AI Strategist/Consultant

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom VIQU IT Full time

AI Strategist, Financial Services

Inside IR35, £700-£800 per day

6-month contract for 3 days a week, 1 day in London.

My client is a leading Financial Services business looking to hire an AI Strategist or AI consultant, on a 3 day a week assignment to drive a future roadmap for the businesses AI Strategy. The role will work with key executive stakeholders to challenge their current strategic approach, set out a future roadmap for AI that's feasible and supplying external, validated, knowledge into the Senior Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities:

Help drive a business-led enterprise AI strategy
Advise senior leaders on value-driven AI adoption and strategic direction.
Align business functions (Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, etc.) to outcome-focused AI roadmaps.
Assess and guide existing AI consulting and agent-development teams.
Provide expert insight on GenAI platforms (Gemini, Copilot) and AI limitations.
Ensure AI strategy is realistic, value-focused, and aligned to enterprise goals.
Key Skills

Proven experience developing enterprise-level AI strategies across large or complex organisations.
Ideally background in Financial Services or another highly regulated industry (Banking, Insurance, Payments, FS consulting).
Strong C-suite and Senior Leadership stakeholder management, with the ability to challenge thinking and influence direction.
Hands-on understanding of GenAI platforms (e.g., Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Anthropic) and their practical constraints.
Experience building AI roadmaps that align business functions (Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Digital, Risk).
Knowledge of AI governance, risk, compliance, and responsible AI frameworks relevant to FS environments.
Exposure to AI delivery teams, including MLOps, data engineering, AI consulting, or agent-development teams.
Ability to translate complex technical capability into clear commercial value propositions.
Comfortable assessing AI maturity, operating models, and organisational readiness.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking, with a track record of shaping direction at executive level.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills

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