Head of AI and InnovationRecruiting for an organisation investing significantly in AI and innovation as a key driver of their future. In order to achieve their goals, they re creating an innovation function with the autonomy and sponsorship to challenge the current products and services.As Head of AI and Innovation, you ll be entrusted with building and leading this capability from the ground up. You ll operate with senior-level backing to experiment and explore ideas outside of the existing product or technology roadmaps.This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, understands both technology and commercial impact and can turn bold thinking into tangible outcomes.Key Responsibilities Define how AI should be applied across the existing products and services, balancing long-term ambition with short-term experimentation and deliveryExplore concepts, test assumptions and convert ideas into working prototypes and MVPs that can be validated with real users and stakeholdersInvestigate emerging technologies and approaches, from LLM driven capabilities to advanced analytics, ultimately resulting in new ways of differentiating the existing offeringsImprove how the business operates through identifying opportunities where AI can remove friction, automate workflows and improve decision-making across internal teamsEmbed AI practices around data usage, model behaviour, transparency and compliance. Ensuring innovation is matched with trustWork closely with executive leadership to ..... full job details .....