AI Transformation & Value Realisation Manager

At Dufrain, we're helping businesses harness the power of AI to improve efficiency, enhance customer experiences and drive innovation. Our teams deliver production-ready AI solutions built on strong data foundations, ensuring they are trusted, scalable and designed for real-world impact.

This role is for individuals with proven consultancy delivery experience who are passionate about helping organisations realise measurable business value from AI. As part of Dufrain's AI Value Realisation team, the successful candidate will work with clients to identify high-value AI opportunities, prioritise investment, and deliver the transformation needed to turn AI ambition into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI, GenAI and technology-enabled transformation programmes from strategy through to adoption, embedding and value realisation
• Facilitate the identification, assessment and prioritisation of AI use cases, balancing business value, feasibility, risk and organisational readiness
• Develop AI transformation roadmaps that translate strategic objectives into a prioritised portfolio of AI initiatives, capabilities and measurable outcomes
• Design and implement the operating models, governance, processes and ways of working required to support responsible and effective AI adoption
• Manage programme delivery across scope, budget, timelines, risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring delivery remains focused on business outcomes and value
• Lead enterprise-wide change and workforce enablement activities, driving stakeholder engagement, adoption and sustained behavioural change
• Provide credible leadership to senior business and technology stakeholders, communicating complex concepts clearly and influencing strategic decisions
• Manage responsible AI, governance, ethics and compliance considerations, ensuring risks are identified and mitigated appropriately
• Demonstrate commercial awareness by shaping opportunities, contributing to proposals and aligning delivery outcomes to client and Dufrain growth objectives
• Build Dufrain's AI Value Realisation service through the development of frameworks, methods, propositions, reusable assets and thought leadership
• Lead, develop and coach high-performing teams, maintaining momentum and delivery quality within complex client environments

ABOUT YOU

• Proven experience delivering AI, GenAI, data or digital transformation initiatives in client-facing environments
• Experience identifying, prioritising and delivering high-value AI use cases that create measurable business outcomes
• Strong programme leadership skills, with the ability to manage complex delivery portfolios, dependencies, risks and stakeholders
• Strong understanding of organisational change, adoption, governance and operating model transformation
• Commercially aware, able to align delivery activity to business value and strategic objectives
• Confident facilitator and communicator, with experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading workshops to drive decisions and alignment
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing teams
• Pragmatic problem solver, comfortable working in ambiguity and shaping new approaches in a rapidly evolving AI landscape
• Collaborative and proactive, with a passion for building capability, sharing knowledge and developing innovative client solutions

Requirements

Our AI Transformation & Value Realisation Manager lead initiatives spanning AI strategy, use case identification and prioritisation, transformation roadmaps, adoption, workforce enablement, governance and benefits realisation. The focus is ensuring AI investments deliver tangible, sustainable value and become embedded into day-to-day business operations.

The role will also help shape Dufrain's AI Value Realisation service, developing frameworks, methods and reusable assets that enable clients to accelerate AI adoption and maximise return on investment.

The role requires a blend of strategic consulting, value realisation expertise, organisational change leadership, programme delivery experience, commercial awareness, and credibility in applying AI and GenAI to solve business challenges.

Benefits

Join a people-first consultancy at the forefront of data, analytics and AI. At Dufrain, you'll work with leading organisations to solve complex business challenges, deliver meaningful outcomes, and help shape the future of AI adoption.

You'll be empowered to bring new ideas, influence strategic direction, and develop your career in a supportive, collaborative environment.

If you're passionate about helping organisations realise the value of AI and want to make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and join the team shaping what's next.