Change Management & Adoption Lead - £400 outside - fully remote at Uniting People, UK Fully remote, 6 Months, £400 per day

Program: BI Transformation - Migration from MicroStrategy to Microsoft Power BI

Role Type: Program/Transformation Support
Location: UK - Fully remote

£400 GBP (outside IR35)

Budget: 65 - 70K for permanent

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Change Management & Adoption Lead to drive enterprise-wide adoption of Power BI as part of a strategic BI platform modernization initiative.
This role will focus on business engagement, change enablement, and adoption acceleration by helping business teams understand new capabilities, adjust reporting workflows, and fully leverage the new analytics ecosystem.
The individual will work closely with business stakeholders, analytics teams, and technical delivery teams to ensure that users transition successfully from MicroStrategy-based reporting to Power BI dashboards and self-service analytics.

Key Responsibilities
1. Change Strategy & Adoption Planning
Develop and execute the change management strategy for the BI migration program.
Define adoption roadmap, stakeholder engagement model, and communication plans.
Identify business groups impacted by the migration and develop targeted adoption plans.

2. Business Stakeholder Engagement
Act as the bridge between business teams and BI delivery teams.
Conduct workshops to:
o Demonstrate Power BI capabilities
o Address perceived feature gaps compared to MicroStrategy
o Align reporting needs with Power BI capabilities
Capture business feedback and adoption challenges and feed them into the product backlog.

3. Reporting Standards & Template Adoption
Work with analytics teams to create standardized report templates and dashboards.
Promote consistent design patterns and reporting standards across business units.
Ensure that business teams adopt approved Power BI reporting frameworks instead of recreating Legacy structures.

4. Training & Enablement
Design and deliver a structured Power BI adoption program including:
Business user training sessions
Role-based learning paths
Self-service analytics enablement
Office hours and helpdesk support
Develop training materials such as:
User guides
Quick reference sheets
Recorded tutorials
Internal knowledge base

5. Adoption Monitoring & Success Metrics
Define and track BI adoption metrics, such as:
Active Power BI users
Report usage statistics
Legacy MicroStrategy report retirement rate
Business satisfaction scores
Create executive dashboards to track adoption progress.

6. Feature Gap Communication & Workarounds
Work with technical teams to evaluate feature differences between MicroStrategy and Power BI.
Communicate workarounds, new approaches, or design alternatives to business teams.
Ensure users understand new ways of working rather than replicating Legacy behavior.

7. Community Building & Champions Network
Establish a Power BI Champion Network across business units.
Identify power users and analytics champions who can drive adoption locally.
Create a community of practice for ongoing knowledge sharing.

Required Qualifications
Experience
8+ years in change management, business transformation, or analytics adoption programs
Experience supporting enterprise BI (PowerBI) or data platform transformations
Proven track record of driving technology adoption within business teams

Technical/Domain Knowledge
Good understanding of:
Enterprise BI ecosystems
Dashboarding and analytics workflows
Data-driven decision making
Hands-on experience with Power BI is highly preferred.
Familiarity with MicroStrategy or similar Legacy BI tools is a strong plus.

Skills
Stakeholder management
Business communication and storytelling
Training and enablement design
Workshop facilitation
Change management frameworks eg, ADKAR, Prosci

Will also consider a permanent role.