Lead Consultant - Digital Adoption Project Lead

Role Title: Lead Consultant - Digital Adoption Project Lead

Location: Chennai

We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation programme – Axial.

The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes, enhanced financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient.

The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.

The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it. Whether it’s the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. We are aiming to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefit of our employees, customers and patients.

We are seeking a Digital Adoption Project Lead who will play a key role in scaling and improving our WalkMe digital adoption program. You will lead the day-to-day execution of WalkMe initiatives - from stakeholder intake to delivery - and ensure solutions are aligned with strategic priorities and deliver measurable business impact. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, is adept at partner engagement and cross-functional collaboration, and loves building structure.

What you’ll do

• Lead simultaneous onboarding and implementation projects for our internal partners, in partnership with our Digital Adoption Specialists (Builders)

• Lead scope, budget, schedule, and quality across multiple digital adoption projects and team initiatives

• Partner with our Digital Adoption Program Manager to define priorities, align on Key Performance Indicators, and report progress and impact to partners

• Translate business needs into actionable requests for digital adoption solutions, working closely with Builders

• Develop and maintain best practices playbooks for consistent and scalable solution design and implementation

• Lead discovery with business partners to map user journeys and understand friction points

• Identify and mitigate project risks, raise blockers, and coordinate communication and deliverables across teams

• Maintain a high standard of quality and consistency across WalkMe content

• Stay ahead on WalkMe features and best practices to advise on efficient solutions

Essential for the role

• 2+ years of project management, operations, or digital transformation experience

• Familiarity with WalkMe or other digital adoption platforms

• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to lead multiple initiatives

• Superb communication and stakeholder management skills

• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills

• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences and to translate requirements into deliverables

• WalkMe Project Lead Certification is preferred, although not required. (The expectation will be to go through the WalkMe Certification Program upon hire.)

Desirable for the role

• Experience working with enterprise platforms is a plus

• Understanding of data mining principles to find patterns and converting raw data into information useful for decision making

• Knowledge of statistical components like mean, median, range, variance, etc.

• Knowledge of data visualization tactics using area charts, bar charts, heat maps, TreeMaps, scatter plots, Gantt charts, etc.

Why AstraZeneca?

At Astrazeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imaging yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and hope its yours

• If you’re curious to know more then we welcome your application. Apply now!

Where can I find out more?

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Date Posted

13-May-2026

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.