AI Product & Delivery Lead

Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Full-time, with 3-4 days onsite at the Stanmore office and 1-2 days at the Milton Keynes office. After 2 months, this reduces to 3 days onsite (split between Stanmore and MK) and 2 days working from home.

Contract Type: Full-time with 1 month probation

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an AI-native Product \& Delivery Lead to help transform a leading UK construction and distribution group into an AI-native business.

This is not a traditional transformation programme involving large data warehouses, lengthy integration projects or complex enterprise architecture initiatives.

Instead, we are building a modern AI operating platform powered by intelligent agents, MCPs, APIs and orchestration technology that connects existing business systems and enables employees to interact with the organisation through a single intelligent interface.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in bridging business requirements and technical delivery while helping shape the future operating model of the organisation.

Key ResponsibilitiesProduct Ownership

• Act as day-to-day Product Owner for the AI Native Operating Platform.
• Translate business objectives into prioritised product backlogs.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to define and refine use cases.
• Ensure all development activity is aligned to measurable business outcomes.
• Manage sprint planning, prioritisation and release schedules.

Delivery Leadership

• Coordinate delivery across UK and offshore engineering teams.
• Ensure projects are delivered at speed while maintaining quality.
• Track progress, risks, dependencies and milestones.
• Facilitate workshops, planning sessions and stakeholder reviews.
• Maintain delivery documentation and project artefacts.

AI \& Technical Enablement

• Support the implementation of MCP-based integrations and agent orchestration.
• Assist with configuration of Claude, AI tools and supporting infrastructure.
• Work with engineers to document APIs, workflows and system integrations.
• Help design and validate AI-driven business processes.
• Support testing and rollout of new AI capabilities.

Business Process Mapping

• Document current and future-state workflows.
• Identify systems, users, data sources and business rules.
• Define requirements for automation and agent-based execution.
• Maintain a use-case catalogue and benefits tracker.

Change Management \& Adoption

• Support employee adoption of AI tools.
• Gather user feedback and identify improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate training, onboarding and communications.
• Help establish AI best practices and governance processes.

Required Experience

• Experience as a Product Owner, Delivery Lead, Technical Business Analyst or Digital Transformation Lead.
• Strong understanding of SaaS applications, APIs and systems integration.
• Professional, paid experience with at least one frontier AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini).
• Persuasive communication skills with senior execs and staff, with both clear summaries and detailed docs, both written and presented.

Highly Desirable

• Experience building AI-enabled products or workflows.
• Understanding of MCP architecture and agentic systems.
• Experience working with Python development teams.
• Experience with low-code/no-code automation platforms.
• Familiarity with CRM, ERP, ecommerce or supply-chain systems.

Success Measures (First 6 Months)

• All business use cases prioritised, with higher priority documented and planned.
• AI operating platform deployed successfully, with defined KPIs achieved.
• First production use cases delivering measurable business value.
• Successful rollout and adoption across the organisation.
• Ongoing roadmap established for continuous innovation.

Working Style

We are looking for someone who is

• AI-native and highly curious.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity.
• Practical and delivery-focused.
• Able to move quickly and make decisions.
• Strong communicator across business and technology teams.
• Passionate about transforming organisations through AI.

Compensation

Competitive salary based on market rates and your experience.

Full time, with 5 days per week onsite

Initial 6-month engagement with strong potential for long-term extension.

Benefits

• On-site parking

Experience

• Python: 1 year (preferred)

Willingness to travel

• 50% (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stanmore HA7