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AAB is a leading professional services firm operating across the UK, Ireland, and the USA. We specialise in the mid-market, supporting individuals, family businesses, and organisations with a full suite of services including audit, tax, corporate finance, payroll, people consultancy, and wealth management. With 1,000+ team members, we deliver expert support to clients all over the world.
The Head of AI will lead the design, development, and deployment of AI capabilities across AAB. This is a hands-on technology leadership role responsible for building and operating the Group's AI platform, embedding AI-driven automation into core business processes, and ensuring AI solutions are delivered securely and effectively at scale.
This is not a role focused on experimentation or proof-of-concepts. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of deploying production-grade AI solutions and agentic systems that deliver tangible business outcomes.
AI Platform & Architecture
- Build and operate AAB's AI platform and supporting architecture.
- Design and deploy scalable AI solutions leveraging modern AI technologies, including multi-model environments, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), fine-tuning, and agentic frameworks.
- Define technical standards, deployment approaches, and governance frameworks for AI across the Group.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and AI capabilities to support future platform development.
Agentic Systems & Automation
- Design and deploy agentic systems into live business workflows.
- Drive the automation of complex, judgement-heavy business processes.
- Lead the delivery of AI solutions from concept through to production deployment.
- Ensure AI solutions are scalable, reliable, and capable of operating effectively within live environments.
Governance, Risk & Evaluation
- Establish frameworks for AI evaluation, monitoring, and secure release management.
- Design for AI failure modes, operational risk, and system resilience.
- Ensure AI solutions are deployed responsibly and aligned with organisational risk requirements.
- Develop appropriate controls, testing approaches, and governance processes to support production deployment at scale.
- Significant experience designing, building, and deploying AI solutions into production environments.
- Proven track record of delivering AI-led automation beyond proof-of-concept stage.
- Experience designing and deploying agentic systems within live operational workflows.
- Strong understanding of modern AI architectures, tooling, and deployment practices.
- Experience working with Azure AI services and/or open-weight model ecosystems.
- Strong understanding of AI evaluation, governance, operational risk, and model performance.
- Demonstrated ability to own and deliver complex AI initiatives from architecture through deployment.
Personal Attributes
- Commercial, pragmatic, and outcomes-focused.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Hands-on and technically credible, with a willingness to remain close to architecture, build, and delivery.
- Comfortable operating with autonomy and limited structure.
- Motivated by solving complex real-world problems using AI.
We want you to feel supported inside and outside of work. That’s why we offer a benefits package designed for your wellbeing, lifestyle, and career.
Time Off & Family Support
- Annual leave (plus public holidays), with the option to buy or carry over leave
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption)
- Paid volunteering day to support causes that matter to you
Health & Wellbeing
- Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for you and the option to cover family members
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
- Death in Service benefit
Financial Security
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance policies to support you and your family
Flexible & Agile Working
- Hybrid working model
- Agile working culture that supports flexible hours and smarter working
- Modern office spaces designed for collaboration, focus, and wellbeing
Disclaimer
Unsolicited CVs sent to AAB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AAB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.
