Program Director | AI Transformation (Enterprise Orchestration)
Confidential search | Global FS | UK/EU HQ (London preferred) | Hybrid
Up to £145 + Bonus & Excellent Tier 1 Benefits
Ensure alignment with vision This role is centred on pulling teams together and bringing business units into lockstep to deliver AI programs that move from pilot to production, at pace and with controls.
This role will suit and Enterprise-grade AI program leaders with regulated FS experience with deep Program Directors or AI CoE Lead experience and has shipped (not advised) copilot/assistant initiatives from Labs → BAU.
YOU WILL
* Lead enterprise-wide AI collaboration to translate executive vision into measurable business outcomes.
* Orchestrate cross-functional delivery across business units (BUs), product, data/engineering, risk, legal, security, finance, and HR.
* Establish the operating model, standards, and incentives that drive adoption, safety, and scale.
* Own the AI initiative portfolio intake and prioritization framework; co-chair the AI Governance Council with COO/CTO; approve standards, guardrails, and golden paths; escalate and resolve cross-BU conflicts.
* Vision to execution: Translate executive vision into an actionable, funded portfolio; ensure dependencies, roadmaps, and KPIs are coherent across teams.
* Adoption and change: Drive enablement, training, communications, and operating model changes so AI solutions are adopted, not stalled in committees.
REQUIREMENTS:
* Understand why AI efforts stall (and what this role must fix)
* Portfolio and governance
* Operating model and standards
* Adoption and change
* Data readiness and reuse
* Measurement and outcomes
* Excellent stakeholder management; able to influence CxO and BU leaders; crisp communicator.