Head of AI - Remote

HEAD OF AI
You'll build and grow a new AI service pillar for our group, and revenue growth is your first priority. You'll take a first offer to market in your first week. Then you'll build AI as a Service into the managed IT we provide to the small and medium-sized businesses we look after.
JOB DETAILS
Job title: Head of AI
Reports to: Operations Director
Location: Remote within the UK, with regular travel to our group companies and to client sites
Contract: Permanent, full time
Salary: £90,000 to £120,000 a year
Hours: 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (40 hours a week)
ABOUT US
Owlis is a UK IT managed services group, backed by private equity, that grows by bringing established regional IT providers together on one platform. Each business keeps its own name and its local relationships. Behind it sits one set of systems, one set of policies, and a group with the depth to support it properly. Together, we look after small and medium-sized businesses across the UK with managed IT, cybersecurity, and AI and transformation services.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Grow revenue
Own the AI revenue strategy and a 12 to 18 month roadmap, and deliver them
Take a first AI offer to market in week one
Structure and price AI as a Service as part of our managed IT offering
Build the pillar
Turn AI into repeatable services, building the first ones yourself
Hold the AI team and tools budget, and hire and grow the team
Bring the group with you
Train and equip account managers across every group company to sell AI
Keep AI safe and compliant, with our Compliance Manager
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
You'll need
You've built and grown revenue from a new technology service or practice, owning its go-to-market plan
You've turned AI or automation into repeatable services clients paid for, including scoping, pricing model and delivery
You build with large language models hands-on, for example Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry or another major model platform
You've held a budget and hired people into a growing team
You set practical guardrails for AI use covering data protection, security and accuracy
You explain AI plainly to business owners and trains others to sell and support it
It would help if you have
Experience in an IT managed services provider or consultancy
Recurring or subscription pricing experience
Knowledge of ISO/IEC 42001 or AI governance
Python or C# for AI applications
HOW WE'LL KNOW IT'S WORKING
First 90 days: A first AI offer in market, and your roadmap and revenue plan agreed.
6 months: AI as a Service live across the group, and your team in post.
12 months: AI revenue growing to target, with every group company selling it.
WHAT WE OFFER
Salary £90,000 to £120,000
Remote within the UK, 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
Workplace pension
A new pillar to build, with your own budget and team

Work arrangement
Yes