Head - AI and Data - The Guardian : Job Details

Job Title: Head - AI and Data

Location: London - Hybrid

Salary: £45,000 - £65,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Role overview:

We are looking for a leader with experience and understanding of current AI and data landscape and key issues to manage and lead this company's activities and engagement on AI and Data. This role will give the right candidate opportunities to work across the whole of this company as well as alongside senior industry figures and policy makers to help demonstrate and showcase the value and benefits to the UK from the adoption of AI and data technologies and advocate for approaches, solutions and technologies that can overcome barriers to the UK realising the full economic and social potential of this transformational technology. This position will play a key role in enabling the delivery of the UK Government's AI Opportunities Action Plan and the National Data Library.

Role Purpose:

This role reports to this company's Director of Technology and Innovation and will lead and drive forward this company's established AI adoption programme working alongside this company's AI Adoption Programme Manager.

A key purpose and mission of this role will be to manage and drive forward this company's strategy, activities and engagement with members and stakeholders in relation to the delivery of the UK Government's AI Opportunities Action Plan. This role will be responsible for ensuring this company is positioned as a key trusted, delivery partner to government and other key stakeholders and that this company's clear messaging, and points of view on key aspects of the Action Plan are aligned and then communicated to government, industry, key bodies and the media in a coordinated and effective way as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership, direction and management of the this company's work on AI and Data, managing the work of the AI Adoption Programme Manager.
• Specifically manage and drive forward this company's strategy, activities and engagement with members and stakeholders in relation to the delivery of the UK Government's AI Opportunities Action Plan and deliver a programme of work and activity that position this company as a key partner to enable the delivery of the UK Governments National Data Library.
• Work in collaboration and partnership with other teams, specifically the Policy and Market programmes, to identify areas to work and engage with other relevant member focused programmes.
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant government officials and key stakeholders in the wider AI and data community and industry, championing this company's members and representing the views of this company on how data barriers, challenges can be overcome using tech and AI adoption.
• Be a knowledgeable, informed and trusted single point of contact for this company's staff and members on issues related to AI and Data.
• Manage and deliver regular meetings of this company's AI and Data Leadership Committee and internal meetings on data and AI bringing teams together.
• Lead and deliver a regular drumbeat of activities and events involving members including a programme of events, briefings, meetings, and workshops, convening industry and key stakeholders on AI adoption, latest developments on AI innovation, and the data technologies and solutions that can enable the UK to unlock the power of data.
• Lead the development and management of projects, such as white papers, policy positions, briefings and consultation responses that aim to resolve barriers related to data and AI challenges between the technology industry and the wider economy.
• Be an internal leader, expert and single point of contact for all this company's staff in relation to this company's overall activities on AI Adoption, the AI Opportunities Action Plan and AI tech development as well as data solutions and technologies

About you:

Essential Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge and experience of key issues related to the AI industry and adoption and Data technologies and solutions.
• An understanding of the current industry and policy discussions and initiatives surrounding adoption, deployment, use and governance of AI including the Government's AI Opportunities Action Plan as well as issues related to regulation, safety, assurance.
• An understanding of the UK data industry and landscape, including knowledge of the data barriers and challenges facing the UK and the potential impact if data barriers can be addressed.
• A proven track record of building and maintaining strategic relationships across government and industry.
• Experience of responding to government and Parliamentary consultation including managing a consultation process and writing formal responses
• Experience of developing, managing and running flagship events as well as briefings, and webinars for a wide range of stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience of speaking at meetings and events and being a representative for an organisation and a broad understanding of the role of trade bodies.

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