Head of AI Enablement & Digital Workplace
EQT Ventures is the early-stage venture capital strategy of EQT Group, partnering with founders building 'Generation-Defining Companies.' With 1.1 billion euro invested behind the strategy, EQT Ventures acts as an early-stage lead investor, operational advisor, and high-conviction capital provider for ambitious European founders, typically investing between 2-50M EUR.
About EQT Ventures
EQT Ventures partners with founders building Generation-Defining Companies, aiming to back ambitious visions that can become game-changing, resilient businesses. As early-stage lead investors, operational advisors, and high-conviction capital providers, the team—made up of ex-founders and operators—provides hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale fast, break through barriers with access to the global EQT platform, and build long-term resilience. EQT Ventures is domiciled in Luxembourg, with investment advisors located in Stockholm, Paris, London, New York, Berlin and Amsterdam, and is focused on European companies, having backed over 140 founding teams to date across sectors such as AI, fintech, edtech, robotics, and aerospace. The firm operates through multiple funds, including EQT Ventures I, II, and III, with clients/portfolio companies ranging from early-stage startups like Sana Labs, 1X, Payrails, Parloa, and The Exploration Company.
Skills
About the Role
You will translate AI platform capability into practical, daily use by building the skills, content, and communities that drive adoption, while also owning the collaboration and productivity surfaces that the firm's digital experience runs on. You will set the strategic direction for both pillars, lead a team of six, and serve as a credible voice to executive stakeholders on the firm's AI and digital workplace journey. You will likely travel to other EQT offices as part of this role.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading a small team, with a track record of developing individuals and managing performance
- Demonstrated success driving enterprise software adoption and change at scale, with measurable outcomes
- Deep, hands-on familiarity with collaboration and productivity platforms, including Microsoft 365, Slack, and Zoom, as well as intranet and communications tooling
- Strong communication skills at executive level, with the ability to craft and deliver compelling narratives across decks, video, and written formats
- Data literacy - able to turn usage data and platform analytics into a clear and credible impact story for leadership
- Real fluency with enterprise AI tools, including large language models such as Claude, and a consistent habit of staying current as the space evolves
- Proven ability to manage stakeholders up to executive level across multiple functions
- Willingness to travel regularly to other EQT offices
- Background in private equity, financial services, or another regulated environment (nice to have)
- Familiarity with AI governance or acceptable-use frameworks (nice to have)
- Experience supporting a multi-region, distributed workforce (nice to have)
- Exposure to information architecture or employee communications strategy (nice to have)
Responsibilities
- Lead AI adoption strategy end to end: analyse usage data, curate reporting, and build a credible impact and ROI narrative for senior leadership
- Maintain a discoverable, well-curated destination where employees can explore AI tools and proven use cases, supported by a growing library of reusable assets
- Build and sustain a network of AI champions across the firm, running regular forums that share practice and accelerate adoption
- Develop the firm's AI capability at every level, from hands-on coaching for senior partners to accessible enablement programmes for the wider workforce
- Lead AI-related internal and external communications across all formats, including presentations, video, and written content
- Embed AI onboarding into joining and integration processes for new and acquired teams
- Own the digital workplace experience across the firm's core collaboration, productivity, and video tooling, driving adoption, best practice, and continuous improvement
- Set and drive the digital workplace roadmap, keeping surfaces coherent, increasingly AI-enabled, and advocating for a simpler, leaner tool estate
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of six, setting clear priorities and managing performance across both pillars
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Wellbeing and wellness support
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development opportunities