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# Data Strategy Adoption Lead

- **Company:** Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £84,000 - £126,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Governance, Microsoft PowerPoint, Data Strategy, Data Management
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=11c3f3a9b31a3083

## About the Role

* Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including at senior level
 * Experience of developing and delivering engagement strategies and plans
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience of building effective engagement materials and telling stories with data such as PowerPoint decks
 * Proven experience in representing data into the business
 * Experience operating in complex, matrixed organisations
 * Ability to translate technical concepts into business-relevant outcomes
 * Experience defining and tracking value and KPIs
 * Passion for driving behavioural and cultural change, Customer Focus
Driving Change
Driving Results
Embraces Diversity
Enterprise Leadership
Judgement and Decision Making
Risk Management
Strategic and Visionary
Trust and Integrity

## Description

The Data Strategy Adoption Lead (VP) is responsible for shaping and delivering the engagement, communication which supports the adoption strategy for the Data Office. The role ensures that the strategy, data initiatives, services, policies, and products are clearly understood, effectively communicated, and embedded across the organisation to drive adoption, cultural change, and business value.

The role plays a critical part in bridging the gap between the Data Office and the business, ensuring that data priorities are translated into clear, relevant, and actionable messaging for different audiences. It also acts as a catalyst for building a data-driven culture, promoting awareness, understanding, and trust in data across the organisation.

Through structured engagement, consistent storytelling, and measurable adoption activities, the role helps ensure that investments in data capabilities are fully realised and aligned to strategic business outcomes.The role requires an ability to educate and convince stakeholders at all levels on the opportunities presented by data, as well as a clear understanding and articulation of the benefits it will bring., * Engagement Strategy & Delivery

 * Develop and execute a Data Engagement Strategy aligned to CDAO priorities
 * Drive awareness and adoption of key data initiatives, including governance, data products, and data strategy
 * Design and deliver structured engagement plans for different stakeholder groups (senior leadership, business users, data community)
 * Establish and manage engagement channels (e.g. forums, roadshows, town halls, communities of practice)

 * Data Journey Storytelling

 * Lead the creation of clear, consistent, and compelling data narratives
 * Translate complex data concepts into business-friendly messaging
 * Develop and maintain key artefacts (Data Office services, strategy, presentations, updates, dashboards, newsletters)
 * Ensure alignment of messaging across the Data Office and into the broader organisation
 * Working with EMEA Comms build and create external messaging that builds profile and attracts talent from within the Bank and externally

 * Stakeholder Management

 * Act as a key interface between the Data Office and business stakeholders
 * Build strong relationships with senior leaders, data owners, and business teams
 * Tailor engagement approaches to meet the needs of different functions and regions
 * Gather feedback and insights to continuously improve engagement effectiveness
 * Drive engagement through 'Better Data' including targeted campaigns, events and business engagement across EMEA

 * Governance & Alignment

 * Ensure communications support key data governance forums and decision-making processes (e.g. DMOC, EDC)
 * Align messaging with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements
 * Support consistent communication of roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities across the data operating model
 * Leading reporting from Data Office pillars providing inputs to KPI measurement and business value

 * Invested and Engaged Team

 * Lead team engagement initiatives (events, communications, collaboration forums)
 * Representative on culture working groups and forums
 * Promote an inclusive, purpose-led culture including social value and community impact

 * Enabling New Ways of Working

 * Champion adoption of data and AI-enabled ways of working across the business
 * Promote collaboration across data, technology, and business teams
 * Embed agile, product-led, and user-centric approaches to data adoption