Location: Just outside of London (35 minute train from Clapham Junction, 2 days per week in office)
Salary: Up to £80,000 + benefits
We're partnering with a rapidly growing international organisation that is investing heavily in AI across its operations.
As adoption of tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI platforms accelerates, they are looking for an experienced AI Tooling Governance & Adoption Manager to lead governance, vendor management, adoption and compliance across the business.
This is a newly created role with significant visibility and influence, offering the opportunity to shape how AI is deployed, governed and scaled across multiple countries and business functions.
The Role
You will take ownership of the organisation's AI tooling strategy and operating model, ensuring AI technologies are adopted safely, consistently and cost-effectively across the business.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning AI governance frameworks, policies and controls
- Managing the lifecycle of AI tools from evaluation and approval through to adoption and retirement
- Overseeing vendor relationships, licensing and budget management
- Driving AI adoption, training and enablement programmes
- Tracking usage, adoption and ROI metrics across the organisation
- Partnering with Legal, Compliance, Security, HR and Finance teams
- Establishing best practices, playbooks and guidance for AI usage
- Managing risk assessments, compliance requirements and governance reporting
- Producing executive-level reporting on adoption, spend and risk posture
Required Experience
- Experience in IT governance, technology programme management, SaaS operations or a related field
- Knowledge of AI Governance and Policy
- AI Adoption and Enablement
- Executive reporting (working with C-level)
- AI Tooling and Platforms
- Microsoft 365, Copilot, Purview or Entra ID
- PRINCE2, ITIL, ISO 27001, CIPP/E or similar certifications
- French or Spanish language skills (not needed but a nice to have!)
Why Join?
- Opportunity to build and own a critical AI governance and tooling function
- High-profile role working closely with senior leadership
- Significant investment in AI and digital transformation
- Broad exposure across multiple business functions and international markets
- Strong scope for impact, ownership and progression
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