Position: Project Lead

Organization: The World Economic Forum

Location: Mumbai

Apply: https://weforum.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Forum_Careers/job/Mumbai/Project-Lead--Artificial-Intelligence-and-Machine-Learning_R301

Duties and Responsibilities

• Project lead will be developing and facilitating the engagement across the Forum's communities of industry partners, Government institutions, research universities, start-up community, media, civil society organizations, social entrepreneurs.
• The key responsibilities of project lead would be across project management, content management, coordination, administration and predominantly act as a catalyst and driving force for developing and defining action plans through comprehensive community engagement.
• Curate a comprehensive community eco system and establish specific value proposition for each community stake holder group of the proposed project by establishing a road map to future state from current state with clear next steps and timelines. Conduct the landscape review, government and industry needs, define the high level outcomes and opportunities, project focus areas, driven through AI and emerging technologies.
• The opportunities envisaged under core domains should be in alignment with the related national policies and the SDGs, benefits to larger community, Government, industry, start-ups, banking and insurance eco system and society. Analyze India and global emerging technology innovations eco system especially AI/ML to address the challenges and capture the potential opportunities.
• Identify potential use cases in respective themes and evolve prioritization approach considering factors Alignment to SDGs, Measurable and non-measurable benefits for the larger community, Return on investments and affordability for user groups, Technology feasibility, Operations feasibility, Time frame of implementation, Potential risks  Prototype, test and iterate- Pilot and sandbox projects w/ government and industry partners to test governance, collect key learnings from pilot, Testing scenarios of data enablement and technology feasibility and analyze additional pilots undertaken by industry in country and across the globe. Final outcomes - Evidence based recommendations on framework and policy which can specifically be deployed by government and industry for scaled commercial deployment of use cases.
• Globally disseminate protocols and frameworks from successful pilots and support international adoption. The recommendations can either be one or combination of Standard operating procedures, Requirements (e.g. for procurement), Industry standards/norms, certifications, Government regulation, Incentive structures

Profile requirements

• Passion for Impact- Perseverance, passion and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mind-sets and agendas and driving collective action in working through local challenges with sense of urgency. Domain Knowledge – Comprehensive understanding of Artificial intelligence and interworking with other emerging technologies like IOT, Block chain etc in one or more of core verticals like Agriculture, healthcare, smart cities, education, manufacturing, energy etc.
• Understanding of challenges and opportunities, inclusivity issues, affordability requirements and regulations. Technology depth- AI specialist with In-depth understanding of emerging technology implications in domains, overview of AI innovations and landscape of start up eco system, use cases, and technology maturity challenges for local adoption.
• Technology Governance and Policy- Preferred experience and understanding of the Government regulation and policy landscape, Certifications, Incentive structures, Standard operating procedures, Industry standards/norms etc for AI and other emerging technologies adoption.
• Comprehensive community mapping- Catalysing, curating and integrating community, managing equity stakes of each stake holder and regular feedback to realign to priorities Execution Discipline- Preferred experience on shaping project vision and strategic planning, building project collateral, tracking dashboards, quarterly planning, monthly execution and weekly targets.

Qualifications and Skills

• Masters level or Graduation degree in computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning. Computer science with a focus on AI and policy would be preferred .

• Ability to design and drive medium to large-scale project design and delivery- Experience in project management of entrepreneurial projects, experience of leading virtual teams in matrix systems with project management tools, experience of managing through conflicts in teams and managing large and small scale events,

• Excellent networking skills to manage and curate community eco-system. Ability to quickly develop a meaningful perspective on internal and external issues that have organisational impact

• Demonstrable knowledge of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning applications, challenges and opportunities of adoption of AI, Innovation eco system in India and globally for AI and policy and governance issues.

• Understanding and experience of policy making and functioning of the government in India.

• Minimum 7-8 years’ experience in private or public sector in Artificial Intelligence applications and use cases across verticals like Agriculture, healthcare, smart cities.

• Excellent verbal and written language skills in English and proficiency in Hindi dialect.

• Strong presentation and facilitation skills