AI Transformation Manager
£75,000 – £95,000 / year
Salary
Above P75 for SOC 2431
£50,200
Going rate
Offer clears by 1.5×
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2431 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 39% sure that is the right code. Dataworks is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
This could also be SOC 2131 (IT project managers) or SOC 2132 (IT managers). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
AI Transformation Manager
Hybrid, 2 days per week in London office
£75k-£95k + Bonus on performance
Dataworks is partnering with a major international consumer technology business that is investing heavily in how AI is used across its commercial organisation.
They are looking for an AI Transformation Manager to take ownership of the AI agenda across a complex, high-volume business spanning digital products, customer experience, marketing and commercial operations.
This is not a pure strategy, governance or project-management role.
The focus is on identifying where AI can genuinely improve the business, turning those opportunities into practical use cases, and then helping take them from idea → proof of concept → implementation → adoption.
THE ROLE
You’ll sit within a small transformation team with broad exposure across the organisation, working with teams including Product & Technology, Marketing, Commercial, Data, Finance...
You’ll become a central point of contact for AI initiatives across the commercial organisation, helping senior stakeholders understand what is possible, where to prioritise investment and how to turn AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes.
You'll manage a lean team of hands-on data experts (Data Scientist, ML Engineer, Data Engineer).
THE ROLE
Own the AI opportunity pipeline
Identify business problems and processes where AI can drive commercial value, improve efficiency or enhance customer experiences.
Work with stakeholders to structure and prioritise opportunities based on impact, feasibility and strategic importance.
Take ideas into production
Lead AI initiatives from early exploration and proof of concept through to implementation and scaled adoption.
You’ll work closely with technical teams rather than simply handing over requirements and moving on.
Bridge business and technology
Translate complex commercial problems into clear technical use cases, while equally being able to explain AI capabilities and limitations to non-technical stakeholders.
Drive adoption
A major part of the role is ensuring AI is actually used.
You’ll help embed new tools and capabilities into everyday workflows, educate teams and improve how colleagues use AI in their day-to-day roles.
Influence senior stakeholders
You’ll work across a large organisation with multiple teams, priorities and stakeholders, so the ability to create alignment and influence senior decision-makers is important.
YOUR PROFILE
The background can vary, but you’ll likely have experience in areas such as:
- AI transformation
- Applied AI / GenAI
- Technology transformation
- AI product or innovation
- Change Management
- Automation / operational transformation
You must have:
- Strong understanding of modern AI technologies and their practical applications
- Experience identifying and implementing AI use cases
- Experience working within a complex organisation
- Strong commercial judgement and ability to prioritise opportunities
- Ability to communicate comfortably with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders
- Experience taking initiatives from concept through to implementation
- Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills
- An experimental mindset and willingness to test, iterate and learn quickly
You do not need to be a software engineer, but you should be technically credible enough to work effectively with engineering, product and data teams and understand what is realistically achievable.
WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY:
-The scale is a major part of the opportunity.
-You’ll be working inside a global consumer business with significant technology and data capability, millions of customer interactions and multiple opportunities to apply AI across both internal operations and customer-facing experiences.
-Rather than joining a large standalone AI programme, you’ll be part of a small transformation team with the mandate to have an outsized impact. That means genuine ownership, senior exposure and the opportunity to shape how AI is adopted across a significant commercial organisation.
If you’ve been working at the intersection of AI, technology and business transformation and enjoy actually getting things implemented rather than stopping at PowerPoint, I’d be very interested in speaking.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Management consultants and business analysts (SOC 2431) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~251k in sample- Offer £75,000–95,000
- Middle half £40,196–71,188
- Median £53,820
- Going rate £50,200
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £35,100–45,200
Even the bottom of this range, £75,000, beats the market's 75th percentile. Dataworks pays in the top quarter for this occupation.
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