Head of AI / Director of AI (Hands on)

Head of AI / Director of AI (Hands-On) Manchester (On-site)Shape the AI strategy and build it yourself.An award-winning international professional services organisation, with a strong record of year-on-year growth, is investing significantly in AI and is looking for a Head of AI / Director of AI to lead the way. This is a fully on-site role based at their Manchester office.Our client is a market leader in B2B consultancy, providing critical legal and professional support services that help businesses manage complexity, stay compliant and grow.This role is for someone who wants to set the direction and stay close to the AI engineering. You''ll define the AI vision and roadmap, and you''ll also roll up your sleeves to design, build and deploy solutions that make a real difference to clients and the business. You''ll move AI beyond experimentation and into production, and shape how professional expertise is delivered at scale.Open to established leaders and those ready to step up. We''d love to hear from current Directors or Heads of AI, as well as Lead or Principal AI/ML Engineers who are ready for their first senior leadership role.What you''ll doDefine and lead the organisation''s AI strategy and roadmap, reporting into the senior leadership team.Stay hands-on: architect, build and deploy AI solutions into production, and set the technical standard for the team.Identify and deliver AI opportunities across client services, professional delivery, internal operations, knowledge ..... full job details .....