AI & Monetisation Strategy Lead

AI & Monetisation Strategy Lead

AI & Monetisation Strategy Lead

Waterloo - Hybrid Working
Full Time - Permanent
Grade 5

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

AI and Monetisation Lead- Role Purpose: To act as a strategic partner and force multiplier to the MD of AI & Monetisation, driving operational excellence, fostering a high-performance culture, and ensuring the function delivers transformational value to Currys through disciplined execution, effective cross-functional collaboration, and rigorous performance management.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Drive operational excellence across the AI & Monetisation function, implementing delivery standards, OKRs, sprint planning, and performance reporting
• Act as deputy to the MD, representing the function in senior leadership forums and ensuring continuity of strategy
• Facilitate a high-performance culture, implementing performance management frameworks and fostering accountability for results
• Lead cross-functional programme delivery for Transformation and Technology initiatives, managing dependencies, mitigating risks, and meeting milestones
• Develop strategic plans, coordinating annual planning cycles, quarterly business reviews, and monthly performance assessments
• Champion delivery standards and agile practices, ensuring consistent adoption of methodologies and documentation standards
• Manage executive communications, including board presentations, investor updates, and C-suite briefings
• Lead organisational design and talent development initiatives, ensuring the team has the capabilities to meet strategic priorities

You will collaborate across AI & Monetisation, Transformation, Technology, Commercial, Finance, Retail, and Digital teams, building strong relationships that ensure strategic alignment and successful delivery. You will partner with HR to drive talent development, and work closely with stakeholders across the business to embed operational excellence, drive adoption of frameworks, and support executive decision-making.

You will need:

• Proven experience in a Chief of Staff or similar strategic leadership role in technology-driven organisations
• Exceptional programme management skills, driving complex, cross-functional initiatives from strategy to delivery
• Strong financial acumen, including business case development, ROI analysis, and budget management
• Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills at all levels, including C-suite
• Experience in performance management, implementing OKRs, KPI dashboards, and accountability frameworks
• Excellence in executive communication, translating complex technical and commercial information into clear narratives
• Strategic thinking with operational rigour, balancing long-term vision with short-term execution
• Track record of driving cultural change, embedding new ways of working, and fostering high-performance behaviours
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop pragmatic solutions

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Company Bonus
• Private Medical
• Company pension

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [email protected] and we'll do our best to help.