Overview
Join Kainos and Shape the Future. At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators, driven by a shared mission to create real impact. We’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, and pushing the boundaries of technology in a people-first culture where ideas are valued and growth is supported.
Kainos is recognised as one of the UK’s leading AI and data businesses, with a decade-long track record of delivering impactful, production-grade AI solutions for clients across government, healthcare, defence and commercial sectors. We are at the forefront of AI innovation, trusted by Microsoft, AWS, and others to deliver advanced AI and data solutions at citizen scale. Our 150-strong AI and Data Practice combines deep expertise in machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI, and data, and we are pioneers in responsible AI with partnerships with leading organisations.
Role and Responsibilities
As a RAI & AI Adoption Consultant at Kainos, you’ll be responsible for the successful delivery of Responsible AI and AI Adoption within the business. You will:
* Support efforts to position Kainos as a leader in AI Adoption and Responsible AI practices through stakeholder engagement and project delivery.
* Drive adoption of Responsible AI and shape impactful strategies; engage with policymakers, influence regulatory developments, and promote Kainos’ Responsible AI practices to accelerate wider public sector AI adoption.
* Track the latest developments in AI policy, standards, and regulation, including consultations, and oversee implementation efforts.
* Work directly on client projects and advise clients about Responsible AI with a focus on ethics, trust, human-centered design, governance, and security.
* Collaborate with various teams and act as a subject matter expert to foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
* Manage, coach, and develop the team with a focus on development, customer relationships, and embedding commercial acumen; provide direction and leadership to solve challenging problems together.
Minimum (essential) Requirements
* Demonstrable experience shaping AI policy.
* Demonstrable experience shaping and delivering strategies for engagement with policymakers and public sector and health organisations.
* Deep industry connections across relevant public sector and health government bodies such as DSIT, Central Government, DEFRA, DWP, DBT including high-level officials.
* Deep industry connections with UK AI industry bodies, think tanks, research groups, and the wider AI ecosystem including at board level.
* Knowledge of AI adoption challenges and Responsible AI principles and practices such as ethics, trust, human-centered design, governance, and security.
* Experience operationalising Responsible AI in areas including ethics, human-centered design, trust, governance, and security.
* Experience with human-centered design elements such as impact assessments, interaction workflows, fallback mechanisms, redress, field studies, risk evaluation and mitigation, designing feedback loops, and facilitating cultural change to adoption barriers.
* Experience with trustworthy AI elements such as testing and correcting AI for fairness, safety, transparency, explainability, or bias.
* Experience with security elements such as red-teaming AI services for bias or data protection, securing RAG-based tools against attacks, AI third party risks and mitigations, or operational resilience.
* Experience with ethics, risk management, and governance such as impact assessments, sustainability impact, guardrails, risk mitigations, benchmarking, agentic governance, and regulatory analysis.
* Collaborative approach and team attitude; experience in managing, coaching and developing junior members of a team and wider community.
Desirable
* Industry or technical certifications in AI.
* Membership within public sector or international working groups.
* Customer-facing experience with public sector or health organisations.
* Deep industry connections with European public sector officials, industry bodies, nongovernmental organisations, international organisations.
* Experience of shaping commercial Responsible AI offerings, winning AI work and wider pre-sales support.
Embracing our differences
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic.
Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
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