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Xenia Wade

AI and Tech Change Management Consultant

€1,049/day
Okinawa, JP
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Xenia

Former Accenture Manager and PhD in Human Resource Management, now independent consultant specialising in AI adoption and organisational change with 10+ years of professional experience.


I help organisations navigate digital transformation and AI - from change readiness and stakeholder engagement to adoption strategy and people-side implementation. My background spans enterprise transformations across 800+ banking institutions, 30,000+ users impacted, academic research, and a proprietary diagnostic framework (OAP™) for identifying where your adoption breaks down.


Available for remote project-based engagements, interim support, and advisory work across Europe and beyond.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Accenture, Germany,
    Manager, Digital Workplace and Change Management
    January 2019 - September 2025 (6 years and 8 months)
    61 Kronberg, Germany
    • Led sub-projects and coordinated cross-functional teams of up to 40 within large-scale digital workplace transformation programs
    • Designed and drove end-to-end change management strategy, stakeholder engagement, training rollout, and adoption across 800+ banks
    • Supported Microsoft 365 and Windows 10 rollouts for 21,000+ users, covering change readiness, user enablement, and tool adoption
    • Managed client-facing software products end-to-end: tool evaluations, PoCs, vendor negotiations, and implementation
    • Contributed to business development resulting in team growth from 2 to 8 FTEs across project extensions and new wins
    • Mentored junior consultants through two promotions; led internal workforce adaptation initiatives including all-hands presentations to 1,000+ employees
    Change Management Organisational Transformation
  • ZFUW, University of Koblenz & VWA
    Lecturer, Human Resource Management
    January 2015 - January 2025 (10 years)
    Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    • Taught virtual Human Resource Management courses to adult learners, with a focus on leadership, team development, and applied HR practices
    • Supervised Master theses as first advisor, providing academic guidance, doing evaluations, and supporting students through completion
  • University of Trier,
    Research Associate and Ph.D. Student
    January 2014 - January 2018 (4 years)
    Germany
    • Designed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses, including curriculum development, grading, and thesis supervision
    • Completed empirical PhD research on intergenerational knowledge transfer and knowledge sustainability
    • Organised guest lectures featuring professionals from Amazon and local Chamber of Commerce leadership
    • Coordinated a European student exchange program, advising students, managing transcript translation, and collaborating with partner universities; represented the university at international conferences and hosted an on-site partner event
    • Guest lectured internationally through a European teaching exchange

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Education

  • Ph.D.
    Ph.D.
  • Ph.D.
    University of Trier
    2019
    Ph.D.

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