Vacancy: AI Strategy Lead
Location: UK, Flexible (office based 1 day per week)
Job Family: IT
Salary: £54,000 - £75,000 depending on experience
As the AI Strategy Lead, you will be responsible for advising cross-functional projects to ensure that our AI estate adds value to projects while ensuring we matures our AI capability. The role is strategic, but some technical skills could be beneficial to help facilitate the production of POCs and MVPs.
You will need to bridge the effectively communicate the benefits of AI technologies to both IT and Business audiences with an eye to facilitate the adoption where relevant. You will be seen as an expert in the field and understand how AI can help JM achieve its strategic goals. This will be done by both delivering technical solutions but also in helping build a community within JM to help exploit AI tech across all functions.
You will work alongside delivery leads, software engineers, automated testers, designers and architects as well as deeply integrate with stakeholders outside of IT and within the business. This is a rare chance to shape the technical direction of a 200-year-old company.
Johnson Matthey IT (JM IT) is Johnson Matthey’s global IT function responsible for ensuring that our IT capabilities are not only able to support and integrate technologies but can also offer insight into future IT tools that could provide us with a competitive edge and improved operating efficiencies.
Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 250 organisation, is a global leader in sustainable technologies specialising in catalysis, precious metal products, chemicals and process technology. With operations in over 30 countries, we employ more than 12,600 people. We have more 200 years of success behind us; be part of the next stage of our growth journey and help maintain our reputation as one of the most admired organisations in our field. Our unique culture and people give us competitive advantage and will ensure our success for years to come. You can be part of that success story.

Your responsibilities:

• Champion AI: Advocate for AI as a strategic game-changer across the organization. Identify and champion use cases where AI can unlock new scientific discoveries, optimize processes, and drive our competitive advantage.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build strong relationships with business unit leaders, engineering teams, and enterprise architects. Collaborate effectively to ensure seamless AI integration that maximizes business value and aligns with long-term IT architecture goals.
• Strategy & Roadmap: Lead the development of a comprehensive AI strategy and roadmap aligned with company goals. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure meets business needs and IT architecture objectives
• Solution Development: Lead the development and deployment of AI solutions across the organization. Collaborate with the technical team to ensure solutions are implemented effectively and ethically, adhering to best practices and regulatory requirements. Ensure business value through incorporation of FinOps, from project inspection inception to delivery.
• POC Development & Validation: Lead the development and execution of Proof-of-Concept (POC) projects to validate the feasibility and potential business value of proposed AI solutions.
• Thought Leader & Visionary: Establish yourself as a thought leader in the field of AI, staying current on emerging trends and best practices and the potential use for JM. Proactively share your knowledge and insights with internal stakeholders through presentations, articles, or internal and external conferences.

Requirements for the role:

• Technical Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field. Equivalent work experience also considered.
• Strong understanding of AI capabilities and how they can be used to drive business value.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills including communication with senior management on technical topics
• Experience with Azure (or other cloud providers) and/or experience in FinOps is highly advantageous
• Building Collaborative Relationships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations including customers, to help achieve business goals.
• Navigating Complexity: Proactively and quickly making sense of complex issues; responding effectively to complex and ambiguous situations; communicating complicated information simply.

How you will be rewarded:
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including bonus, excellent pension contributions and 25 days annual leave (varies for shift-based roles).
At JM, an inclusive culture is integral to our values and ambitions for the future. We are committed to ensuring that everyone can bring their full self to work and thrive in their career. Welcoming everyone to JM, regardless of their unique characteristics, experiences or thoughts allows us to bring many different voices and experiences together to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. Being truly inclusive means that all colleagues feel valued for their differences, views and contributions, and feel a sense of belonging at JM.
Johnson Matthey is open for discussion on part time, job share and flexible working patterns
Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted
for a minimum of 2 weeks, early application is advised

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Your responsibilities:

• Champion AI: Advocate for AI as a strategic game-changer across the organization. Identify and champion use cases where AI can unlock new scientific discoveries, optimize processes, and drive our competitive advantage.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build strong relationships with business unit leaders, engineering teams, and enterprise architects. Collaborate effectively to ensure seamless AI integration that maximizes business value and aligns with long-term IT architecture goals.
• Strategy & Roadmap: Lead the development of a comprehensive AI strategy and roadmap aligned with company goals. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure meets business needs and IT architecture objectives
• Solution Development: Lead the development and deployment of AI solutions across the organization. Collaborate with the technical team to ensure solutions are implemented effectively and ethically, adhering to best practices and regulatory requirements. Ensure business value through incorporation of FinOps, from project inspection inception to delivery.
• POC Development & Validation: Lead the development and execution of Proof-of-Concept (POC) projects to validate the feasibility and potential business value of proposed AI solutions.
• Thought Leader & Visionary: Establish yourself as a thought leader in the field of AI, staying current on emerging trends and best practices and the potential use for JM. Proactively share your knowledge and insights with internal stakeholders through presentations, articles, or internal and external conferences

Requirements for the role:

• Technical Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field. Equivalent work experience also considered.
• Strong understanding of AI capabilities and how they can be used to drive business value.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills including communication with senior management on technical topics
• Experience with Azure (or other cloud providers) and/or experience in FinOps is highly advantageous
• Building Collaborative Relationships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations including customers, to help achieve business goals.
• Navigating Complexity: Proactively and quickly making sense of complex issues; responding effectively to complex and ambiguous situations; communicating complicated information simply