Second Wave AI Jobs
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AI jobs for the 99% of companies that aren’t AI companies.

AI enablement, adoption, transformation and AI operations roles, for people from ops, HR, marketing and finance.

See this week’s jobs →46 live jobs · updated 23 Oct 2026
The first wave

The first wave built AI.

Engineers and researchers, training models at AI labs.

  • Train and fine-tune models
  • Build data and GPU infrastructure
  • Publish research and benchmarks
train.py
37model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("base-7b")
38model = torch.compile(model.to("cuda"))
39optim = torch.optim.AdamW(model.parameters(), lr=3e-4)
40
41for step, batch in enumerate(loader):
42 loss = model(**batch).loss
43 loss.backward()
44 optim.step(); optim.zero_grad()
$ torchrun --nproc_per_node=8 train.py
step 4200 · loss 1.87 · 8×A100
training loss
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The second wave

The second wave is rolling it out.

People in ops, HR, marketing and finance making AI work inside ordinary businesses. These are their jobs.

  • Train teams to use AI tools well
  • Redesign processes so AI saves real time
  • Choose, buy and roll out the right tools
AI rollout tracker
Teams onboarded
FinanceDone
HRIn progress
Customer serviceNext
Colleagues trained
THU14
Copilot drop-in for the Ops team14:00–14:45 · Room 3 · bring a real task
Month-end close5 days2 dayswith AI-assisted reconciliations
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Illustration: a small team around a table while a colleague presents an AI workflow on a whiteboard
What the second wave looks like

Most AI work isn’t building models. It’s helping people use them.

Training colleagues, redesigning processes and rolling out tools: that’s the work behind every role on this site.

This week’s jobs

Real roles at companies that aren’t AI companies. Every job links to the original ad, and we only show pay when the employer does.

AI-heavy roleTransformation · 1 day ago

Head of Performance

Freshfields · London or Manchester

Leads Freshfields’ performance team and its move to an AI-first, continuous performance model for the firm’s people.

AI in titleAI ops & implementation · 2 days ago

AI Analyst

HSPG · London or Manchester (hybrid, 4 days office)

Helps a social-impact housing developer 'bring intelligence to the business': making data easy to query, automating how teams work and building AI fluency across every team. Reports to the AI Manager.

AI in titleTransformation · 2 days ago

AI Transformation Manager

Entain · London (Stratford, hybrid)

Finds and delivers AI-enabled change across Commercial, Product and Operations at the FTSE betting and gaming group behind Ladbrokes and Coral, from business case to adoption.

AI-heavy roleEnablement & adoption · 3 days ago

Modern Workplace Enablement Lead

PZ Cussons · Manchester (United Kingdom)

Gets PZ Cussons’ teams getting real value from Microsoft 365, Copilot and Power Platform, finding where AI and automation help and leading the adoption work.

AI in titleAI ops & implementation · 4 days ago

Automation and AI Analyst (12-month contract)

Global law firm (via Deerfoot Recruitment) · London

Turns manual legal processes into automated templates and supports Power Platform and AI tools in a law firm's knowledge team.

£50,000–£60,000Apply on Reed
AI-heavy roleAI-heavy roles · 4 days ago

Senior Programme Manager

Global organisation (via Page Group) · Birmingham

Runs a portfolio of transformation projects focused on process improvement, AI adoption and data-driven change.

Pay not listedApply on Reed
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