AI Lead

TRIA
London, United Kingdom
Today
£80,000 – £100,000 pa

Salary

£80,000 – £100,000 pa

Seniority
Lead
Posted
17 Jul 2026 (Today)

AI Lead

Enterprise AI Transformation | AI Strategy | AI Roadmap

Co-Pilot | Chat GPT | Claude

Salary: £100,000 + Private healthcare + other benefits

Location: Hybrid, 1 x a week in London.

The role

This role will see you joining a large, growing, multidisciplinary consultancy operating across the UK and internationally, delivering professional services to a diverse client base. With a growing focus on artificial intelligence, they are establishing a dedicated AI function to help shape how AI is adopted, governed, and applied across the business.

As part of this investment, they are seeking an AI Lead to define and drive the organisation's AI strategy. This is not a hands-on development leadership role. Instead, you will act as the bridge between technology and the business, helping senior stakeholders understand where AI can create value, establishing governance and best practices, and leading a small team of AI Developers. The organisation currently is utilising Copilot and implementing ChatGPT however they are open to what tools you see best fit.

You will have:

Experience developing and delivering AI strategy

Knowledge of the latest AI tools and be able to apply the right tool in the business

Experience with Chat GPT & Copilot, but also experience with other AI tools such as Claude etc.

The ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across both technical and non-technical functions

Experience building business cases, evaluating technology options, and recommending appropriate solutions

Understanding of AI governance, risk, security, and responsible adoption practices

Leadership experience with the ability to guide specialist technical teams while maintaining a business-first focus

Experience managing AI engineers who will be hands on building ai tools and solutionsIt would be a bonus if you have

Experience leading AI adoption programmes at enterprise scale

Data, analytics, or digital transformation leadership experienceThis is a rare opportunity to define how AI is adopted at scale, with strong investment, senior sponsorship, and the platform to drive genuine transformation. Please apply and we will be in touch to provide more information

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