Top AI Jobs in Manchester

Own end-to-end payroll and improve People Operations across the employee lifecycle. The role redesigns manual processes, improves data flows between payroll and HR systems, uses automation and AI, and implements reward and benefits initiatives. It requires discretion, strong systems thinking, independent judgment, process improvement experience, and clear communication with employees and stakeholders.

Manage a portfolio of high-value SaaS customers as a strategic advisor. Build executive relationships, develop success plans, drive product adoption and value realization, monitor customer health, mitigate risks, support retention and expansion, and identify upsell opportunities. Provide product demonstrations and consultative configuration guidance while coordinating with Sales, Support, Implementation, Product, Engineering, and partners to resolve complex customer needs. Use data, customer insights, and AI-enabled tools to inform account strategy and improve customer outcomes.

Leads AQA’s strategic HR function supporting approximately 1,500 employees and a 25-person People team. Responsibilities include HR business partnering, workforce planning, organisational transformation, employee and trade union relations, diversity and inclusion, pay and benefits, employee services, organisational effectiveness, and talent management. The Director advises executive and board-level stakeholders, leads HR strategy and change initiatives, oversees employment policies and compliance, and builds a high-performing, inclusive workplace aligned with organisational goals.

Configure and manage enterprise security hardware, software, cloud solutions, monitoring tools, and security controls. Develop playbooks, policies, rulesets, and incident response strategies; tune tools, manage patching, validate solutions, and document improvements. Collaborate with vendors, architects, product teams, and stakeholders to deliver secure technical solutions. Provide subject matter expertise, mentor colleagues, and automate security processes.

Conduct independent research on frontier AI evaluation and auditing. Design rigorous evaluations, audit methods, and reproducible experimental pipelines; analyze model capabilities, risks, robustness, and alignment-relevant behavior. Produce audit reports, recommendations, publications, tools, and presentations while collaborating with technical, policy, engineering, and standards teams. The role requires careful handling of confidential information and may involve pilot audits with frontier AI companies.

Leads end-to-end supply chain operations for Emerging Markets, including order fulfillment, freight, logistics, warehousing, inventory, capacity planning, and international delivery. Builds scalable operating models, governance, KPIs, dashboards, and automation initiatives while managing cost, compliance, service levels, and risk. Develops the supply chain organization and three-year logistics strategy across multiple markets, warehouses, and external partners.

Drive pipeline and bookings growth through strategic Global Systems Integrator partnerships across Europe. Develop joint business plans, coordinate enterprise sales pursuits, generate demand, strengthen executive relationships, expand partner-led services and platform adoption, and monitor performance through business reporting. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product, Services, Finance, and alliance teams to execute go-to-market initiatives and deliver measurable revenue outcomes.

Leads the global HR technology and digital transformation strategy, including the transition from Workday to SAP SuccessFactors. Oversees HR technology governance, AI adoption, automation, analytics, data quality, digital workflows, employee self-service, and enterprise transformation programs. Builds and leads a high-performing digital HR function, develops organizational capability, drives adoption, and partners with senior HR, IT, and business leaders to deliver measurable improvements in HR efficiency, employee experience, and decision-making.

Lead the global Tax Compliance product portfolio, owning its vision, strategy, investment decisions, and multi-year roadmap. Manage and develop Product Managers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts while partnering with Engineering, Design, Compliance, and Commercial teams. Drive AI-powered innovation, responsible AI standards, customer-led discovery, and regulatory change adaptation. Build relationships with accounting firms, professional bodies, and regulators while ensuring commercial growth and measurable customer outcomes across international markets.

Leads enterprise technology strategy, delivery, and transformation across Finance, FinTech, Legal, and Risk. Oversees product platforms, Agile and DevOps adoption, AI and data initiatives, digital transformation, change management, vendor partnerships, governance, and technology operations. Partners with executive stakeholders to align global priorities, integrate platforms, manage dependencies, and deliver scalable, secure, value-driven outcomes across a federated enterprise technology organization.

Lead client product engagements across discovery, strategy, digital transformation, delivery, and iteration. Guide senior stakeholders toward customer-focused outcomes, shape product management practices, and coach product managers. Apply service blueprinting, customer journey mapping, research, data, web and mobile knowledge, and practical AI experience—including agents, orchestration, and autonomous processes—to develop valuable products and services for enterprise clients.

Leads strategic AI and machine learning initiatives from concept through production. Designs scalable solutions connecting data, models, platforms, and systems; develops reusable engineering patterns; improves solution quality and reliability; conducts analysis supporting strategic decisions; builds stakeholder partnerships; and provides organizational leadership, mentoring, and innovation across the enterprise.

