The Opportunity
We are partnering exclusively with a well-established, large-scale UK business to appoint an AI Solutions Manager into a newly created role at the heart of their growing AI function.
This is a genuinely exciting hire. Our client is committed to AI transformation and has the scale, budget and senior appetite to do it properly. They need someone who can own the AI agenda end-to-end from shaping the roadmap and building business cases, through to architecting solutions and driving them into production.
One thing we want to be upfront about: this is not a strategy-only or advisory position. Our client has been clear that they need someone who combines senior stakeholder credibility with genuine hands-on technical delivery. If you can do both, this could be the right move
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What Youll Be Doi
* ngIdentifying and prioritising high-impact AI opportunities across the business by working closely with senior leade
* rsOwning and shaping the AI roadmap, aligned to commercial and operational goa
* lsActing as solution architect across AI programmes — ensuring the right tools, platforms and governance frameworks are in pla
* ceLeading delivery end-to-end, from initial concept and PoC through to production deployme
* ntBuilding and presenting compelling business cases to secure senior investment and buy-
* inDeveloping CoE standards, templates and frameworks that define how AI is delivered at sca
* leChampioning responsible AI adoption and building capability and confidence across the organisati
* onMentoring junior team members and contributing to a high-performing AI functi
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Technical AI Capability - Essent
* ialHands-on experience building and deploying AI solutions, not just overseeing t
* hemStrong working knowledge of ML, NLP, generative AI, LLMs and automat
* ionPractical platform experience Azure Machine Learning, OpenAI, Copilot Studio, Hugging Face or simi
* larComfortable with prompt engineering, AI governance and responsible deploym
* entProven track record of taking solutions from PoC to product
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Senior Leadership & Stakeholder Management - Essent
* ial Experience operating at senior level within a complex, multi-site or enterprise environ
* mentDemonstrable track record of influencing at C-suite level, building business cases and driving adop
* tionAbility to make AI accessible and compelling to non-technical audie
* ncesStrong programme delivery experience with the ability to manage cross-functional teams and timel
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Commercial Awar
* enessAble to identify AI opportunities through a clear understanding of business processes and customer jou
* rneysConfident conducting ROI and feasibility analysis to prioritise inves
* tmentExperience in retail, operations or a similarly complex environment is a
bonus