AI Transformation Lead

The role

The AI Transformation Lead will work within Editorial to identify, shape, and implement AI opportunities. You will redesign workflows and build prototypes to improve newsroom efficiency and drive adoption of AI-enabled ways of working.

What you will do

• Identify, assess and prioritise AI opportunities within Editorial and other business areas
• Understand and reimagine current editorial workflows
• Define problem statements, scope, success measures, delivery approaches and use cases
• Build working prototypes, models, agents and integrations
• Take proven use cases through to production
• Drive adoption through training, communications and embedding into daily workflow
• Track usage, outcomes and realised benefit
• Report progress, benefit and blockers to the Editor and Executive Editors
• Stay current on AI tooling and translate developments into opportunity areas

Required qualifications

• Deep passion and interest in AI
• 4+ years’ experience in transformation, consulting, product, operations, business analysis, technology delivery or a similar cross-functional role
• Practical experience applying AI, automation, data or digital tools to improve business processes
• Meaningful, demonstrable hands-on experience building with AI and agentic tools
• Commercial judgement
• Ability to understand operational processes, identify root causes and redesign workflows
• Experience leading discovery activities to understand user needs
• Experience supporting the adoption, enablement and embedding of new technical capabilities and tools
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders and influence decisions

Nice to have

• Experience taking AI-enabled products, automations or services into production
• Data wrangling and engineering
• Experience in media, publishing, research, subscription businesses or professional services

Benefits

• Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
• Private health insurance
• 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through Employee Assistance Program
• Work From Anywhere program (up to 25 days per year where you have the legal right to do so)
• Generous annual and parental leave
• Dedicated days off for volunteering
• Dedicated days off for moving home
• Free access to all The Economist content including online subscription, apps and podcasts

About the company

The Economist Group is a global media and information-services company. It delivers trusted analysis and insights to individuals and organisations in more than 170 countries.