Head of AI & Digital Transformation
Added 8 Sept · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£86,000
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1137 (75% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £86,000, and United Infrastructure Ltd is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts, Hands-on process improvement and business analysis work dominates the description) or SOC 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers, Building AI-enabled solutions and data architecture using Microsoft tools). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.
Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.
Our company is split into two business areas:
Utility Infrastructure –
Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
Social Infrastructure -
Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.
Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.
Build something that changes how people work.
We're looking for a hands-on Head of AI & Digital Transformation to help transform how our Shared Services Centre operates through data, AI and practical process improvement.
This is not a strategy role.
We're looking for someone who enjoys getting into the detail, understanding how work really happens, building solutions alongside operational teams, and proving measurable business value. You'll start with our Purchase-to-Pay process, using data from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and surrounding systems to identify opportunities, implement AI-enabled improvements, and create reusable methods that can be applied across the wider organisation.
Success won't be measured by presentations, dashboards or training delivered. It will be measured by the improvements you make, the value you can evidence, and the extent to which others adopt what you've built.
What you'll be doing
Diagnose
Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.
Our company is split into two business areas:
Utility Infrastructure –
Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
Social Infrastructure -
Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.
Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.
Build something that changes how people work.
We're looking for a hands-on Head of AI & Digital Transformation to help transform how our Shared Services Centre operates through data, AI and practical process improvement.
This is not a strategy role.
We're looking for someone who enjoys getting into the detail, understanding how work really happens, building solutions alongside operational teams, and proving measurable business value. You'll start with our Purchase-to-Pay process, using data from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and surrounding systems to identify opportunities, implement AI-enabled improvements, and create reusable methods that can be applied across the wider organisation.
Success won't be measured by presentations, dashboards or training delivered. It will be measured by the improvements you make, the value you can evidence, and the extent to which others adopt what you've built.
What you'll be doing
Diagnose
- Analyse data from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and related operational systems.
- Develop practical solutions using AI, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform and Business Central data.
- Create tools and capabilities such as automated reconciliations, exception management, invoice coding support, document intelligence and self-service reporting.
- Iterate rapidly with end users, improving solutions based on real operational feedback.
- Design future-state processes that maintain appropriate controls, governance and auditability.
- Measure and report improvements using defensible, reconciled data.
- Demonstrate value through cost reduction, productivity gains, quality improvements and risk reduction.
- Ensure every benefit claimed can be traced back to source systems and validated by Finance.
- Retire outdated processes and reporting once replacement approaches are proven.
- Package successful solutions into reusable templates, frameworks and AI working patterns.
- Support colleagues across the wider organisation through our AI Champions network.
- Help other teams adopt proven approaches independently.
- Measure adoption and sustained usage to ensure improvements last.
We're interested in people who have already demonstrated that they can build solutions which others adopt and continue to use.
You may currently be working as a:
- Data Analyst
- Business Analyst
- Operational Excellence Lead
- Process Improvement Manager
- Practical, day-to-day use of AI tools to improve work outcomes, with examples you can talk through.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with large operational datasets.
- SQL and data interrogation capability.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Experience analysing ERP transaction data, ideally within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Power BI or equivalent business intelligence tools.
- Experience influencing stakeholders and driving change without direct authority.
- Understanding of financial controls, audit requirements and governance principles.
- Ability to communicate complex analysis clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Microsoft Fabric.
- Microsoft Power Platform.
- Purchase-to-Pay process knowledge.
- Python or similar data analytics tools.
- Shared Services or Finance Operations experience.
- Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience delivering AI, automation or digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience producing outputs that have stood up to audit or due diligence scrutiny.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with United Infrastructure Ltd, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 1137 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~56k in sampleP25 £70kP75 £119k
£55kmedian £92kgoing rate £86k£119k
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Not necessarily. United Infrastructure Ltd holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1137 going rate of £86,000. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.