Head of Artificial Intelligence

Formula Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A scaling SaaS organisation is looking for a Head of AI to lead their AI strategy and build a high-impact AI function. This pivotal role involves defining how AI is embedded into their product suite and driving adoption across various product areas. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership in AI strategy within technology environments, understand AI platforms, and possess exceptional stakeholder management abilities. This position offers a competitive salary package with remote and hybrid options.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in defining and delivering AI strategy within SaaS, technology, or product-led environments.
• Strong understanding of AI platforms and MLOps best practices.
• Experience converting AI opportunities into impactful product features.

Responsibilities

• Define the organisation’s AI strategy aligning with product and business goals.
• Build and lead a new AI function.
• Partner with product teams to design AI-enabled features.
• Drive adoption of generative AI across product areas.
• Influence stakeholders to identify AI opportunities.

Skills

Leadership in AI strategy

Understanding of AI platforms

Experience in product features development

Communication and stakeholder management

Building AI and data-driven teams

Job description

Head of AI – SaaS

Salary: £130,000 – £160,000 + bonus + Equity

Location: London (Remote / Hybrid)

A scaling SaaS organisation is creating a new senior leadership position to accelerate its AI ambition and embed artificial intelligence at the heart of its product and business strategy. This role will play a pivotal part in shaping the next generation of AI-powered capabilities across the organisation.

As Head of AI, you will lead the organisation’s end-to-end AI agenda - defining strategy, shaping how generative, agentic, and operational AI are embedded into the SaaS product suite, and building a high-impact AI function to deliver it.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the organisation’s AI strategy, aligning capabilities with long-term product and business goals
• Build and lead a new AI function, uplifting and integrating existing teams and capabilities
• Partner with product and engineering teams to design AI-enabled features, workflows, and customer experiences
• Drive adoption of generative, agentic, and operational AI across diverse product areas
• Influence senior stakeholders to identify and prioritise commercially meaningful AI opportunities
• Establish governance, standards, and operating models for responsible and scalable AI delivery

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated leadership in defining and delivering AI strategy within SaaS, technology, or product-led environments
• Strong understanding of AI platforms, GenAI tooling, and MLOps best practices (without needing to be hands-on)
• Experience converting AI opportunities into impactful product features and business outcomes at scale
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities, confident engaging at executive level
• Proven track record of building and scaling AI, ML, or data-driven teams and elevating organisational capability