Description

Our Customer, a Media Company, is undertaking a 10-week AI Transformation Assessment led by Ai-Zen to define the strategic, financial, and operational foundations for becoming an AI-Empowered media organisation.

The assessment will evaluate the media company's current state, identify high-value AI use cases across departments, quantify the investment and ROI, and deliver a Business & Investment Case supported by a prioritised Implementation Roadmap.

A multidisciplinary team - including business, financial, media, and technical experts - will collaborate with customer's stakeholders to produce actionable insights, establish readiness for AI adoption, and guide the transition toward data-driven, automated, and scalable operations.

To lead the business case development and quantitative analysis for the AI Transformation Assessment, developing a comprehensive cost / investment model, ROI projections, and a fully quantified Business & Investment Case that demonstrates the financial and strategic value of becoming an AI-empowered organisation. Ensure alignment with customer's financial objectives.

Expected Outcomes of this role

A fully developed and validated business case quantifying the investment, cost savings, and ROI associated with Customer's AI Transformation initiatives.

A comprehensive Business & Investment Case, integrating departmental inputs, automation benefits, and infrastructure costs into a unified financial framework.

Clearly defined scenarios (Conservative, Base, Ambitious) outlining alternative investment paths, payback periods, and financial risks.

A set of executive dashboards and summaries presenting key financial insights, efficiency gains, and expected returns in a clear, decision-ready format.

Documented assumptions, dependencies, and sensitivities to support transparent and evidence-based decision making.

Integration of financial outputs into the final AI Transformation Roadmap, aligning funding priorities with business value and implementation feasibility.

Presentation of the quantified ROI and value-creation potential to Customer's leadership and Steering Committee for approval of the next transformation phase.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Design and maintain complex Business case and financial model models capturing cost structures, effort estimates, productivity gains, and long-term ROI across multiple departments.

Conduct baseline financial assessments of current operations, identifying cost inefficiencies and potential automation savings.

Develop scenario projections (Conservative, Base, Ambitious) that illustrate investment pathways, payback periods, and breakeven points.

Quantify tangible and intangible benefits, including efficiency gains, risk reduction, workforce redeployment, and audience growth impact.

Consolidate all quantitative findings into a robust and defensible Business & Investment Case, supported by sensitivity and risk analyses.

Partner with the AI Project Manager, Business Analysts, Technical SMEs, and Department Heads to validate assumptions and align financial outputs with operational realities.

Prepare executive-ready dashboards and summaries, translating analytical results into actionable insights for decision-makers.

Support Steering Committee presentations by articulating key financial narratives, trade-offs, and recommendations.

Requirements

Qualifications

8-10 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, corporate finance, and strategic investment analysis, preferably within media, technology-driven or transformation environments.

Proven experience in business consulting.

Proven track record of building complex financial and ROI models for large-scale programmes.

Strong command of advanced financial modelling tools.

Demonstrated ability to convert financial data into clear business insights and executive-level storytelling.

Deep understanding of cost allocation, benefit realisation, and value-creation frameworks.

Good to have understanding the media industry value chain and have a view on key AI use-cases in media industry. Alternatively, worked in other related industries in identifying key AI use-cases and prioritizing these.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and explain financial concepts to non-finance audiences.

Desirable Qualifications / Skills:

Prior experience in media, SaaS, data analytics, or digital transformation initiatives is strongly preferred.

Previous involvement in AI-related projects is a plus.

Experience with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).

Contractual Duration: Short-term contract for a period of 10 weeks, not exceeding 40 working days.