AI Practice Lead

Expleo
London, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Visa Sponsorship
Available
Posted
9 Jul 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Benefits

Private healthcare Pension scheme Flexible working Professional development budget Hybrid working model

Expleo is seeking an experienced AI Practice Lead to establish, grow, and lead our AI consulting and delivery capability across BFSI, Energy & Utilities, and Diversified Industries. This strategic leadership role will shape Expleo's AI vision, build market-leading offerings, mentor highperforming teams, and help clients unlock measurable business value through AI-driven transformation.

The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, enabling them to engage senior executives while providing practical guidance on the design and delivery of enterprise AI solutions. A senior consulting and technology leader with strong executive presence, deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence and modern data ecosystems, and a proven track record of shaping and delivering large-scale AI transformation programmes.

The successful candidate will be comfortable engaging C-suite and senior stakeholders, defining AI strategies, building high-performing teams, and leading complex transformation initiatives across Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Energy, and Utilities clients. They will combine strategic consulting capability with sufficient technical depth to provide architectural guidance and assurance when required.

Lead and grow Expleo's AI Practice

Drive strategy, market positioning, capability development, revenue growth, and delivery excellence across BFSI, Energy & Utilities, and Diversified Industries.

Shape enterprise AI strategies and transformation programmes

Partner with senior client stakeholders to shape and deliver Data, AI and Digital Transformation strategies aligned to measurable business outcomes.

Lead AI opportunity discovery and roadmap development

Run opportunity discovery workshops, identify high-value use cases, build business cases, and define practical implementation roadmaps.

Provide technical leadership across AI technologies

Lead across modern AI architectures, Generative AI, Agentic AI, LLMs, RAG, Data Platforms, Cloud AI Services, and enterprise integration patterns.

Remain hands-on where required

Provide architectural guidance, technical assurance, innovation leadership, and support the resolution of complex delivery challenges.

Develop AI offerings and thought leadership

Develop industry-specific AI solutions, accelerators, partnerships, thought leadership, and reusable assets.

Support business growth and solution shaping

Support consultative business development, executive stakeholder engagement, solution shaping, and strategic Data & AI opportunities.

Ensure successful programme delivery

Ensure strong governance, quality, scalability, business outcomes, and customer satisfaction across Data & AI programmes.

Build and develop high-performing teams

Build, mentor, and lead AI consultants, architects, data specialists, and engineers, fostering innovation and continuous learning

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