Digital Transformation & Change Lead

Datasource Computer Employment Limited; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Discretionary bonus

Family-friendly policies

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Datasource Computer Employment Limited is seeking an experienced Digital Transformation Specialist for a Defence engineering and manufacturing client in the Essex area. The role is hybrid (2–3 days onsite) with occasional UK-wide travel, and a 10–12 month fixed-term contract, with potential to extend or go permanent for the right candidate.

The specialist will bridge business, project teams, and a third-party integrator, driving adoption, readiness, and training across finance and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering change management on large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across multiple levels of an organisation.
• Experience designing and delivering training and communications for transformation projects.
• Ability to manage complex training logistics across sites and user groups.
• Knowledge of change measurement frameworks (e.g., Kirkpatrick Model).
• Experience guiding adoption and managing resistance to change.
• Experience liaising between business teams and third-party integrators.

Responsibilities

• Assess and validate business processes and establish success metrics for readiness.
• Design and deliver training content and measure ROI using recognised frameworks.
• Develop communications strategies to engage stakeholders and support adoption.
• Partner with stakeholders to drive adoption and manage resistance to change.
• Coordinate training logistics across multiple sites and user groups.
• Lead Train-the-Trainer nominations and hyper care support.
• Track adoption post go-live and close adoption gaps.
• Support readiness assessments and change impact analysis.
• Create targeted communications for different audiences.
• Facilitate discussions with business leaders to secure buy-in.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Training design

Communications strategy

Training logistics

Change readiness

Facilitation

Interface with integrators

Job description

Datasource Computer Employment Limited is seeking an experienced Digital Transformation Specialist for a Defence engineering and manufacturing client in the Essex area. The role is hybrid (2–3 days onsite) with occasional UK-wide travel, and a 10–12 month fixed-term contract, with potential to extend or go permanent for the right candidate.

The specialist will bridge business, project teams, and a third-party integrator, driving adoption, readiness, and training across finance and manufacturing.