AI Implementation Strategist

Role Overview :

The AI Lead sits at the intersection of strategy and technology within the EP Office, serving as the EP's primary intelligence layer on artificial intelligence — across the group's two entities: MIT Education Trust and MIT Group Ventures. This is not a build-and-ship engineering role. It is a senior advisory, scouting, and integration role for a EP who needs an expert partner to navigate AI strategy, evaluate opportunities, and ensure AI delivers measurable value across the group

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The AI Lead will work closely with the Chief of Staff and directly with the EP on AI-related decisions, identify and pilot AI applications across education and non-education verticals, and represent the EP's Office in external AI partnerships, industry forums, and thought leadership engagement

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KEY RESPONSIBILIT

IES1. AI Strategy & Advisory to Chair

• manServe as the EP's expert advisor on all AI-related decisions — from AI adoption strategy across the education trust to AI integration within non-education business
• es.Prepare monthly AI briefings for the EP: landscape developments, competitive moves in ed-tech and agentic AI, policy shifts, and investment signa
• ls.Evaluate AI vendor proposals, partnership opportunities, and technology bets — with a clear recommendation framewo
• rk.Represent the EP at external AI events, conferences, and investor forums where appropria

te.2. AI Integration Across Group Entit

• iesMap the current state of AI usage (or absence) across all entities and identify high-ROI integration opportuniti
• es.Lead or co-lead AI pilot projects within the education vertical — e.g., AI-driven admissions, academic analytics, student support automation, learning personalisati
• on.Define and track a rolling 12-month AI roadmap for each entity, reviewed quarterly with the Chief of Staff and relevant C

EO.3. AI Research, Competitive Intelligence & Pol

• icyTrack the global and domestic AI landscape — emerging models, agentic architectures, ed-tech AI applications, and regulatory developments — and distil into quarterly EP briefin
• gs.Maintain a live competitive map of AI adoption among peer education institutions and non-education conglomerat
• es.Identify and evaluate emerging AI research partnerships with universities, labs, and government bodies that could benefit the gro

up.4. Talent, Vendor & Ecosys

• temBuild and maintain a curated network of AI talent, researchers, and ecosystem players relevant to the gro
• up.Support senior AI hiring searches across entities — define role specs, assess technical candidates, advise on compensation benchmar
• ks.Maintain a vetted list of AI vendors and implementation partners for education, F&B, staffing, and marketing use cas
• es.Evaluate and recommend AI tools for use within the EP Office itself (productivity, research, decision suppor

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CANDIDATE PRO

FILEExperi

• ence7–12 years of total experience, with at least 4 years in AI strategy, product, or research ro
• les.Backgrounds that work well: AI product leader at a tech company or ed-tech firm; AI researcher who has moved into applied roles; strategy consultant with deep AI practice experience; founding team member of an AI star
• tup.Prior experience in education technology is a strong plus; not mandat
• ory.Has shipped or advised on at least one real-world AI product — not just advisory or theoretical w

ork.Technical D

• epthFluent in how modern AI systems work: LLMs, agentic architectures, RAG, fine-tuning, evaluation framewo
• rks.Able to assess engineering trade-offs, product decisions, and architecture choices without being a hands-on engin
• eer.Comfortable reading and critiquing technical papers, vendor demos, and model benchma
• rks.Python proficiency preferred; able to prototype simple analysis or evaluation scripts independen

tly.Strategic & Communication Sk

• illsAble to translate complex AI concepts into clear, executive-level language for a non-technical EP and board audie
• nce.Strong written communication — able to write sharp briefings, board memos, and external artic
• les.Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with high autonomy and limited direct
• ion.High political intelligence — understands how to work across entities, functions, and seniority levels without formal author

ity.Min

• dsetBuilder mentality: interested in creating real outcomes, not producing strategy de
• cks.Intellectually curious and self-directed — proactively tracks AI developments without being promp
• ted.Comfortable with ambiguity and able to structure problems from first princip
• les.Low ego: this role requires supporting a principal (the Chairman) and influencing without author