Data & AI Portfolio Lead

Fujitsu; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 Days annual leave

Pension – double matching up to 10%

Life assurance

Company incentives

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Fujitsu UK is seeking a Data & AI Portfolio Lead to drive development, integration and enablement of the global and local Data & AI portfolio for the UK market. You will align with strategic objectives, lead local go-to-market, and deliver KPIs for Data & AI while guiding product managers to execute the vision.

You will collaborate with Uvance, Europe and Partners to create a coherent, market-leading portfolio and enable sales and delivery teams to maximise business impact in a fast-changing

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in portfolio management, product strategy, or technology enablement for a service/system integrator.
• Proven track record in leading initiatives within a large organization.
• Background in digital transformation, data platforms, AI, or enterprise technology solutions is highly desirable.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate strategy into execution.
• Experience working in a multinational or global enterprise environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities in matrixed environments.

Responsibilities

• Data & AI Portfolio Strategy: Own the vision and strategy for the Data & AI portfolio to realise the UK Portfolio vision of being a leader in Data & AI (Roadmap / Go to Market / Story) aligned to the overall UK Data & AI strategy.
• Data & AI Portfolio Development: Lead the development of a coherent market leading portfolio combining wider portfolio (Uvance / Europe / Partners) and local offerings.
• Local Offering Management: Manage the end‑to‑end lifecycle and roadmap for UK products and services, from concept to retirement, focusing on desirability, business value, and feasibility.
• Stakeholder Management: Management of the stakeholder landscape for portfolio including global, Europe, Sales, Delivery, Presales and Partners for Data & AI.
• Market Readiness & Operationalization: Ensure the UK sales and delivery teams are enabled to sell and deliver relevant Portfolio offerings.
• Marketing & Promotion: Lead internal and external promotion of offerings, collaborating with marketing, sales and analysts.
• People Management: Leading and managing a team of offering managers

Skills

Leadership

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Data & AI knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Job description

Job Location: Birmingham, Bracknell, Derry, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Wakefield, Warrington

Location Flexibility: Multiple Locations in Country

At Fujitsu, our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. Founded in Japan in 1935, Fujitsu has been a pioneer in technology and innovation for decades. Today, as a world‑leading digital transformation partner, we are committed to transforming business and society in the digital age. With approximately 130,000 employees across over 50 countries, Fujitsu offers a broad range of products, services, and solutions. We collaborate with our customers to co‑create solutions that drive enterprise‑wide digitalization while actively working to address social issues and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Reporting to: Head of UK Portfolio, Integration &Enablement

Location: UK based with travel as reasonably required including international travel.

Overview

The Data & AI Portfolio Lead is a critical leadership role within the UK Technology Group. It is responsible for driving the successful development, integration, and enablement of Fujitsu’s global & local portfolio within the UK market for Data & AI.

This position ensures alignment with strategic objectives and maximizes the impact of Fujitsu’s wider portfolio (Uvance / Europe / Other Countries / Partners) while leading local go to market, offering creation, and delivery of key performance indicators for Data & AI.

As a Portfolio Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our UK organization and ensuring our growth in the short, medium and long term to deliver our vision of becoming the UK leader in Sovereign, Data & AI solutions.

Scope Of Role

• Industry AI Solution
• AI Business Transformation
• Data Transformation
• Industry Aligned Applications

You will work closely with the Uvance, European and other local portfolio’s to ensure that Fujitsu UK has a coherent market leading portfolio for your area that supports the UK business in realising its vision to become the UK leader in Data & AI.

As Portfolio Lead you will provide leadership and managerment to product managers in your area to deliver on your vison and strategy ensuring our Data & AI offerings meet evolving customer needs and deliver business value.

You will work cross‑functionally to innovate, optimise, and grow our portfolio, supporting Fujitsu’s purpose of building trust in society through technology and engage with Market Analysts Partners and Vendors as Fujitsu’s recognised expert.

Key Responsibilities

• Data & AI Portfolio Strategy: Own the vision and strategy for the Data & AI portfolio to realise the UK Portfolio vision of being a leader in Data & AI (Roadmap / Go to Market / Story) aligned to the overall UK Data & AI strategy
• Data & AI Portfolio Development: Lead the development of a coherent market leading portfolio combining wider portfolio (Uvance / Europe / Partners) and local offerings
• Local Offering Management: Manage the end‑to‑end lifecycle and roadmap for UK products and services, from concept to retirement, focusing on desirability, business value, and feasibility.
• Stakeholder Management:Management of the stakeholder landscape for portfolio including global, Europe, Sales, Delivery, Presales and Partners for Data & AI
• Market Readiness & Operationalization: Ensure the UK sales and delivery teams are enabled to sell and deliver relevant Portfolio offerings.
• Marketing & Promotion: Lead internal and external promotion of offerings, collaborating with marketing, sales and analysts.
• People Management: Leading and managing a team of offering managers

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership, influencing and strategic thinking skills to develop offerings that support long‑term business growth.
• Effective people management skills to build and motivate virtual and line‑managed teams.
• Expertise in portfolio management, product lifecycle management, go to market development and market enablement.
• Deep understanding of Data & AI and the future for this domain
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities and an ability to navigate complex, matrixed environments and drive cross‑functional collaboration.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a results‑driven approach.

Qualifications & Experience

• Extensive experience in portfolio management, product strategy, or technology enablement for a service/system integrator.
• Proven track record in leading initiatives within a large organization.
• Background in digital transformation, data platforms, AI, or enterprise technology solutions is highly desirable.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate strategy into execution.
• Experience working in a multinational or global enterprise environment.

Your Benefits

• 26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
• Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%
• Life assurance
• Companywide incentive plans
• Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)
• Perks at work – employee discounts
• Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP
• Role dependent benefits: Private medical / company car or car allowance

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of two stages of interview.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

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Relocation Supported: No

Visa Sponsorship Approved: No

At Fujitsu, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process that values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of all applicants. We believe that hiring people from a wide variety of backgrounds makes us stronger, not because it's the right thing to do, but because it allows us to draw on a wider range of perspectives and life experiences.