Associate Director Artificial Intelligence Lead

The purpose of the **Artificial Intelligence Lead** is to bring to life game changing technologies to identify potential new businesses for KPMG that will materially shape the future of the firm.

**Your Opportunity**
- Develop a point of view on where future technology is heading and the opportunities this presents to the firm and our clients
- Articulate clear investment opportunities for the firm into future technology
- Enthusiastically familiarise yourself with future tech, market shifts and domain expertise to understand and inspire new possibilities for ventures.
- Develop and drive the execution of a plan to explore, identify and test new business model hypotheses using future technology that prioritises investment into successful experiments
- Develop capability to support the execution of the hypotheses
- Capture learning, iterate and improve experimentation processes
- Lead and contribute to research into future tech that will inform thought leadership
- Engage with industry and sector leaders in the firm to contribute to business development and thought leadership as appropriate
- Participate in industry forums to position KPMG as a leader in future tech
- Engage with partners and alliances to form relationships that enhance the firms positioning and helps to inform new business opportunities
- Design and facilitate co-creation sessions with multi-disciplinary teams to identify and validate new venture opportunities in relation to future tech
- Keep stakeholders up to date with the progress and challenges of future tech, ensuring they understand the risks as well as the opportunities
- Manage the relationship with appropriate governance committees and their representatives to oversee the investment into future tech
- Liaise with Risk, Legal, Finance, Brand and other support services to ensure the risks, legal and compliance considerations are understood and managed

**How Are You Extraordinary?**
- You are a strategic critical thinker, and love using that skill to solve complex problems and plan for the future.
- You are a relationship builder, with keen communication skills and the knack for building and managing relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- You have a can-do attitude and are always seeking creative solutions to problems with the help of the right technical tools and a supportive team.

**Your Experience**
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Additional qualifications related to venture building considered favourably e.g. IDEO, General Assembly
- Experience working in future tech and new business development
- Demonstrable commercial acumen, such as pricing strategies, commercial deals (partnerships or sales), investment funding
- Expertise across testing new venture ideas in relation to future tech
- Experience leading and building teams

**Additional Information**:
KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth.

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

**_ At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us._