Principal Technologist: AI & Automation

About Decoded

We are Decoded, the pioneers of transformative technology education. We democratise cutting-edge skills. We help transform traditional businesses into tech companies. We give our learners the skills and confidence to embrace the future of work.

Our products and methodologies have been shaped through our collaboration with some of the largest and most technologically progressive organisations in the world. We use the intelligent, ethical and creative application of technology to lay the foundations for a more productive and promising world – one with unlimited possibilities.

Overview

We are looking for a Principal Technologist to develop our best-in-class learning programmes for our clients. Our Principal Technologist will be a domain knowledge expert who is passionate about sharing their knowledge with others. They will apply their classroom experience and technical knowledge to develop new learning programme content for Decoded’s customers within the AI & Automation domain.

You will be part of the team setting product direction, quality and relevance of our product and proposition with the opportunity to drive product direction and content. This role includes delivery of workshops, delivery of content against solution and customer requirements, and subject matter leadership for business practitioners focused on AI Automation and process redesign.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

1. Leadership & Professionalism

• Domain SME: Act as the ultimate Subject Matter Expert for AI and Automation, maintaining a best-in-class understanding of LLMs, Agentic Orchestration, and Low-Code ecosystems to inform our teaching.

• Professional Standards: Maintain high standards of delivery across quality and pacing, ensuring a consistent and high-quality Decoded voice across all AI sessions.

• Stakeholder Management: Confidently manage high-stakes technical conversations with senior stakeholders, providing clarity on everything from API orchestration to model benchmarking.

• Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and upskilling to the wider delivery team, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of the AI-driven Business Transition landscape.

2. Content Design & Development

• Curriculum Innovation: Develop new learning programme content that bridges the gap between manual business processes and automated reasoning, focusing on the architectural design of Business Transition pathways.

• The "Vibe Coding" Methodology: Design and champion educational frameworks for AI-assisted development, teaching learners how to use AI to generate, audit, and secure Python and Javascript snippets.

• Process Redesign Architecture: Deconstruct messy manual processes into machine-readable as-is and to-be workflows, building the technical blueprints for our automation curriculum.

• Solution Alignment: Ensure all content meets set deadlines and is tailored to specific customer requirements while maintaining the core integrity of the AI & Automation product suite.

3. Teaching and Delivery

• Workshop Instruction: Deliver high-impact, virtual workshops to cohorts of business practitioners, effectively translating complex architectural concepts into actionable logic.

• Teaching Excellence: Apply professional teaching techniques and classroom experience to ensure high engagement and knowledge retention across a diverse range of learner backgrounds. Enable an inclusive, collaborative, and respectful learning environment

• Technical Troubleshooting: Provide real-time support and technical clarity during live sessions, ensuring the smooth delivery of hands-on labs focused on Power Platform, Zapier and n8n.

• Quality Assurance: Constantly refresh technical delivery based on learner feedback and market shifts to ensure our instruction remains at the cutting edge of the AI field.

4. Subject Matter Leadership

• Product Direction: Work closely with the Product teams to drive the direction of our AI and Automation products and propositions, identifying gaps in the market and opportunities for new technical propositions.

• Commercial Insight: Apply subject matter leadership to help shape the commercial strategy for the AI & Automation domain, ensuring our products meet the evolving needs of our global clients.

Team & Reporting Structure

You will report into the Portfolio Director, in the Product Department.