation: Daily rate plus delivery bonus linked to successful project completion (20-25 days from weeks 7-16).

If you are passionate about driving change and fostering a culture of adoption, we want to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of retail media and making a lasting difference.

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Let's embark on this exciting transformation journey together!

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