Managing Director Product, Enablement & AI.

Flutter UK & Ireland; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning fund

Twice-yearly bonus

Uncapped Holiday

Pension contribution scheme

Private healthcare

Access to Udemy courses

Company Sharesave Scheme

Company Sharesave Scheme

Job summary

A leading entertainment provider in the UK is seeking a Managing Director for Product, Enablement & AI. The successful candidate will shape and scale AI and data science-driven products to enhance customer experiences across its brand portfolio. This executive-level position involves defining AI strategies, advising on investment decisions, and fostering a collaborative environment across teams. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership, strategic vision, and extensive experience in AI applications. A hybrid working model and competitive perks are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in executive leadership roles.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive strategic initiatives.
• Experience in applying AI and data science in business contexts.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the AI strategy for UK&I.
• Own a portfolio of AI products, balancing innovation and risk.
• Advise leadership on AI opportunities and investment decisions.
• Lead enterprise-wide change for AI adoption.
• Ensure alignment with Technology and MLOps for scalable, production-ready products.
• Lead governance forums on responsible AI and regulatory compliance.
• Drive enterprise adoption through change leadership and capability building.
• Oversee workforce planning and leadership development for AI teams.
• Represent UK&I as a senior leader in applied AI and data science.

Skills

Strategic vision

Product judgement

Commercial acumen

Change leadership

Collaborative model building

Responsible innovation

Job description

Managing Director Product, Enablement & AI

Apply for the Managing Director Product, Enablement & AI role at Flutter UK & Ireland.

Flutter UK&I is accelerating its use of AI, automation, and data science to deliver differentiated customer experiences, drive sustainable growthجنب، وoperate responsibly at scale across its portfolio of brands.

As Managing Director Product, Enablement & AI, you will lead the UK&I Product Enablement organisation responsible for shaping and scaling AI, automation- and data science‑driven products that empower our customer‑facing brands, gridمنولل ط  including Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Betting & Gaming, and others.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role sits firmly within the UK&I business leadership structure. You will operate in a two‑in‑a‑box MD partnership with the Managing Director of Enablement, Technology, ensuring that our customer and brand needs and the opportunities presented by AI are translated into high‑impact, brand‑facing products that deliver measurable customer and commercial outcomes.

This is a senior enterprise leadership role for a leader who can combine strategic vision, strong product judgement, and commercial acumen to turn enabling capabilities including AI into a practical advantage across a Moose multi‑brand, regulated environment.

What You’ll Do

• Define and execute the UK&I Enablement and AI strategy aligned to لأنه بالأ Priorities.
• Own a portfolio of AI, automation, and data science products, balancing innovation, value delivery, and risk.
• Partner with Brand MDs, Product leaders, and the MD of Enablement, Technology in a peer‑level two‑in‑a‑box operating model.
• Act as the executive owner for AI and data science value realisation across UK&I.
• Advise the COO and UK&I leadership on AI‑related opportunities, trade‑offs, and investment decisions.
• Ensure close alignment with Technology, Data Engineering, and MLOps teams so that enablement products are scalable, reliable, and production ready.
• Establish and chair governance forums covering responsible AI, regulatory compliance, and ethical data use.
• Lead enterprise‑wide adoption through change leadership, executive sponsorship, and capability building.
• Own workforce planning, leadership development, and succession for AI and data science product teams.
• Represent UK&I externally and internally as a senior leader in applied AI and data science.

How You’ll Do It

• Business‑first product mindset: Start from customer and brand outcomes, shaping AI and data science capabilities as products with clear customers, value propositions, and success measures.
• Strategic and commercial leadership: Make evidence‑based investment decisions and clearly articulate value creation and trade‑offs.
• Collaborative operating model: Build strong partnerships across brands, technology, data, and group functions.
• Responsible innovation: Enable speed and experimentation without compromising safety, ethics, or regulatory compliance.
• Change leadership: Shift mindsets, behaviours, and ways of working to embed AI‑driven decision‑making at scale.
• Inclusive leadership: Build diverse, engaged leadership teams across disciplines and locations.

What’s On Offer

• £/€1,000 learning fund
• Twice‑yearly bonus (with part of it guaranteed!)
• Uncapped Holiday
• Pension contribution scheme
• Private healthcare
• Hybrid Working
• Access to thousands of Udemy courses
• Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme

About Flutter UK & Ireland

Our division operates four of the most popular and trusted brands in the market: Sky Betting and Gaming, Tombola, Betfair and Paddy Power.

Together the Flutter UK&I brands offer market‑leading entertainment to millions of customers every single week! Over the last couple of decades, they have all ridden the wave of digital betting with industry firsts like ‘cash‑out’, ‘Request a Bet’, betting exchanges and free‑to‑play games like Soccer Saturday Super 6.

Inclusive Employer & Accommodations

We’re working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

Seniority Level

Executive

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Business Development and Sales

IndustrGrowth

Entertainment Providers