About the role: 

A graduate-level role supporting Persimmon’s adoption of AI and digital innovation. The position focuses on driving engagement, encouraging AI adoption across the business, supporting communications, assisting with training and capability-building, and helping develop a thriving internal AI community. It also contributes to innovation research, governance activities, programme coordination, and internal storytelling around AI developments.

Key Responsibilities:

AI Engagement & Change Adoption

• Promote adoption of AI tools across Group, and Opcos, acting as a trainer, enthusiastic “super-user” and early tester prior to release.
• Collect feedback from business users and translate into actionable improvements for the AI team.
• Support demonstrations, training sessions, and internal showcases of AI tools.
• Maintain a visible presence in internal channels (e.g. AI Community) to encourage safe, responsible AI use.

AI Communications & Storytelling

• Develop clear, accessible communications on new AI capabilities, rollouts, updates, and training opportunities for business audiences.
• Produce engaging content: newsletters, showcase videos, infographics, “tip of the week”, success stories from regions and operating companies.
• Help shape narrative for leadership presentations, programme updates, and SteerCo reports.
• Translate complex technical advances (e.g., model explainability, features, propensity scores) into compelling business language.

AI Training, Learning & Community Activation

• Working with other graduate volunteers help design and manage an internal AI
• Community of Practice, connecting early adopters, champions and operational teams, and supporting functional best practice groups, where appropriate.
• Support awareness and mobilisation of the Persimmon Data & AI Academy, including working with our training provider to promote learning journeys, playbooks, and FAQs.
• Design and co-deliver training workshops on safe and effective use of AI (e.g., Copilot, prompt engineering, data literacy, GenAI fundamentals).
• Support leaders in embedding AI maturity models and best practice frameworks into functional teams

Innovation Support & Research

• Conduct research into external AI innovations relevant to land, planning, customer, commercial and construction domains.
• Scan the market for AI tools, trends and case studies from other international house builders, developers and adjacent industries.
• Support prototyping team in shaping proof-of-concepts by gathering requirements, documenting early test results, and assessing business value.
• Prepare briefing papers for the CDO on emerging innovations and opportunities.

Programme, Governance & Operational Support

• Help coordinate inputs for release roadmaps, training rollouts, pilot cohorts and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Maintain documentation for AI releases, FAQs, and change-management materials.
• Support the creation of acceptance criteria, user-stories, and success metrics across business units.
• Assist the AI team with cross-functional coordination on AI initiatives.

Who are we looking for?

• Curiosity about AI and willingness to learn.
• Strong communication skills with ability to simplify complex ideas.
• Highly organised, proactive and self‑motivated.
• Comfortable working with diverse stakeholders.
• Skilled at structuring information and writing clearly.
• Comfortable with data‑driven storytelling; familiarity with working with spreadsheets and PowerPoint is a bonus.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, collaborative, and willing to be flexible on working across multiple work streams.
• Interest in digital change, training design, and communications.
• Comfortable researching emerging technology and industry trends.