David Black
Strategic Change Lead and Business Transformation Architect @ScottishPower
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WORK HISTORY
Strategic Change Lead and Business Transformation Architect @ScottishPower
Glasgow, GB
Leading the design and delivery of two transformation programmes across ScottishPower’s Transmission and SPEN businesses—positioning the organisation for a digital, AI-enabled, and Net Zero future.Transmission Business Efficiency & T3 TransformationSupporting the architecting of the Target Operating Model (TOM) to enable £10bn capital delivery portfolio for T3 Transmission infrastructure and customer connectionsDriving Lean Engineering and supporting the AI-enabled Building Information Management (BIM) process innovation across end-to-end capital deliverySupporting leadership alignment and culture change to embed agile principles and modern ways of working Digital & Efficiency Transformation (RIIO T3 & ED2)Digital Transformation portfolio across SPEN Network ServicesTransformation portfolio aligned to corporate strategy and efficiency targetsPartnering with executive to align priorities, ensure transparency, and drive benefits realisationBuilding cross-functional capability across Transmission, Distribution and corporate functionsOperating as Transformation Architect and Change Lead—supporting the corporate strategy development aligning to digital innovation, agile transformation, and organisational development to deliver SPEN’s Net Zero ambition.
EDUCATION
Edinburgh Napier University
BA (Hons), Business Studies
University of Strathclyde
Pg Dip, Information Management
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID BLACK
Executives and shareholders trust me to lead the transformations they can’t afford to get wrong and grow their businesses in uncertain markets by building new capabilities for them.I’m a Transformation specialist with 20+ years’ experience transforming how complex organisations operate, deliver value, and enable future growth—across energy, infrastructure and public sector.For 20+ years I’ve led large-scale business and digital transformation across global organisations—helping them achieve what they thought was impossible.From the energy sector to financial services, government to global consulting, I’ve architected and delivered £ large change portfolios that rewire how businesses operate, serve customers, and grow.Today I’m the Transformation Architect and Change Lead within ScottishPower’s SPEN digital and transformation programmes, supporting the target operating model, rebuilding financial and process architecture, and delivering Lean Engineering and AI-enabling their business through Agentic and Generative capabilities to deliver faster core processes to enable their £10bn capital delivery programme to delivery in our stretch goal of half the time. Ultimately providing a faster route to Net Zero, and improve the operational and financial capability.Previously, I’ve turned around failed digital programmes for global business, led bid-winning £1bn transport deals, built operating models post-M&A, helped move major government transport portfolios from strategy to performance uplift and worked with developing nations government\'s to embrace change, create digital innovation for their people, and target poverty through economic development.My strength lies in bridging vision and execution—aligning leadership and shareholders to embrace a future through engaging story telling and granular detail on execution, enabling teams, and embedding capability so transformation sticks. I thrive in ambiguous, politically complex environments where clarity and momentum are needed most.Now seeking a Chief Transformation Officer / Transformation Strategy Director role where I can bring this experience to a FTSE 100 energy or infrastructure organisation ready to transform for a digital, net zero future.
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