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AI Design Analyst - Copilot, Azure

Data Science and AI Contractor
ID: #11376
Posted: 2026-03-20
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The Role: AI Design Analyst Location: Leeds, UK Position Type: Contract Inside IR35 Remote work option Available: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite Job Description: Key responsibilities: • Assess and shape AI and Copilot Use Cases aligned to strategic business objectives, shaping them into well‑defined proposals with clear value hypotheses and measurable success criteria. • Engage with business teams to conduct deep analysis of business problems, workflows, processes and decision points to determine where AI can improve outcomes, efficiency or customer experience. • Design AI‑enabled workflows, prompt patterns, user interactions and human‑in‑the‑loop models that maximise safety, transparency and user trust. • Assess solution feasibility by evaluating data readiness, technical constraints, ethical considerations, compliance requirements and operational impacts. • Map end‑to‑end processes, decision points, data dependencies and required human oversight. • Assess feasibility, data readiness, ethical considerations and AI‑specific risks. • Design AI‑enabled workflows, prompts and user experiences for Copilot scenarios. • Support experimentation, prototyping and MVP definition with delivery teams. • Ensure responsible AI principles (e.g., transparency, explainability, ISO42001) are incorporated into all designs • Support experimentation and prototyping by defining MVP scope, evaluation criteria, testing parameters and adoption-readiness indicators. • Engage with colleagues across the business to capture user perspectives, refine user needs, and ensure solutions align to real operational challenges and behaviours. • Ensure responsible AI principles are embedded from design, including explainability, traceability, fairness, appropriate safeguards and risk‑informed checks. • Provide structured analysis to support business cases, investment decisions, risk assessments, and prioritisation discussions at AI governance forums. • Collaborate with teams to ensure designs are implementable, sustainable and aligned to enterprise architecture. • Maintain a library of design artefacts, patterns and re‑usable assets to support repeatability and uplift design maturity across the AI Foundry. • Managing escalations supporting the wider Data & AI Leadership team. Key skills/knowledge/experience: • Translate Divisional priorities into plans and deliverables to deliver overall Group strategic priorities • Build the capability & capacity of functional resources to drive sustained commercial success • Interpret & communicate the priorities for the Function, motivating and developing a high performing team • Own functional priorities, applying specialist expertise to put the customer at the heart of everything and drive a profitable business • Initiate and develop critical external and internal relationships which create value, collaborating to deliver commercial and customer priorities. • Role model YBS Values, champion diversity and challenge behavior contrary to the Values • Identify, define & oversee management of risks associated with delivery across YBS • Uphold corporate legal & regulatory responsibilities • Implement and manage transformation activity & harness innovation to create a high performing & sustainable business Person specification:I.e., negotiating, client facing, communication, assertive, team leading/team member skills, supportive. Functional/Technical (Role Specific) Essential • Higher education qualification (or equivalent experience) in Ethics, Law, Risk Management, Social Sciences, Data/Computer Science or relevant field • Proven experience working in digital, data or AI programmes in complex or regulated environments. • Skilled at mapping processes, decision flows and user journeys to identify where AI, automation or Copilot can add value. • Understanding of core AI concepts including LLMs, prompt engineering, automation, decision support and responsible AI. • Experience assessing data quality, readiness, lineage and feasibility for AI‑enabled solutions. • Ability to design end‑to‑end AI workflows including prompts, orchestration, guardrails and human‑in‑the‑loop models. • Skilled in user research, facilitation, co‑design and requirements‑gathering workshops. • Working knowledge of Copilot and Power Platform as well as Service Design/UX. • Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including senior‑level engagement. • Commercial awareness and a value‑driven mindset. • Familiarity with responsible AI and risk‑aware delivery practices. • Familiarity with AI ethics, fairness, transparency and accountability principles • Ability to translate complex technical and regulatory concepts into practical guidance • Use of professional networks and external influencers with clear evidence of learning and development to build and maintain skills and expertise. • Ability to be flexible and adaptable with the pace of technology and AI change.

Hard Skills 5
Skill Source Confidence
Large Language Models (LLMs) llm_hard
100%
Prompt Engineering llm_hard
100%
Azure ML llm_hard
100%
Model Deployment llm_hard
80%
MLOps llm_hard
80%
Soft Skills 22
Skill Source Confidence
Relationship Building llm_soft
100%
Building Professional Relationships llm_soft
100%
Problem-Solving llm_soft
100%
Critical Thinking llm_soft
100%
Analytical Thinking llm_soft
100%
Explaining Complex Ideas Clearly llm_soft
100%
Strategic Thinking llm_soft
100%
Decision-Making llm_soft
100%
Stakeholder Communication llm_soft
100%
Cross-Functional Communication llm_soft
100%
Collaboration llm_soft
100%
Facilitation llm_soft
100%
Customer Focus llm_soft
80%
People Management llm_soft
80%
Team Leadership llm_soft
80%
Building Trust llm_soft
80%
Leading Culture llm_soft
80%
Innovation llm_soft
80%
Adaptability llm_soft
80%
Customer Service llm_soft
80%
Client Relations llm_soft
80%
Presentation Skills llm_soft
80%
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