AI Consultant
AI Consultant
UK, Remote with travel to clients and group companies (4 to 6 days a month)
£65,000 – £80,000 base
FIND have partnered with a fast-growing, private equity backed UK IT managed services group to hire an AI Consultant into their newly formed AI function.
Our client brings established regional IT providers together on one platform, supporting hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses, with more joining regularly through acquisition. Many of these businesses are keen to use AI but unsure where to begin, and some have already started without fully understanding what their data is exposed to. This role works hands-on with them to find where AI will make the biggest difference, then shapes that into a practical plan the engineering team can deliver. You’ll be one of the first hires in the function, reporting to the Head of AI.
Job Description
Essential:
UK, Remote with travel to clients and group companies (4 to 6 days a month)
£65,000 – £80,000 base
FIND have partnered with a fast-growing, private equity backed UK IT managed services group to hire an AI Consultant into their newly formed AI function.
Our client brings established regional IT providers together on one platform, supporting hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses, with more joining regularly through acquisition. Many of these businesses are keen to use AI but unsure where to begin, and some have already started without fully understanding what their data is exposed to. This role works hands-on with them to find where AI will make the biggest difference, then shapes that into a practical plan the engineering team can deliver. You’ll be one of the first hires in the function, reporting to the Head of AI.
Job Description
- Sit down with business owners and their teams to understand how they work, where time gets lost and what they want AI to help with
- Pinpoint the AI and automation ideas that will make the biggest difference, and weigh up what each is worth against the effort and risk involved
- Assess how ready each business is for AI, working with an engineer to check who can see what across their Microsoft 365 data
- Turn findings into a clear plan of next steps, and feed into the proposals that follow
- Lead Copilot rollouts with clients, from first training sessions and building internal champions through to checking how well it’s being used
- Help clients put sensible rules in place for how their staff use AI
- Brief the engineering team on what needs building, so delivery runs smoothly
- Work alongside account managers as the AI expert in client meetings across the group
- Spot data protection and security concerns early and raise them with the right people
- Help refine the team’s assessment approach and playbooks as the function grows
Essential:
- A track record of working directly with business clients to understand their needs and recommend a way forward
- Solid working knowledge of generative AI, including its limitations, and the ability to explain both to someone non-technical
- Experience with Microsoft 365 or similar business platforms, including how data access and security work in practice
- Confident producing written plans and recommendations a business owner can act on
- Has supported people through a change, whether by training, coaching or helping a team take up a new tool
- Has helped an organisation prepare for or roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Background in an MSP, IT services firm or consultancy working with smaller businesses
- Business analysis or process mapping skills
- Relevant Microsoft certifications (e.g. AI-900, MS-900)
- Understands how UK GDPR applies to AI tools
- Comfortable building simple automations or Copilot agents yourself