Director of Artificial Intelligence

Director of AI – GenAI \& Digital Transformation Up to £140,000 + Benefits | UK (Hybrid) We're supporting a high growth organisation as they build out their senior AI leadership function. They're looking for a Director of AI to own their GenAI and digital transformation strategy, a role that combines senior leadership with genuine hands on technical involvement. This is a rare opportunity for someone who can set AI vision at leadership level while staying close enough to the technical work to guide delivery directly, including hands on Python involvement. Key Responsibilities * Define and own AI/GenAI strategy aligned to business goals * Act as a senior voice on AI, presenting to leadership and stakeholders * Lead and grow a multidisciplinary AI team * Stay hands on with Python, reviewing and contributing to technical work where required * Identify high value AI use cases across the business * Own responsible AI practices as adoption scales * Partner with engineering, product, and data teams on implementation * Manage AI related budgets and vendor relationships What We're Looking For * Experience leading AI/ML strategy and teams, ideally through a GenAI or LLM transformation * Strong hands on Python background * Solid technical grounding in ML, data science, or AI engineering * Experience operating at senior or director level * Experience scaling AI capability in a high growth environment * Strong communication skills across technical and commercial audiences What's on Offer * Salary up to £140,000 + Benefits * Genuine influence over AI direction within a high growth business * Hybrid working If this sounds like your background, get in touch to find out more. We anticipate a high volume of applications for this role. If you have not received a response within 14 days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion