Head of AI and Innovation
Recruiting for an organisation investing significantly in AI and innovation as a key driver of their future. In order to achieve their goals, they're creating an innovation function with the autonomy and sponsorship to challenge the current products and services.
As Head of AI & Innovation, you'll be entrusted with building and leading this capability from the ground up. You'll operate with senior-level backing to experiment and explore ideas outside of the existing product or technology roadmaps.
This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, understands both technology and commercial impact and can turn bold thinking into tangible outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
1. Define how AI should be applied across the existing products and services, balancing long-term ambition with short-term experimentation and delivery
2. Explore concepts, test assumptions and convert ideas into working prototypes and MVPs that can be validated with real users and stakeholders
3. Investigate emerging technologies and approaches, from LLM driven capabilities to advanced analytics, ultimately resulting in new ways of differentiating the existing offerings
4. Improve how the business operates through identifying opportunities where AI can remove friction, automate workflows and improve decision-making across internal teams
5. Embed AI practices around da...