Group IT AI Lead

Group IT AI LeadRole overviewIn your role as Group IT AI Lead, you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to act as the primary technical lead for Microsoft 365 AI, Co-pilot and wider AI solution capabilities within IT. You will help shape and drive the M365 AI strategy, ensuring that enterprise requirements, technical considerations, and governance controls are addressed cohesively.Business Area: ITPlace of Work: LiverpoolContract Type: Fixed Term ContractWhat you''ll be doingAs a trusted part of the IT team you will:Act as the primary technical lead for Microsoft 365 AI and Copilot, coordinating the Group IT AI ask and shaping enterprise strategy, standards, and controls.Provide technical guidance to ensure safe, secure, and scalable adoption of AI across USS, bridging innovation and operational delivery.Provide technical direction, the role evaluates new M365 AI features, helping define standards and guardrails, and supports safe and scalable adoption.Share and monitor industry standard AI initiatives and strategies and assessing how they align with existing business solutions and platforms, with a particular focus on platforms such as Azure AI, Copilot Fabric, and Power Platform.Act as both an advisor and hands-on enabler, the role bridges innovation and delivery, enabling USS to realise value from AI while maintaining strong security, compliance, and control.Define and embed a robust Copilot framework, ..... full job details .....