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AI Transformation Lead

Ignite Shaper

Can make AI actually stick inside a regulated Norwegian enterprise.

Ignite Shaper is an AI Transformation Lead. You make AI initiatives stick inside regulated Norwegian enterprises — not as pilots, but as durable changes in how work gets done. You combine technological insight with process design, change management and governance.

Market gap

The market is oversupplied with 'we built a prototype'. It is undersupplied with 'we made it stick'. This track builds that craft — and that is where clients pay premium.

Typical client situations

Eksempler på når Ignite Shaper-profilen er den riktige for kunden.

  • 01The client wants to roll out AI broadly across the organisation but lacks strategy, framework and plan
  • 02The client has pilots that don't survive the handover — needs change management and handover methodology
  • 03The client is in a regulated industry (banking, public, health, energy) and needs EU AI Act compliance
  • 04The client needs someone who can translate between technical teams and leadership/board

Core skills

  • AI readiness assessment (data, technology, culture, governance)
  • Process redesign: what to automate, what to augment, what to eliminate
  • ROI modelling and pricing for AI delivery to clients
  • EU AI Act implementation: risk classification, DPIA, documentation templates
  • Change management (Prosci-adjacent), stakeholder mapping
  • Executive communication: from problem to board-level approval
  • Workshop facilitation and client meeting craft
  • Industry modules: banking, public sector, energy, health, telecom (at least two per Igniter)

Tools and frameworks

  • AI Impact Assessment templates (EU AI Act)
  • STRIDE · NIST AI Risk Management Framework
  • Prosci · Kotter change management
  • Process mining · ARIS · Signavio
  • Figma · Miro · Obsidian

Example deliverables

  • 01AI readiness report with concrete roadmap and RACI
  • 02EU AI Act documentation package for high-risk system
  • 03Pilot-to-scale strategy with adoption metrics
  • 04Process redesign of case handling or customer service with AI
  • 05Workshop series that anchors the initiative with leadership and users

Track courses

6 kurs

Disse kursene er unike for Ignite Shaper. Felleskursene som alle Ignitere tar finner du på kursoversikten.

Career path after graduation

After graduation you are billable as an AI Transformation Lead — among the highest-priced roles in the market. You lead initiatives at clients in banking, public sector, energy, health. Alliance pairs enable a seamless transition from program to client work.

Who should choose this track

Choose Shaper if you want maximum impact per delivery, like complex organisations, and want to combine technical insight with strategic leadership.

Certifications

  • Microsoft AI-102 (required)
  • AWS AI Practitioner (recommended)