Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – AI & Automation

American IT Systems; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

American IT Systems is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to lead AI & Automation initiatives in London. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, shaping the tech roadmap and translating business needs into scalable solutions.

You will drive copilots, document intelligence, knowledge systems, and digital transformation across cloud platforms and APIs, ensuring adoption and value realization across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering AI, automation or digital transformation initiatives
• Strong hands-on technical and implementation capability
• Excellent senior stakeholder management and clear communication
• Ability to turn business requirements into practical technology solutions

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of AI and automation solutions, including copilots, document intelligence, workflow automation and knowledge systems
• Prototype, build and deploy solutions using modern technologies, platforms and APIs
• Develop scalable cloud systems, data pipelines and automation frameworks
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes through AI and automation
• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions
• Drive adoption and ensure new solutions become embedded in day-to-day operations
• Define and deliver the technology roadmap in line with wider business priorities

Skills

AI technologies

Cloud platforms

APIs

Automation frameworks

Leadership

Tools

APIs

Automation platforms

Job description

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) AI & Automation

Location: London, United Kingdom

Employment: Full-time

The Role

This opportunity would suit an experienced technology leader who combines hands-on technical capability with strategic leadership.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you will identify where technology can deliver meaningful improvements and take solutions from concept and prototype through to production and adoption.

You will lead initiatives spanning AI copilots, document intelligence, knowledge systems, workflow automation, cloud platforms, APIs and data infrastructure, while ensuring technology investment remains closely aligned with the organisation's commercial and operational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of AI and automation solutions, including copilots, document intelligence, workflow automation and knowledge systems.

Prototype, build and deploy solutions using modern technologies, platforms and APIs.

Develop scalable cloud systems, data pipelines and automation frameworks.

Identify opportunities to improve business processes through AI and automation.

Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.

Drive adoption and ensure new solutions become embedded in day-to-day operations.

Define and deliver the technology roadmap in line with wider business priorities.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience delivering AI, automation or digital transformation initiatives, ideally within professional services.

Strong hands-on technical and implementation capability.

Experience with cloud platforms, AI technologies, APIs and automation frameworks.

A track record of taking solutions from initial concept and prototype through to production.

Strong product mindset, with an emphasis on usability, adoption and measurable outcomes.

Excellent senior stakeholder management and the ability to communicate complex technology clearly.

Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, delivery-focused environment.

The Profile

We are looking for a builder as well as a technology leader - someone pragmatic, commercially aware and comfortable getting close to the technology.

You will be curious about emerging technologies, but equally focused on where they can deliver genuine business value.

This is an opportunity to take meaningful ownership of an organisation's AI and technology transformation, combining strategic influence with the ability to turn ideas into working solutions.