AI Operations Lead

Elevation Recruitment Group; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is partnering with a regulated service business to lead AI adoption from the ground up. You will shape how AI tools (Claude Enterprise and Copilot) are understood and used, collaborating with IT, the CTO, and senior leaders to deliver practical AI strategies across the organisation.

You’ll translate complex AI capabilities into actionable, value-adding outcomes for non-technical teams, acting as the primary AI champion as the business defines its path forward.

Qualifications

• Genuine hands-on experience with Claude/Copilot or similar tools.
• Ability to translate AI capability into actionable outputs for non-technical teams.
• Comfort with starting from a blank page and shaping the approach.

Responsibilities

• Help the business understand and adopt the AI tools already in place.
• Identify where automation and AI add value within existing systems and reporting.
• Be the go-to AI expert across the business and collaborate with senior stakeholders.
• Work closely with IT/the CTO and senior leadership.

Skills

AI adoption

Stakeholder communication

Strategic planning

Tools

Claude Enterprise

Copilot

Job description

Elevation Recruitment Group are working with a regulated service business on a really interesting role. This one's a genuinely blank canvas. Our client is starting from scratch on AI - they've got the tools in place (Claude Enterprise and Copilot already licensed and live) but need someone to help the business actually understand and use them properly, rather than someone stepping into a mature function.

You’ll report in primarily to the senior leadership team, working closely with IT/the CTO, and will effectively be the person who helps the business figure out what AI adoption should look like for them in practice.

What you’ll be doing:

• Helping the business understand and adopt the AI tools already in place
• Working with existing internal systems and reporting outputs to identify where automation and AI genuinely add value
• Acting as the go-to person for AI understanding across the business, not just a technical implementer
• Close collaboration with senior stakeholders across the group.

What they're looking for:

• Genuine hands-on experience with tools like Claude, Copilot or similar - practical use, not just theory
• Someone who can translate AI capability into something a non-technical team can understand and use
• Comfortable starting from a blank page and shaping the approach themselves

Why it’s worth a conversation:

• A rare "build it from zero" mandate with senior backing
• Manchester based, with parking
• Tools and licensing already in place - this is about people and process, not procurement