AI Change Lead – Enterprise AI Transformation

Cpl Life Sciences; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

CPL Life Sciences seeks an experienced AI Change Lead to drive enterprise-wide AI adoption, shaping change strategy as the organisation embraces Generative AI. You will influence senior stakeholders and embed new AI-enabled ways of working across a large, complex global organisation.

The role focuses on designing fluency programmes for leaders and employees, coaching executives, and building AI champion networks to accelerate adoption in a regulated, multinational environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in Change Management, Organisational Development or Transformation.
• Proven delivery of enterprise-wide transformation programmes within complex organisations.
• Strong experience developing and executing change and adoption strategies.
• Experience influencing and coaching senior/executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience driving behavioural and cultural change, not just communications or training.
• Experience designing and delivering learning programmes, workshops and change interventions.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Experience measuring adoption and demonstrating impact of transformation programmes.
• Ability to operate within complex, global, matrixed organisations.
• Strong understanding of Generative AI and tools such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Lead the change management strategy for enterprise-wide AI adoption.
• Design and deliver AI adoption and fluency programmes for senior leaders, managers and wider employee populations.
• Coach senior leaders on leading teams through AI-driven changes to ways of working.
• Build and activate AI champion networks and communities of practice.
• Develop learning interventions, workshops and engagement programmes to accelerate adoption.
• Translate complex AI concepts into compelling, accessible communications and narratives.
• Drive a culture of experimentation, curiosity and responsible AI adoption.
• Identify and promote successful AI use cases to build engagement and momentum.
• Establish KPIs, adoption metrics and behavioural indicators to measure the success of change initiatives.
• Use employee feedback and adoption data to continually refine the change approach.
• Partner with Technology, Learning, Communications and business teams to embed AI across the organisation.

Skills

Change Management

Transformation Programme

Stakeholder Management

AI Adoption

Learning & Development

Executive Coaching

Communications

KPIs & Metrics

Global matrix orgs

Generative AI

Tools

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Contract: 9 months

Location: London / Hybrid

Rate: Up to £450 per day – flexible for the right candidate

IR35: Inside IR35

Start: ASAP

We are looking for an experienced AI Change Lead to lead the adoption of AI technologies across a large, complex global organisation.

This is not simply an AI training role. We are looking for someone who has personally led large-scale change or transformation programmes, can influence senior stakeholders and understands how to drive genuine behavioural change and adoption across an enterprise.

The Role

You will be responsible for developing and executing the change strategy around the adoption of AI and Generative AI, helping leaders and employees understand, embrace and embed new AI-enabled ways of working.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the change management strategy for enterprise-wide AI adoption.


• Design and deliver AI adoption and fluency programmes for senior leaders, managers and wider employee populations.


• Coach senior leaders on leading teams through AI-driven changes to ways of working.


• Build and activate AI champion networks and communities of practice.


• Develop learning interventions, workshops and engagement programmes to accelerate adoption.


• Translate complex AI concepts into compelling, accessible communications and narratives.


• Drive a culture of experimentation, curiosity and responsible AI adoption.


• Identify and promote successful AI use cases to build engagement and momentum.


• Establish KPIs, adoption metrics and behavioural indicators to measure the success of change initiatives.


• Use employee feedback and adoption data to continually refine the change approach.


• Partner with Technology, Learning, Communications and business teams to embed AI across the organisation.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

• 8+ years' experience in Change Management, Organisational Development or Transformation.


• Proven delivery of large-scale, enterprise-wide transformation programmes within complex organisations.


• Strong experience developing and executing change and adoption strategies.


• Experience influencing and coaching senior/executive stakeholders.


• Demonstrable experience driving behavioural and cultural change, not simply delivering communications or training.


• Experience designing and delivering learning programmes, workshops and change interventions.


• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.


• Experience measuring adoption and demonstrating the impact of transformation programmes.


• Ability to operate effectively within complex, global and highly matrixed organisations.


• Strong understanding of Generative AI and tools such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.

Highly Desirable

• Previous experience leading AI, digital or technology adoption programmes.


• Experience implementing GenAI or Copilot across a large enterprise.


• Experience within pharmaceuticals, life sciences or another highly regulated global organisation.


• Experience building champion networks or communities of practice to accelerate technology adoption.