AI and Automation Lead

AI & Automation LeadEdinburgh/HybridSalary up to £60,000

We are working with an established and growing financial services business. We’re looking for an AI & Automation Operations Lead to take ownership of the next phase of our automation and AI journey. This is a newly created role at an exciting point in the company’s evolution. They are already using Power Automate and RPA internally; now they want someone to expand on that foundation, design smarter workflows, and introduce AI-assisted systems pragmatically and safely.

What you’ll do:

• Map and improve operational workflows alongside leadership and ops staff
• Manage and expand our Power Automate / RPA processes
• Design AI-assisted tools for document handling, summarisation and workflow support
• Manage integrations between internal systems and external platforms
• Evaluate AI tools and vendors, and coordinate with external developers where needed
• Support internal adoption, training and operational reliability

What we’re looking for:

• Strong systems thinking and practical operational judgement
• Genuine curiosity about AI and automation
• Comfort with Power Platform, RPA, APIs, AI/LLM tools and low-code/no-code development
• Ability to spot inefficiencies and redesign workflows end-to-end
• A background in operations and automation, CRM / business systems, workflow consulting, process improvement, technical operations or AI implementation
• Experience in financial services, or other regulated environments is a real plus

Interested or know someone who might be? Drop me a message or send a CV across and I'll share everything I know about the opportunity.

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