Head of AI Manchester A growing technology-led business is looking to appoint a Head of AI to lead the development, implementation, and long-term adoption of AI capabilities across the organisation. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role focused on shaping the company s AI direction while overseeing the successful delivery of AI solutions from concept through to live deployment and business adoption. Working closely with IT, operational, commercial, and leadership teams, you will drive practical AI initiatives using Azure, LLMs, machine learning, and AI agents ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, integrated, and delivering measurable business impact. The organisation is already investing heavily in AI and exploring a broad range of initiatives. They are now looking for an experienced AI leader who can combine technical expertise with strategic thinking, helping define the AI roadmap while building internal capability and leading implementation across the business. This role would suit someone who enjoys building and scaling AI functions, leading innovation, solving operational challenges, and delivering transformational business outcomes in a fast-moving environment. Role Purpose Lead the organisation s AI capability, strategy, and implementation roadmap. Responsible for identifying, prioritising, and delivering AI solutions that create measurable operational and commercial value. Working across the business, you will oversee the design, deployment, governance,