Digital Innovation AI Program Manager, Global Tax and Legal (2-Year Secondment/FTC)

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The responsibilities / duties of this position are organized around four workstreams of the Digital Innovation team’s AI program:

• Strategy and long-term vision
• Execute on innovation strategic priorities and initiatives, aligned with the Global Tax & Legal Strategic Priorities.
• Spearhead the implementation of the digital and generative AI strategies within Tax and Legal, driving the execution of the FY26 plan and beyond.
• Conduct executive-level workshops and discussions around scenario planning for future operating models of the business.
• Liaise with Global AI SGO, Global Strategy, Innovation & Public Policy (SIPP) team, and Global Business CTO Office on firmwide strategic plays.
• Service delivery transformation
• Manage and nurture various Global Tax & Legal Innovation and AI SME Communities to promote ideation, experimentation, knowledge-sharing across the network.
• Facilitate the sharing of ideas and assets across the global network via existing and emerging technologies, communities, and platforms, to drive new areas for collaboration with our alliance partners.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders in T&L and beyond, proactively anticipating and mitigating potential challenges while identifying and forecasting opportunities.
• AI experimentation initiatives
• Drive digitalization of our Global Growth offerings (e.g. Operate, Pillar Two, e-invoicing) by identifying areas for asset enablement and acceleration with AI/GenAI and agentic solutions, leveraging our external ecosystem.
• Market activation and fluency
• Monitor market trends and emerging technologies, translating relevant insights into actionable recommendations and implementations as appropriate.
• Develop materials on behalf of the Digital Innovation leader, including the delivery of webinar materials, T&L executive presentations and smaller scale internal communications as appropriate.
• Partner with Learning teams to promote and develop collections of material to support AI/GenAI fluency through the T&L network.

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A highly motivated self-starter, you demonstrate strong presence and credibility with senior stakeholders. You excel in fast-paced environments and are comfortable navigating ambiguity, consistently showing the ability to understand the broader strategic context while also addressing complex, detailed issues. You have a strong interest in the evolving Generative AI landscape and its impact on the Tax & Legal business and its people.

• A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent (i.e. in areas including business administration, strategy and innovation, technology development, design), MBA (or equivalent) is a plus
• Proven experience, preferably across a selection of the following skills:
• Project management,
• Strategic partnerships,
• Technology or strategy and operations consulting
• Innovation management
• New product development,
• Serving in complex, matrixed, or multi-faceted environments
• GenAI service delivery transformation and/or client activations
• Ability to develop effective relationships at all levels, including senior and executive leadership.
• Proven track record in translating strategy into action, to deliver real and measurable impact.
• Excellent organization and program and project management skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level writing and presentation skills; demonstration of strategic judgment.
• Consultative mindset, ability to navigate ambiguities and complex structures.

Additional requirements:

• Comfortable working autonomously in a virtual global team environment, including self-discipline and time management skills.

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You’ll be based in Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Reading with hybrid working.

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