Business Transformation Associate (KTP Associate)

As the Business Transformation Associate, you will:

• Lead the assessment of IPS’s digital readiness, digital literacy and organisational capability across key business functions, including planning, administration, fabrication, management and leadership.
• Conduct surveys, interviews, workshops, observations and secondary research to understand digital maturity, staff needs, operational workflows, user expectations and cultural barriers to technology adoption.
• Work closely with the AI Solutions Developer KTP Associate to ensure that new scheduling, reporting, dashboard and AI-enabled tools are informed by real use and new industry requirements and business processes.
• Identify operational, compliance, reporting and client-facing requirements for IPS’s diversification into new and emerging sectors, including low-carbon and advanced manufacturing-related markets.
• Develop sector requirements matrices, business intelligence reports and strategic alignment documents to support IPS’s market positioning and future tendering activity.
• Support the selection, induction and development of Digital Transformation Champions across the organisation, creating a peer-learning model to embed digital skills and practices.
• Design and deliver leadership development activities informed by entrepreneurial leadership, leadership-as-practice and change management principles.
• Co-create an IPS Leadership Toolkit, including practical guides, templates, checklists and communication resources to support managers and staff through digital transformation.
• Develop change narratives, vision and mission materials, and internal and external communication tools to support cultural alignment and staff engagement.
• Co-design and co-develop with the computing associate role-specific training materials, workshops, quick-reference guides, video resources and implementation support for new digital systems.
• Monitor technology acceptance and adoption using appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Support continuous improvement by translating adoption data and user feedback into practical recommendations for system refinement and organisational learning.
• Work with the academic and company supervisory teams to maintain a detailed project plan, contribute to risk management, prepare progress reports and present findings to the Local Management Committee.
• Develop academic and professional outputs where appropriate, including conference papers, case studies, reports and knowledge transfer materials.
• Undertake any other duties reasonably assigned by the academic or company supervisory teams in support of the KTP project.

This KTP project brings together two dedicated Associates, each contributing a distinct area of expertise to deliver a successful digital transformation programme. While this role focuses on organisational change, leadership development and technology adoption, a second Associate will lead the technical development of AI-enabled digital solutions. Working closely together throughout the project, both Associates will collaborate with academic and company partners to ensure technical innovation is successfully embedded within the business and delivers lasting impact.

The Business Transformation Associate will play a central role in embedding the organisational, cultural and managerial changes required to ensure that new AI-driven and digital systems are successfully adopted, used and sustained across the business. Working closely with a computing science KTP Associate, IPS directors, managers, operational staff and Robert Gordon University academics, you will lead the process of translating technical innovation into business transformation.

The role will involve assessing IPS’s digital readiness, mapping business and sector requirements, leading the development of new digital practices, building leadership capability, designing and delivering staff training, monitoring technology adoption, and embedding continuous improvement practices across the organisation. You will develop practical toolkits, training resources, change communication.