AI Value & Strategy Specialist

About us At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as a AI Value & Strategy Specialist and be a part of something bigger - where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

National Grid is hiring a AI Value & Strategy Specialist on a permanent basis. The location for this role will be based from our London or Warwick office - Hybrid Working Policy.

Job Purpose As the AI Value Office Lead AI Strategy & Value Specialist, you will be responsible for growing the roadmap of AI opportunities within National Grid’s AI Center of Excellence. The Value Office serves National Grid’s businesses by ensuring both that they make the most impactful investments in analytics and AI, and that realize the value of those investments. Your role will involve scoping opportunities, establishing and prioritizing business cases, managing a roadmap of current and future demand, measuring the value of AI projects post-deployment, stakeholder management, and supporting AI strategy development and implementation.

What you'll do:

• Scoping AI opportunities through collaboration with members of National Grid’s core business and IT teams, establishing the opportunities with the greatest impact and agreeing what an analytics/ AI-powered process could look like for each opportunity.
• Documenting the business case of the proposed analytics/ AI-based solution, including the expected financial and non-financial benefits.
• Collaborating with solution delivery teams, to shape the technical requirements of an Analytics/ AI-based solution(s) and operate as the key interface point with business teams.
• Tracking and measuring AI program performance, using KPIs to monitor the financial and non-financial impact of analytics and AI solutions as well as business engagement with the Value Office.
• Collaborate with data and AI Governance teams, to support the assessment of any risks associated with the use of Analytics/ AI-based solutions.
• Create and deliver engaging presentations to leadership and stakeholders across business teams to communicate the vision, progress, and impact of the AI Value Office.
• Provide executive-level reporting on AI Value Office progress, impact, and future initiatives.
• Support the development and implementation of AI and data strategy across the organization, including staying up to date with the latest developments in both AI and the utility industry.

About you:

• A Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Business Management, or a related field.
• Extensive experience of working in an asset-heavy industry, including Utilities, Energy, Mining, Engineering or Manufacturing would be desirable.
• Strong understanding of Analytics and AI (including Generative AI), and an interest in the growing impact that these types of solutions can play in achieving business objectives.
• Exceptional business analysis skills, with experience in capturing and shaping requirements, and forming a business case with clear benefits.
• Strong presentation skills with experience delivering engaging and impactful presentations to different audiences.
• Proven communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with senior executives.
• Ability to work independently, influence without direct authority, and navigate a matrixed organization.
• Experience in a consulting role is an added plus, particularly in advisory or strategic transformation initiatives related to data, analytics or AI.

What you'll get:

A competitive salary circa £55,000 - £65,000 - dependent on capability. As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 12% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

More Information The closing date for this vacancy is 22nd April. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

DE & I statement At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.