Second Wave AI JobsAI-heavy roleTransformation · 1 day ago
Head of Performance
Freshfields · London or Manchester
Leads Freshfields’ performance team and its move to an AI-first, continuous performance model for the firm’s people.
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AI transformationRedesign how the business works
Transformation roles: leading change programmes where AI changes processes and ways of working.
Last updated 23 Oct 2026 · 11 live jobs
What does an AI transformation manager do?
An AI transformation manager leads change programmes where AI changes how a business works. They pick the processes worth redesigning, build the business case, run the programme and make sure the change sticks.
- Map how work gets done today and where AI could change it.
- Build business cases and a prioritised roadmap of AI initiatives.
- Run programmes across teams, from pilot to rollout.
- Manage the people side: communication, training and resistance to change.
- Report benefits back to leadership.
Which job titles mean the same job?
Employers use many titles for this work. These usually describe the same kind of role: AI Transformation Manager, AI Transformation Lead, Business Transformation Manager (AI), Digital Transformation Manager (AI), AI Innovation Manager, AI Change Manager, AI Programme Manager, AI Strategy & Transformation Consultant.
AI Transformation ManagerAI Transformation LeadBusiness Transformation Manager (AI)Digital Transformation Manager (AI)AI Innovation ManagerAI Change ManagerAI Programme ManagerAI Strategy & Transformation Consultant
See the glossary for every title we track.
What does it pay in the UK?
Only one of the 11 live listings of this type on this site shows pay: £40,000 to £60,000 a year. That is a small sample from ads checked on 23 Oct 2026, not a salary survey.
| Role | Location | Advertised pay |
|---|---|---|
| AI Innovation Manager | London | £40,000–£60,000 |
Do you need to be technical?
No. These roles ask for programme management, change management and stakeholder skills, plus enough understanding of AI to judge what is realistic. Some of the transformation roles we list are at consultancies, where client-facing experience matters more than technical depth.
How do you move into it from ops, HR, marketing or finance?
Most people come from business or digital transformation, programme management, operations excellence or management consulting. If you already run change programmes, lead one with an AI element and make the results visible.
Where are these jobs?
Right now there are 11 live roles of this type on this site. By location: London (11), Manchester (4), Leeds (1), Birmingham (1).
Live jobs
11 AI transformation roles, checked live on 23 Oct 2026.
AI in titleTransformation · 2 days ago
Business Transformation Manager (Product & AI Programmes)
Employer via Lorien · London
Leads hands-on change programmes across day-of-operations teams, working with product and data teams on AI-enabled improvements.
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AI in titleTransformation · 2 days ago
AI Transformation Manager
Entain · London (Stratford, hybrid)
Finds and delivers AI-enabled change across Commercial, Product and Operations at the FTSE betting and gaming group behind Ladbrokes and Coral, from business case to adoption.
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AI in titleTransformation · 7 days ago
Editorial AI Transformation Lead
The Economist Group · London
Leads how The Economist’s editorial teams adopt AI in their workflows, balancing new ways of working with the paper’s standards.
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AI in titleTransformation · 10 days ago
Head of HR Tech and AI Transformation
Freshfields · London or Manchester
Leads HR’s technology and AI transformation at Freshfields, deciding where AI and automation improve the employee experience and driving their adoption.
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AI in titleTransformation · 28 days ago
Client Development AI Transformation Manager
Eversheds Sutherland · London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham + 3 more UK offices
Moves a law firm's business development and marketing team through its AI roadmap: turning agreed use cases into prompts, assistants and agents, then tracking adoption and benefits.
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AI in titleTransformation · 38 days ago
AI Innovation Manager
Marketing agency (via Duke Recruitment Network) · London
Takes AI tools already used in parts of a marketing agency and makes them systematic across the business and its client work.
£40,000–£60,000Apply on Reed
AI in titleTransformation · 64 days ago
Legal Technology & AI Attorney – International Disputes
Gibson Dunn · London
A disputes lawyer in Gibson Dunn’s Knowledge Management & AI Group who finds where AI and automation help litigation and arbitration teams, then tests and scales the tools.
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AI in titleTransformation · 85 days ago
Senior Project Manager - Enterprise AI
WPP · London
Runs WPP’s biggest internal AI projects end to end, embedding AI agents into core business processes and tracking adoption and business value.
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AI in titleTransformation · 95 days ago
Managing Principal, AI Strategy & Transformation
Capco · London (hybrid)
Senior consulting role advising banks and insurers on AI strategy, operating models and responsible adoption, and leading large AI transformation programmes for clients.
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AI in titleTransformation · 141 days ago
AI Consultant
DEPT® · London or Manchester (hybrid)
Runs AI strategy workshops and maturity assessments for brands, builds prioritised use-case roadmaps with a business case, and guides clients from vision to implementation.
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