AI - Business Automation Lead

LT Harper Recruitment Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

LT Harper Group is seeking an AI & Automation Lead to own and shape the next generation of how the business operates. You will drive end-to-end automation across Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Operations, replacing manual processes with intelligent solutions, and building scalable platforms for teams to focus on high-value work.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll also lead a small automation team and collaborate with engineering to ensure secure, robust deployments while guiding the future AI

Qualifications

• Proven software engineering background with strong coding skills.
• Experience building automation, AI-enabled solutions or internal platforms.
• Good understanding of modern AI tech, LLMs and business impact.
• Ability to connect technical options with business outcomes.
• Confidently engage senior stakeholders and influence decisions.
• A hands-on mindset—builds solutions, not only strategies.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities across Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Ops for AI/automation.
• Design and deliver intelligent automation solutions from discovery to deployment.
• Evaluate emerging AI tech and advise leadership on business impact.
• Partner with engineering to ensure robust, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Lead and develop a small automation team while remaining hands-on.
• Shape the company’s long-term AI strategy and roadmap.

Skills

Software engineering

Business/tech bridging

Stakeholder influence

Hands-on mindset

Team leadership

Tools

ChatGPT

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Cursor

Windsurf

Job description

A global cybersecurity SaaS company is looking for an AI & Business Automation Lead to own and shape the next generation of how the business operates.

To varying degrees, this role has it's feet in the business operations, and it's hands on the tech.

Applying your expertise in both commercial and technical, you'll define and deliver the company's AI automation strategy across Finance, Sales, Marketing, etc. You'll uncover inefficiencies, replace manual processes with intelligent automation, and build scalable solutions that enable teams to focus on higher-value work. This is a hands-on role where you'll also lead a small automation team.

We need someone who's not content with just building for the now, we want someone who thinks about the future of AI and the technology landscape, and builds with that in mind.

They're Tech agnostic - you decide what's the best tech for the desired outcome.

What you'll do

• Identify opportunities across Finance, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Operations where AI and automation can drive efficiency and scale.
• Design and build intelligent automation solutions, from discovery through to deployment.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and advise leadership on where they can deliver real business impact.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure solutions are robust, secure and maintainable.
• Lead and develop a small automation team while remaining hands-on technically.
• Challenge existing approaches and help shape the company's long-term AI strategy.

What we're looking for -

• Strong software engineering background (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering or similar).
• Work with AI coding assistants like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or similar tools.
• Proven experience building automation, AI-enabled solutions or internal platforms.
• A strong understanding of modern AI technologies, LLMs and how they can transform business processes.
• The ability to bridge the gap between technical possibilities and business outcomes.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing technology decisions.
• A hands-on mindset you build solutions, not just strategies.