Job Specifications
Company Description
Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.
We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:
UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW
We’re a core values [link to values] driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you.
Overview
Job Description
Help enterprise clients identify high-impact AI opportunities, validate them through rapid prototypes and proofs-of-concepts, and guide solutions from intent to measurable business value, while maintaining trust, ethics, and regulatory compliance.
You'll blend business analysis, product thinking, and AI consultancy to turn fuzzy AI ambitions into tested, deliverable solutions with clear return on investments. You'll lead engagements end-to-end, coach junior team members, and shape reusable IP for the practice.
Key Responsibilities
Co-Creation & Discovery
Lead workshops (problem framing, ideation, prioritisation) with clients and cross-functional teams
Convert insights into hypotheses and testable experiment slices
Own multi-stakeholder engagements; shape the scope and lead the execution of rapid prototypes or proofs-of-concepts.
Product-Led Analysis
Translate business problems into scoped AI use cases with clear success metrics
Write crisp user stories and acceptance criteria; map MVP scope and learning plans
Run lightweight experiments to validate assumptions early
AI Consulting & Solution Shaping
Assess data readiness; propose AI patterns (prompting strategies, RAG, agent orchestration)
Shape POC high-level architecture with constraints and guardrails; define quality, cost, and risk metrics
Collaborate with data science/engineering to design feasible solutions
Business Case & Stakeholder Management
Build business cases and ROI models for AI initiatives
Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders
Define KPIs, track outcomes, and recommend improvements
Governance & Safety
Identify high-risk uses; recommend policy and technical controls
Align with Version 1 AI Tooling policy, EU AI Act trajectories, and customer rules of engagement
Enablement & Leadership
Create clear artefacts (decision logs, runbooks, demo scripts) for delivery teams
Coach associates on co-creation methods, safe AI use, and Core Values
Contribute reusable IP and sales collateral; model excellent delivery
Qualifications
Required
Experience in consulting, business analysis, product, or technology-driven project roles
Strong problem-solving skills; ability to analyse complex problems and propose solutions
Good understanding of AI/ML concepts; curiosity and hands-on experimentation with AI tools
Experience building presentations, business cases, or strategic documents
Confident communicator; able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Comfortable with workshop facilitation (or eager to develop this skill)
Good project coordination skills; able to work across data, engineering, and business teams
Desirable
Experience creating quick proofs-of-concept or prototypes (low-code tools, Miro, Figma, Lovable, Google AI Studio, etc.)
Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and AI frameworks
Exposure to Agile delivery and backlog management
Industry experience in financial services, government, or regulated sectors
Relevant certifications or active learning in AI/ML (courses, bootcamps, self-study)
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice an