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Position: Senior Manager AI & Innovation
The Senior Manager of AI & Innovation leads strategic initiatives that leverage artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to drive innovation, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage. This role combines visionary thinking with hands-on execution, fostering a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement across our portfolio.
Key accountabilities
Strategic Leadership
* Keep abreast of and evaluate emerging technologies to help inform strategic direction & planning.
* Assit in the definition and prioritization of innovation initiatives.
* Develop and execute our AI and innovation strategy aligned with business goals.
* Regularly assess and update where appropriate the AI roadmap, ensuring the roadmap is aligned with the strategy, is constantly up to date in a fast paced market of change around AI technology.
AI & Data Strategy
* Lead the design and have hands-on execution of AI-driven solutions across the portfolio.
* Oversee data governance, AI model development and ethical AI practices.
* Collaborate with Data scientists, and other teams to deliver successful impactful AI projects.
* Evaluate and implement modern data platforms and AI tools, including cloud-native solutions and generative AI applications.
Innovation Management
* Cultivate a culture of innovation through workshops and cross functional collaboration
* Manage & implement an innovation pipeline, along with prioritization to prototyping to scaling.
* Evaluate ROI and impact of innovation initiatives.
* Assess existing initiatives and incoming initiative requests and scope them according to technical feasibility, business impact, and available capacity.
* Collaborate with the Catalyst Programme to ensure oversight and input with AI initiatives that are planned or in flight.
Business Engagement and Stakeholder Management
* Build strong, trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including our technical partners.
* Build presentations and communicate complex AI and innovation strategies and concepts to non-technical audiences.
Collaboration and Delivery Management
* Partner with the Delivery Team to oversee end-to-end delivery of AI & innovation projects or initiatives, ensuring effective execution and on-time delivery.
* Provide governance, support, and guidance to technical teams and PMO to ensure successful technical delivery and management in line with best practices.
* Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between teams to resolve delivery roadblocks.
* Ensure technical deliverables meet quality standards and align with business objectives, addressing issues as they arise.
Risk Management and Issue Resolution
* Identify and mitigate portfolio-wide risks, escalating critical issues to senior leadership when necessary. Report on progress and risks weekly through various channels.
* Support Project Managers in identifying and managing delivery risks, coordinating cross-functional solutions as required.
* Contribute to post-mortems and lessons-learned sessions after key project milestones, driving continuous improvement across the portfolio.
Roadmap Development and Continuous Improvement
* Develop and maintain the AI & Innovation roadmap, ensuring technical alignment with both business strategy across the various portfolios.
* Lead continuous improvement initiatives to optimise delivery, and increase the quality of outcomes.
Estimating, Budget Submissions, and Financial Oversight
* Develop, validate, and manage cost estimates, financial forecasts, and budget submissions, ensuring financial transparency and accountability.
* Support the development of pricing models and ensure that all financial aspects are properly captured in project proposals, including resource costs, hardware/software expenses, and vendor engagements.
* Track actual costs against forecasted budgets, identifying variances, risks and taking corrective action as required.
General Duties
* Execute tasks as directed by the Director of Development & Innovation or by Leadership.
Qualifications and experience
* A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
* 8+ years’ of experience in technical roles with experience in innovation management roles.
* AI and Data Analytics is a plus.
* A technical background is essential, with proven track record of hands-on delivery of technical solutions.
* Proven track record of delivering and managing innovation programs, AI solutions is a plus.
* Strong understanding of Machine Learning, cloud platforms and digital platforms is essential.
* Experience in working with multiple third-party vendors and partners to deliver complex solutions.
* Team building and pragmatic problem-solving skills with local, international, and multicultural staff.
* Ability to understand the holistic business needs of an organisation and apply this understanding to the management of the initiatives.
* Ability to multitask, balancing priorities among competing needs whilst ensuring the required detail and quality is achieved, providing the highest level of value to BDO.
* Strong interpersonal, collaboration and business relationship skills
* Excellent written and verbal English communication & stakeholder management skills.
* Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, and able to adopt flexible working practices as require from time to time.
* Able to manage sensitive and confidential information.
* Able and willing to travel internationally when required.
* Able and willing to work US time zone for meetings when required.
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