Ai Design Analyst

Avance Consulting; Ledston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Avance Consulting seeks an experienced AI Design Analyst (AI Foundry) to take end-to-end ownership of AI design across complex, regulated environments. The role focuses on shaping AI use cases, mapping processes, and ensuring responsible AI with transparency and safeguards.

You will collaborate with business teams to define MVPs, test concepts, and drive adoption, while maintaining governance and enterprise architecture alignment.

Qualifications

• Higher education qualification (or equivalent) in Ethics, Law, Risk Management, Social Sciences, Data/Computer Science or relevant field.
• Proven experience in digital, data or AI programmes in complex or regulated environments.
• Skilled at mapping processes, decision flows and user journeys to identify where AI, automation or Copilot can add value.
• Understanding of core AI concepts including LLMs, prompt engineering, automation, decision support and responsible AI.
• Experience assessing data quality, readiness, lineage and feasibility for AI enabled solutions.
• Ability to design end to end AI workflows including prompts, orchestration, guardrails and human in the loop models.
• Skilled in user research, facilitation, co design and requirements gathering workshops.
• Working knowledge of Copilot and Power Platform as well as Service Design/UX.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including senior level engagement.

Responsibilities

• Assess and shape AI and Copilot use cases aligned to strategic business objectives.
• Engage with business teams to analyze problems and determine where AI can improve outcomes.
• Design AI-enabled workflows, prompt patterns, user interactions and human in the loop models.
• Assess feasibility, data readiness, ethical considerations and operational impacts.
• Map end-to-end processes and data dependencies for AI solutions.
• Design AI-enabled workflows for Copilot scenarios and MVP definitions.
• Support experimentation, prototyping and MVP scope with delivery teams.
• Ensure responsible AI principles are incorporated into all designs.

Skills

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

AI concepts

Copilot & Power Platform

UX design / Service Design

Azure AI Fundamentals

Agile cross-functional teams

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Higher education qualification in Ethics, Law, Risk Management, Social Sciences, Data/CS

Tools

Copilot

Power Platform

Microsoft Azure AI

Job description

Role description: (Please include a brief outline of the impact this role will have, including overview of customer industry and projects, access to cutting-edge technology etc.) We are looking for an experienced AI Design Analyst (AI Foundry) with Function Data & AI 10+ years of experience to take end-to-end ownership.

Key responsibilities

• Assess and shape AI and Copilot Use Cases aligned to strategic business objectives, shaping them into well defined proposals with clear value hypotheses and measurable success criteria.
• Engage with business teams to conduct deep analysis of business problems, workflows, processes and decision points to determine where AI can improve outcomes, efficiency or customer experience.
• Design AI enabled workflows, prompt patterns, user interactions and human in the loop models that maximise safety, transparency and user trust.
• Assess solution feasibility by evaluating data readiness, technical constraints, ethical considerations, compliance requirements and operational impacts.
• Map end to end processes, decision points, data dependencies and required human oversight.
• Assess feasibility, data readiness, ethical considerations and AI specific risks.
• Design AI enabled workflows, prompts and user experiences for Copilot scenarios.
• Support experimentation, prototyping and MVP definition with delivery teams.
• Ensure responsible AI principles (e.g., transparency, explainability, ISO42001) are incorporated into all designs
• Support experimentation and prototyping by defining MVP scope, evaluation criteria, testing parameters and adoption-readiness indicators.
• Engage with colleagues across the business to capture user perspectives, refine user needs, and ensure solutions align to real operational challenges and behaviours.
• Ensure responsible AI principles are embedded from design, including explainability, traceability, fairness, appropriate safeguards and risk informed checks.
• Provide structured analysis to support business cases, investment decisions, risk assessments, and prioritisation discussions at AI governance forums.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure designs are implementable, sustainable and aligned to enterprise architecture.
• Maintain a library of design artefacts, patterns and re usable assets to support repeatability and uplift design maturity across the AI Foundry.
• Managing escalations supporting the wider Data & AI Leadership team.

Key skills/knowledge/experience

• Translate Divisional priorities into plans and deliverables to deliver overall Group strategic priorities
• Build the capability & capacity of functional resources to drive sustained commercial success
• Interpret & communicate the priorities for the Function, motivating and developing a high performing team
• Own functional priorities, applying specialist expertise to put the customer at the heart of everything and drive a profitable business
• Initiate and develop critical external and internal relationships which create value, collaborating to deliver commercial and customer priorities.
• Role model Values, champion diversity and challenge behavior contrary to the Values
• Identify, define & oversee management of risks associated with delivery
• Uphold corporate legal & regulatory responsibilities
• Implement and manage transformation activity & harness innovation to create a high performing & sustainable business

Person specification

I.e., negotiating, client facing, communication, assertive, team leading/team member skills, supportive. Functional/Technical (Role Specific)

Essential

• Higher education qualification (or equivalent experience) in Ethics, Law, Risk Management, Social Sciences, Data/Computer Science or relevant field
• Proven experience working in digital, data or AI programmes in complex or regulated environments.
• Skilled at mapping processes, decision flows and user journeys to identify where AI, automation or Copilot can add value.
• Understanding of core AI concepts including LLMs, prompt engineering, automation, decision support and responsible AI.
• Experience assessing data quality, readiness, lineage and feasibility for AI enabled solutions.
• Ability to design end to end AI workflows including prompts, orchestration, guardrails and human in the loop models.
• Skilled in user research, facilitation, co design and requirements gathering workshops.
• Working knowledge of Copilot and Power Platform as well as Service Design/UX.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including senior level engagement.
• Commercial awareness and a value driven mindset.
• Familiarity with responsible AI and risk aware delivery practices.
• Familiarity with AI ethics, fairness, transparency and accountability principles
• Ability to translate complex technical and regulatory concepts into practical guidance
• Use of professional networks and external influencers with clear evidence of learning and development to build and maintain skills and expertise.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable with the pace of technology and AI change.

Sector (desirable)

• Understanding of financial services industry, markets and competitors
• Understanding of how financial services organisations operate and the associated regulatory environment, or other regulated industries.
• Awareness of the Mutual Sector and the needs and interests of Members.

Commercial

• Ability to work with autonomy and make operational decisions
• Experience of delivering organisational change.
• Understanding of related functions and/or services outside of the role’s direct remit.
• Experience of managing a set of internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Interpersonal

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
• Ability to work effectively in diverse teams.
• A problem-solving approach with curiosity and proactivity to engage and understand both the strategic business goals and our customer’s needs
• Ability to identify areas of improvement and create innovative approaches to delivering better quality service.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and agile environments
• Ability to identify, nurture and realize the potential in others
• Strong communication, engagement and influencing skills
• Ability to effectively represent through building collaborative relationships.