AI Partnership Lead

Location/s: Cambridge or London
Recruiter contact: Nikki George

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit  

Mott MacDonald’s support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach.
 

The AI Partnership Lead is responsible for driving strategic engagement with external partners focused on AI. This role involves developing and nurturing partnerships with AI companies as well as understanding and qualifying AI opportunities from both technological and commercial perspectives. The goal is business adoption of AI technologies and using external insights to inform AI strategy. This position works closely with the AI and Information team to enable responsible AI adoption as well as with the business to ensure business value. Mott MacDonald proactively leverages best-in-class AI.

The role is full-time and will report to the AI Solutions Lead.  

Key Accountabilities 

• Leverage AI partners: Bring in AI technology and connect it to opportunities within Mott MacDonald.  
• Prioritise AI partnerships: Source and qualify opportunities with the business to prioritise and manage AI opportunities, ensuring value delivery across the business for Mott MacDonald and its clients. 
• Develop Best Practices: Establish best practices and processes for partnerships and AI identifying the best partners to meet our business needs.. 
• Drive value and adoption: Drive value from existing partners and technology suppliers and support adoption of their AI solutions across the business in collaboration with the AI implementation lead and AI regional adoption teams. 
• Gather external insights: Collect external insights to inform AI strategy. 
• Align with senior stakeholders: Collaborate with AI and Information leads, and other key stakeholders from Technical Excellence, Digital Executive, and Executive Sponsors. 
• Explore new opportunities: Encourage innovative thinking at Mott MacDonald to explore new AI opportunities from both technological and commercial perspectives. 

 
Key Responsibilities 

• Leadership for Mott MacDonald in driving new AI opportunities by leveraging external partners, in alignment with Mott MacDonald’s growth strategy.   
• Strategy and Best Practice: developing strategy and plans, ensuring best practice processes and guidelines are developed and followed for bringing in insights and developing strong partnerships.   
• Leverage AI: utilise AI technology to create value for Mott MacDonald by assessing and trialling technology and conducting commercial assessments.  
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with stakeholders, including senior and executive leaders, business units, practices, the digital services team, and project teams, to ensure the successful adoption of AI.  
• Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor performance metrics for the partnerships team and AI assessments, and regularly report on progress and outcomes 
• Raise partnership awareness: Engage with key stakeholders, fostering a culture of awareness, continuous learning, and professional growth within Mott MacDonald. Provide guidance, support, and opportunities for professional development. 
• Technology Reputation: positioning Mott MacDonald as an AI leader through sharing insights. Represent Mott MacDonald on AI topics in global forums and industry working groups. 

Education

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in technology or science or business or other field related to the sectors that Mott MacDonald operates in.  

Experience 

• Strong understanding of AI, innovation and technology processes, systems, and their implementation in a business context.  
• Proven experience in a technology implementation role, preferably in a technology or business development environment.  
• Demonstrable experience in establishing and growing partnerships and developing ecosystems.  
• Track record of influencing positively, at level and across an organisation.  
• Progressive leadership experience in leading cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide business improvement or change programmes, operating and influencing effectively across the organisation and within complex contexts.  

Knowledge/skills 

• Inspiring and tenacious leader with a strategic mindset; proven track record of leading complex, multidisciplinary talent teams in new endeavours and delivering solutions that add value to the business.  
• External recognition and respect for innovation and AI expertise. Builds strong internal and external networks. Maintains a learning mindset and cultivates innovation. 
• Analytical skills — Manages complexity through outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities. Applies data and knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organisation’s goals. 
• Facilitates collaboration to deliver an outcome. Achieves through others by creating trust and psychological safety; anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders, so aligning teams with vision and strategy to deliver outcomes. 
• Effective communicator. Builds clear messages. Ability to work across business lines. 
• Value driven. Demonstrates value of partnership engagements and establishes clear metrics to demonstrate success. 
• Proven track record of evaluating responsible AI practices and ensuring compliance with international standards. 

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.