AI / Business Optimisation

The Brief This programme is intended to foster intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking, and a nuanced understanding of how technology is shaping the future of business and leadership through artificial intelligence, technological disruption, and innovation strategy. This is not a technical coding or software engineering role. Instead, we are seeking an expert capable of helping a future business leader understand how AI is reshaping industries, organisations, leadership, decision-making, and competitive advantage. The Ideal Candidate This should be an exceptional AI and emerging technology specialist, responsible for delivering a bespoke masterclass programme for a high-achieving undergraduate student intending to pursue a career in business leadership. The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in AI with strong commercial acumen and the ability to communicate complex concepts to a highly intelligent, non-technical audience. The ideal mentor will demonstrate: * A strong understanding of current AI capabilities and limitations, as well as awareness of likely future developments over the next 1–3 years. * A commercial perspective, including experience applying AI in real-world environments and a strong understanding of organisational change and technology adoption, and how this can affect business outcomes. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to teach complex topics to non-specialists and adapt material to the student's interests and focuses. Programme Objectives This programme is looking to move beyond AI tool proficiency, encouraging the student to develop a genuine understanding of how emerging technologies are transforming business and society. By the conclusion of the masterclass programme, the student should have: * A clear and sophisticated understanding of the current AI landscape, including but not limited to: * Frontier AI models * Generative AI * Agentic AI systems * Automation and workflow orchestration * Data strategy and infrastructure * AI regulation and governance * Emerging technology trends * Critical evaluation skills for ascertaining which AI opportunities are genuinely transformative, how organisations gain competitive advantage through AI, and the risks associated with AI adoption. * Enhanced commercial awareness of how AI is being applied across sectors, including: * Finance and investment * Professional services * Consumer businesses * Luxury and hospitality * Real estate * Entrepreneurship and venture capital Proposed Structure The structure will be developed collaboratively, with 6-week sprints of masterclasses, and an additional 2 weeks for embedding and demonstrating learning. These could include short research or development tasks between masterclass sprints to encourage independent review and ensure that the programme follows a student-led, value-adding pathway. Please ensure you answer all of the screening questions, as applications submitted without responses will not be considered. Pay: £50.00-£150.00 per hour Application question(s): * Can you tell us about your experience applying AI or emerging technologies in a commercial environment? * This programme is designed for a highly intelligent undergraduate with aspirations of becoming a business leader, rather than a technical AI specialist. How would you explain a complex AI concept, such as generative AI, agentic AI, or AI governance, to a non-technical audience? * If you were designing the first six weeks of this masterclass programme, what topics would you prioritise and why? Work Location: Hybrid remote in London