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We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents.

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Our team is extremely talent-dense. Among our founding team, we have world-class competitive programmers, former founders, and leaders from companies at the cutting edge of AI including Scale AI, Palantir, Cursor, Waymo, Tesla, Lunchclub, Modal, Google DeepMind, and Nuro.

Building Devin is just the first step—our hardest challenges still lie ahead. If you’re excited to solve some of the world’s biggest problems and build AI that can reason on real-world tasks, apply to join us.

About the Role

Applied AI Transformation Managers are technically oriented strategic advisors and operators who ensure value alignment to our customer's most strategic projects and drive program delivery across several strategic accounts. You’ll be responsible for identifying strategic opportunities for our customers to realize value from Cognition’s platform and ensuring strong value capture and reporting. You will support delivery of enterprise wide programs to implement agentic AI, specifically by designing and building the operating model and delivery model for agentic AI.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior and functional leaders, designing value realization targets and delivering transformation programs. This role embeds with a select set of Cognition’s strategic accounts for upfront strategy work through in-depth program management and delivery. You will be on the frontlines of supporting customers turning productivity gains and quantifiable financial impact. You will pioneer the playbook for how the world’s largest enterprises get value from AI Agents.

In this role, you will:

• Work with customer leadership to identify, quantify and report value targets for productivity gains and financial impact
• Ensure seamless operations and delivery for the overall customer program, in close partnership with the Cognition account team
• Ensure everyone at customer and Cog has visibility on playbook implementation, consumption metrics and value metrics
• Maintain great relationships and customer trust via delivery
• Oversee onboarding and rollout to thousands of engineers, ensuring successful deployment
• Apply world class analytical and technical program management skills to support customer executives and teams, particularly with value realization and tracking
• Build centers of excellence within accounts and empower them through tailored enablement programs

Requirements for the role:

• Computer science or EE undergrad
• SWE intern or full time work experience
• 3-5 years at a big 3 strategy consulting firm with a strong background in value targeting and realization and technology strategy as well as a proven track record building and expanding client relationships
• Ideally 2+ years experience at a startup in a customer facing role preferred
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast-changing environments—you move quickly and grow quickly
• Demonstrated ability to learn exceptionally fast

You might excel if you…

• have successfully been a part of complex enterprise teams, especially sourcing and managing account growth
• have worked as a software engineer, SE, technical account manager or other technical role
• previously founded a startup or were early stage at a high growth startup
• are a competitive, highly ambitious person who loves working in high-intensity environments

We are seeking an exceptional Non-Executive Director who will bring independent thinking, constructive challenge, sound judgement and strategic insight to our Board.

This is an exciting time to join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust as we deliver our strategy, Where Excellence Meets Compassion, strengthen our Operating Model and continue driving sustainable improvement. As one of England's largest NHS Trusts, we are improving health outcomes through outstanding care, innovation, research, digital transformation and strong partnerships across Greater Manchester.

We are looking for an accomplished Board-level leader with a strong financial background gained within a large, complex organisation. As a fully qualified accountant, you will Chair the Trust's Audit & Risk Committee, providing independent assurance on financial governance, corporate governance, internal control and risk management, while supporting the Board to deliver high-quality, sustainable services.

Whether you are an experienced or first-time Non-Executive Director, you will bring strategic insight, integrity and a commitment to public service. Above all, you will share our values and help ensure compassionate, high-quality care remains at the heart of every decision.

Main duties of the job

• You will share our passion for improving the health and wellbeing of our diverse communities, ensuring outstanding, compassionate care remains at the heart of every decision.
• You will bring the vision and enthusiasm to support our ambitious strategy within a complex NHS landscape, helping shape the future of healthcare across Greater Manchester.
• An accomplished Board-level leader, you will provide independent judgement, constructive challenge and strategic insight to support sustainable improvement and transformation.
• As a fully qualified accountant, you will bring expertise in financial leadership, corporate governance, risk management and assurance, with the credibility to Chair the Trust's Audit & Risk Committee.
• You will build trusted relationships with Governors, partners and stakeholders, strengthening collaboration across the system.
• You will champion equality, diversity and inclusion, while supporting effective accountability and good governance.
• You will have the commitment and capacity to fulfil the demands of the role.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Working for our organisation

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe.   We are an ambitious organisation, serving over 1 million patients and users annually through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. With a workforce of 30,000 plus, we are a driving force for innovation, clinical excellence, and system leadership across Greater Manchester.

As a senior leader at MFT, you will shape strategy and transformation at scale, working alongside a diverse, high-performing executive team. Our £3bn plus turnover and leading-edge digital infrastructure, including the Hive EPR, enable us to deliver integrated, patient-centred care and drive continuous improvement.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, values-led culture where your expertise, vision, and leadership will directly influence organisational direction and population health outcomes. You will have the opportunity to lead complex change, champion research and innovation, and develop future talent in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Join us to make a lasting impact—on our Trust, our communities, and the future of healthcare.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To support this vacancy, we have developed a bespoke 'Candidate Information Pack' which provides specific information about the role and the Assessment and Selection Process. To request a copy of this pack, to arrange a confidential conversation or to find out more and to apply, please contact our Executive Search Partner; Hunter Healthcare; James McLeod via telephone on 07842424530 or via email at jmcleod@hunter-healthcare.com.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.  As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.  If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Background and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of operating at a senior or Board level, with proven experience in large, complex organisations. Must have a strong financial background and be a fully qualified accountant, with the credibility and expertise to undertake the role of Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
• Experience of operating at a senior or Board level, with proven experience in large, complex organisations. Must have a strong financial background and be a fully qualified accountant, with the credibility and expertise to undertake the role of Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
• Senior level governance experience demonstrates strong strategic planning, finance, risk, and performance management.
• Experience of leading quality improvement, performance management, and cultural change within a complex organisational setting.
• Demonstrable commercial and/or political astuteness which will translate into an ability to think and act strategically for the benefit of the Trust.
• Experience of holding high levels of accountability.

Skills, Knowledge and Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Knowledge of Manchester, Trafford, and Greater Manchester, and an understanding of local demographics and the challenges in improving population health and addressing inequalities.

Exceptional leadership skills, engendering respect from others at all levels.

An enthusiastic, enquiring mind, with the confidence to challenge constructively when appropriate and to hold to account.

Commitment to working as a team member.

An effective listener, able to weigh up arguments and summarise for others.

Highly developed interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills.

Analytical and creative, with the ability to be independent in judgement.

Politically astute, effective negotiator, able to grasp relevant issues and understand the relationships between interested parties.

Sound knowledge and understanding of corporate governance.

Clear understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, liabilities, and responsibilities of Group Non-Executive Directors.

Understanding of equality and diversity issues.

Understanding of Foundation Trusts and Governor responsibilities.

Empathy with and commitment to public service values of accountability, openness, probity, and equality of opportunity.

Committed to improving healthcare, and supportive of collaboration across the healthcare system in Greater Manchester, in line with the principles and values of MFT.

Ability to effectively represent the Trust to its constituents, patients, partner organisations, and regulators.