AI Value & Strategy Specialist

National Grid; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking an AI Value & Strategy Specialist. The role involves scoping AI opportunities, managing business cases, and collaborating with various teams to drive analytics initiatives. Candidates should have extensive experience in asset-heavy industries and strong presentation skills. The position offers a competitive salary and additional benefits, including bonuses and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Bonus up to 12%

Flexible benefits like share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Analytics and AI solutions.
• Exceptional business analysis skills to form clear business cases.
• Proven communication skills with experience engaging senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Scope AI opportunities in collaboration with internal teams.
• Document business cases for proposed analytics/AI solutions.
• Track and measure AI program performance using KPIs.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

AI understanding

Job description

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 an 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 AI Center of Excellence. The Value Office serves National Grid businesses by ensuring both that they make the most impactful investments in analytics and AI, and that they realize the value of those investments.

Your role will involve scoping opportunities, establishing and prioritising 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.

Key Accountabilities

• 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

• 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 - £70,000 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

Location: London or Warwick

Closing date: 7th November

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.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.