AI Enablement Lead

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Hello, we’re IG Group, an FTSE 250 Fintech that provides cutting-edge mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade Stocks & Shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We’re global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We’re hungry to move faster, ship better products for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser-focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

The AI Enablement Lead Adoption will be responsible for leading and driving the strategic direction for AI adoption within IG's technology department. This leadership role will focus on leveraging AI to enhance technological capabilities, improve operational efficiency, and drive innovation.  
 
This executive leadership role will architect and execute a comprehensive AI strategy that delivers bottom line P+L improvement and serves as one of the cornerstones of IG's digital transformation agenda, ensuring technological investments directly drive shareholder value and market position. 
 
The initial focus for the role -the first 90 days -- will be to assess current AI initiatives against market benchmarks rapidly, identify immediate commercial opportunities, and develop a comprehensive investment roadmap with clearly defined ROI projections. This will include quantifying the costs-benefit, productivity and efficiency gains, and strategic competitive advantages that accelerated AI adoption will deliver. The role will then transition to executing and delivering high-value initiatives projected to deliver a minimum 3-5x ROI on investment within defined timeframes [hence the TBDs on the team size/scale section]. 
 
The successful candidate will be a visionary leader with a strong background in technology and a passion for how AI can be leveraged for commercial advantage. 
 

This group-wide role demands excellent interpersonal, influencing, partnering, commercial and relationship management skills.  

Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive AI strategy that aligns with IG's overall business objectives and technological goals. Provide thought leadership and direction on AI initiatives across the organisation. 

Proof of Concepts and Experiments: Champion the use of proof of concepts (PoCs) and experiments to evaluate the potential value of AI in various use cases. Design and oversee pilot projects to test AI applications, ensuring rigorous assessment and validation of results. 

Research and Industry Monitoring: Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI and related technologies. Conduct external research and monitor industry trends to identify opportunities for AI adoption. Build relationships with academic institutions, research organizations, and industry experts to stay informed about cutting-edge developments. Ensure this is actively and regularly shared across all technology teams 

Innovation and Bold Testing: Foster a culture of innovation within the technology teams by encouraging bold experimentation with AI. Identify areas where AI can add significant value and drive initiatives to test and implement AI solutions. Promote a mindset of continuous improvement and learning, and establish how this knowledge is cascaded and communicated across the group. 

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, IT, and customer service, to ensure successful AI integration. Engage with key stakeholders to understand their needs and provide AI-driven solutions that address business challenges. 

Performance Measurement: Establish a comprehensive commercial performance framework for all AI investments, with explicit metrics for revenue enhancement, cost reduction, customer experience improvement, and market differentiation. Drive accountability through quarterly business impact reviews with the executive committee and board, demonstrating direct contribution to IG's market capitalisation and competitive position. 

We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office, which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other.

When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm

Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes

Champion the client: Understand and prioritise the client's needs

Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;

Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback.

We believe that diversity is vital to success; it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We’re committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey.

Learn more about our D&I approach here.

Technology Experience: leading technology strategy definition and implementation within a technology-driven organisation; strong interest in and understanding of AI technologies, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and data analytics. 

Leadership Skills: Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; Ability to decipher the commercial reality from the marketing hype around AI; passion for innovation and a confidence in experimentation and running with calculated risk; Ability to think creatively and explore unconventional solutions; strong communication and influencing capability; Exceptional business acumen with proven ability to translate technological capabilities into material P&L impact; Executive-level communication skills for influencing board directors and C-suite executives; Commercial sophistication to identify high-ROI AI applications amid market hype; Track record of securing investment for transformative initiatives with quantifiable returns. 

Research and Industry Monitoring: Ability to stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI and related technologies; Conduct external research and monitor industry trends to identify opportunities for AI adoption; Experience in building and maintaining relationships with academic institutions, research organisations, and industry experts. 

Performance Measurement: experience of establishing business outcome-focused metrics and KPIs to measure the success of innovation-focused initiatives 

• 10 years+ in technology leadership roles 

• Deep understanding of the work that technology teams do and the technology ecosystem around the SDLC 

• 4 years + practical hands-on experience using various AI solutions 

• Experience in establishing and overseeing innovation pilot projects that test business value 

• Extensive experience leading at a senior level with a comprehensive understanding of the latest technology and platforms  

• Extensively defining technology strategies and then being able to drive and deliver these 

• Has experience in introducing and influencing change within organisations, whilst managing IT teams globally and across IT disciplines, identifying and nurturing talent. 

• Experience in partnering with  3rd parties 

Your growth fuels our success!

Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.

• Competitive salary

• Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)

• Private medical cover for you and your family

• Life insurance

• Contribution to gym memberships

• 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total

• The option to buy or sell holiday days.

• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform

• A comprehensive global and local onboarding process

• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture

• Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund

• Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents

Learn more about the Perks here!
 

Join us for this exciting journey.

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