Use Case Acceleration Lead at Lagos Business School

Hosted by Lagos Business School and funded by the Gates Foundation, the Nigeria AI Scaling Hub (AISH) is a flagship initiative designed to catalyse the country’s Artificial Intelligence ecosystem. AISH serves as a bridge between global best practices and local impact, addressing critical gaps in high-performance computing, technical talent, and regulatory frameworks. Our mission is to operationalise Nigeria’s National AI Strategy by validating and scaling AI solutions that are responsible, inclusive, and high-impact. Focusing on priority sectors such as maternal health, malaria prevention, and education, the Hub unites government, the private sector, and academia to transform pilot concepts into sustainable national solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

The Use Case Acceleration Lead should possess a relevant Bachelor’s degree and certifications, as well as experience in product management, innovation acceleration, or venture building, and a technical understanding of AI/ML development lifecycles. The candidate will manage the innovation pipeline. The journey of the solutions will be overseen from “problem definition” to “scale support,” specifically focusing on prioritised high-impact use cases, such as maternal health and agriculture, including the following:

• Pipeline Management: Coordinate the sourcing, vetting, and scoring of AI solutions.
• Pilot Execution: Oversee the pilot support phase, ensuring innovators have resources to succeed.
• Problem Framing: Lead sessions to ensure selected AI solutions genuinely address user needs.
• Scale Pathways: Design execution pathways for validated solutions to achieve mass adoption.

The competencies required are:

• Product Management: Knowledge of agile development, MVP definition, and product lifecycles.
• Design Thinking: Ability to facilitate “problem definition” and “opportunity framing” using human centred design principles.
• Analytical Evaluation: Competence in assessing the technical feasibility and potential impact (complexity scoring) of proposed AI solutions.
• Coaching & Mentoring: The ability to guide innovators and startups, helping them navigate challenges without doing the work for them.