Head of AI and Automation Delivery

Job Description

Head of AI Delivery and Automation.

We are supporting a leading London-based organisation delivering a major AI & Automation transformation programme focused on driving measurable improvements in efficiency, service quality, and insight. This is a newly created opportunity has arisen for a Head of AI Delivery and Automation to lead AI delivery and act as the critical bridge between business demand and technical execution.

The Opportunity

This role offers the chance to play a central part in delivering a cutting-edge, agentic AI platform with tangible, measurable outcomes — a highly visible and career-defining piece of work. You will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI and automation initiatives, ensuring ideas are shaped effectively, prioritised appropriately, and delivered into business-as-usual environments.

Title: Head of AI Delivery and Automation.

Duration: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week)

Salary: £68,000 - £71,800 pa + excellent pension and generous holiday.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery across both pro-code and low-code AI/automation initiatives
• Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and delivery teams
• Shape and refine demand into clear, deliverable opportunities
• Manage a prioritised pipeline of initiatives, ensuring alignment with governance and strategy
• Oversee delivery across internal teams, citizen developers, and third-party suppliers
• Coordinate governance, reporting, risks, and dependencies across the programme
• Track and evidence benefits realisation and outcomes
• Support adoption and transition of solutions into operational use
• Provide oversight of low-code delivery via a Centre of Excellence model
• Lead and develop a small delivery-focused team

What They’re Looking For:

AI experience while ideal is not essential — enthusiasm and interest in the space are key.

You will have a strong background in software delivery, stakeholder engagement and project/programme management, ideally gained within a high-performing private sector or consultancy environment. You will bring:

• Proven experience delivering complex software / digital initiatives
• Strong business engagement and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading delivery across multiple workstreams or portfolios
• A track record of working closely with development teams (pro-code environments essential)
• Experience managing suppliers and working within structured governance frameworks
• The ability to translate business needs into structured delivery pipelines

Key Skills & Attributes

• Strong change leadership and influencing skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix environment
• Excellent communication skills, including engagement with senior stakeholders
• A pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset with strong problem-solving ability
• Comfortable balancing pace of delivery with governance and control
• Experience working in complex or regulated environments

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to AI, automation, or low-code platforms
• Familiarity with citizen development or centre of excellence models

Why Apply?

Opportunity to deliver a market-leading, agentic AI platform

High-impact role within a large-scale transformation programme

Significant stakeholder exposure and influence

A role that will provide highly marketable experience in AI-driven transformation

If you want to shape how AI and automation are delivered at scale within a complex organisation, this is a standout opportunity to make a measurable impact. Send your CV to Simon at [email protected]

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