Data Adoption Lead

itm8 Danmark; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

itm8 is building a modern data platform and seeks a pragmatic Data Adoption Lead to connect data assets with business decisions across teams. You will drive rollout, governance and value realisation, ensuring data is trusted and usable.

You will run workshops, training, and establish communities to foster self-service analytics and citizen developers, shaping how data informs decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance and analytics enablement.
• Strong stakeholder management and training skills.
• Ability to translate governance topics into practical actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead rollout and enablement of the new data platform and related data products.
• Identify barriers to usage and turn them into clear actions, communication and training.
• Drive governance work on ownership, stewardship, standards, decision structures and data quality.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder conversations on KPI definitions, trusted data and value realisation.
• Build communities of practice and citizen developer initiatives that strengthen self-service use of data.

Skills

Data governance

Analytics enablement

Change management

Digital transformation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Training

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Data quality

Analytics concepts

Modern data platforms

English language

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Job description

At itm8

At itm8, we are investing in a modern data platform and strengthening our Data & Insights team. Now we are looking for a pragmatic and people-focused Data Adoption Lead who can help turn that investment into better decisions, stronger ownership and measurable business value.

Your Role

You will help itm8 turn data into everyday business value by connecting our new data platform with the people, processes and decisions it needs to support.

In practice, you will:

• Lead rollout and enablement of the new data platform and related data products.
• Identify barriers to usage and turn them into clear actions, communication and training.
• Drive governance work on ownership, stewardship, standards, decision structures and data quality.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder conversations on KPI definitions, trusted data and value realisation.
• Build communities of practice and citizen developer initiatives that strengthen self-service use of data.

We Are Looking For a Teamm8 Who

Is independent, proactive and comfortable taking ownership in an area that is still being shaped.

• You combine strategic thinking with hands‑on execution and can move easily between senior leadership discussions, workshops, training and concrete follow‑up.
• You are pragmatic and persistent, and know how to create progress even when ownership, priorities or decisions are not yet fully clear.
• You can translate technical and governance topics into simple business language, practical examples and clear next steps.
• Professional English skills. Danish is useful, but not required.

What You Bring

• Experience from data governance, analytics enablement, change management, digital transformation, business consulting or similar.
• A solid understanding of data governance, data quality, analytics concepts and modern data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication and training skills.
• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Fabric and Power BI is an advantage, but your main strength is enabling people and turning data into business value.
• Professional English skills. Danish is useful, but not required.

What You Get

• A key role in one of itm8’s most important transformation agendas.
• The opportunity to shape a new role with real influence on how itm8 uses data in practice.
• Close collaboration with senior business leaders, data specialists and colleagues across functions and countries.
• A high level of autonomy and the chance to create practical solutions that make a measurable difference.

About The Team

You will join the Data & Insights Team, which is part of itm8’s Global Transformation Management Office (TMO). We are an international team with big ambitions. Our goal is to build strong data products and a team where people grow, learn and enjoy coming to work. We invest in professional development, encourage curiosity and experimentation, and believe that trust, collaboration and a good sense of humour are just as important as technical excellence.

If you have questions about the position, please contact Trine Lundorf, Director, Data & Insights, at [phone] or at [e-mail]. All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and will close the recruitment process once the right candidate has been found. We also obtain a criminal record certificate prior to employment.

About Itm8

We are itm8 – our customers’ IT-mate.

We are 1,400+ teammates across Denmark, Sweden, the Philippines and the Czech Republic, with specialists in everything from IT security and ERP to AI and software development.

But what brings us together isn’t just technology. It’s PURPLE POWER – our way of working. Here, we help each other first, celebrate what works and cut through the bullshit. We believe in ambition over the status quo, and that our differences make us stronger.

With us, it’s not about being perfect. It’s about taking responsibility, creating value and growing every day.

So ask yourself: What can you build today, and where can it take us tomorrow?