Leads the global Marketing Operations function, building scalable processes, systems, and teams. Owns the marketing technology ecosystem, HubSpot and Salesforce integration, data quality, attribution, pipeline reporting, lead management, campaign operations, AI-enabled automation, and budget performance. Partners with Marketing, Sales, Revenue Operations, Finance, and executives to improve funnel visibility, marketing ROI, lead conversion, and investment decisions. Presents trusted performance and pipeline insights to executive leadership and the Board.

Own the end-user product vision for an EV-centric virtual power plant, translating customer and market insights into rapid prototypes, experiments, and production products. Lead small engineering squads, partner with commercial and executive teams, support customer growth, and establish an AI-first product engineering model using tools such as Claude and Cursor.

Own significant product areas from customer problem discovery through delivery, measurement, and iteration. Build AI-powered prototypes and production products, use AI coding tools daily, and engage directly with customers and commercial stakeholders. Lead small squads, influence product direction, communicate across technical and business teams, and contribute to an AI-native product engineering culture. The role is fully remote in the UK and focuses on EV energy, virtual power plants, and grid services.

Organize and maintain sales playbooks, battlecards, objection-handling guides, and competitive content. Design onboarding and ramp programs, deliver ongoing sales coaching, identify training gaps, and coordinate content development with instructional designers. Manage enablement content and adoption within Docebo, using usage data to improve effectiveness. Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Product in a B2B SaaS environment.

Leads Unilever Fragrance House’s global program and operations backbone. Responsibilities include translating business priorities into multi-year programs, managing delivery governance and partner interfaces, developing laboratory infrastructure strategies, scaling global fragrance hubs, overseeing ingredient palette resilience with Procurement and Supply Chain, and building a high-performing international operations organization.

Manages global analyst relationships, briefings, evaluations, market research, and analyst-facing content. Develops positioning and messaging with Product Marketing and Product Management, tracks market trends and competitive insights, and enables Sales and Marketing teams to use analyst findings effectively. The role requires strong financial services experience, knowledge of fraud or AML, project management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Drive revenue and adoption of Zendesk’s AI products within a defined territory. Own sales quotas, prospect, conduct tailored demonstrations, support proof-of-concepts, and close new and expansion business. Partner with account executives, customer success, and regional leadership to develop sales strategies, identify cross-sell opportunities, model commercial value, and maximize automation-related revenue. Serve as an AI subject matter expert, enable sales teams, and communicate product updates and market insights.

Lead consulting engagements for defence, government, national security, and regulated-sector clients. Responsibilities include discovery, stakeholder workshops, digital and data strategy, target operating models, architecture, transformation roadmaps, AI and analytics opportunities, data governance, client deliverables, and proposal support. The role requires translating complex business and technical challenges into practical recommendations and measurable outcomes while influencing senior stakeholders and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Build and expand strategic relationships with advisors, investors, partners, and enterprise decision-makers. Identify key stakeholders across top accounts, uncover relevant AI use cases, and create introductions that generate pipeline and business outcomes. Represent the company at executive and industry events, partner with founders to prioritize relationships, and track relationship activity and pipeline impact. The role requires strong analytical ability, executive presence, autonomy, and an established enterprise or investment community network.

Build and scale the APAC developer community for an open-source AI foundation. Responsibilities include developer advocacy, contributor programs, technical content, ecosystem partnerships, governance support, events, hackathons, and community metrics. The role serves as a public representative, translates complex technical concepts for developers, and collaborates with maintainers, researchers, enterprises, and open-source communities to grow adoption and participation.

Manage roadmaps, requirements, releases, and launches for MRI AI medical-device products. Represent clinical users, prioritize features, coordinate cross-functional software, machine learning, clinical, regulatory, and delivery teams, and align stakeholders. Support agile development, resolve workflow questions, analyze market competition, and ensure product plans reflect EU MDR and FDA requirements.

Leads the enterprise data governance strategy, framework, roadmap, policies, standards, and data quality programs. Establishes metadata, lineage, master data, classification, access, and privacy practices while partnering with IT and Security to support secure AI initiatives. The role resolves cross-functional data issues, aligns governance with regulatory requirements, measures data quality, and develops the governance team in a regulated healthcare or technology environment.

Define the vision, strategy, requirements, and roadmap for AI products. Collaborate with engineering, design, and marketing teams to deliver solutions, conduct market and competitive research, analyze product performance, and iterate based on customer feedback and data.