Director, Enterprise AI & Automation (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid in London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a hirify.global company delivering technology and services for the payments industry.

What you will do

• Own the enterprise AI and automation strategy, roadmap, opportunity pipeline, and scalable operating model.
• Lead AI solution delivery from ideation and business-case development through prioritisation, implementation, adoption, and scale.
• Track benefits and value realisation against clear business expectations.
• Lead and develop the AI & Automation team, with a pathway to global reach.
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships across business, technology, product, operations, risk, and compliance.
• Manage strategic relationships with AI vendors, consultancies, and technology partners while maintaining responsible governance and delivery discipline.

Requirements

• Significant enterprise-scale experience leading AI, automation, digital transformation, or technology-enabled change.
• Proven ability to shape strategy and translate it into practical delivery roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of AI, generative AI, automation, agents, copilots, workflow automation, and emerging enterprise AI use cases.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, ideally across multiple geographies or with a pathway to global scale.
• Experience managing senior business stakeholders and influencing executive-level decisions.
• Strong commercial judgement, including business-case development and benefits tracking.
• Experience delivering complex change with technology, product, data, risk, compliance, and operational teams.
• Ability to move initiatives from idea through implementation and into scaled adoption, and to manage external technology partners.
• Strong understanding of governance, data, security, and compliance considerations in AI delivery, plus excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity, structure complex problems, make pragmatic prioritisation decisions, and explain complex AI concepts in business language.

Nice to have

• Experience in financial services, payments, fintech, or another regulated environment.
• Experience delivering AI solutions across commercial, operational, customer, product, or technology functions.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, Agentforce, copilots, AI agents, machine learning models, workflow automation, or enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Experience establishing a centre of excellence, transformation office, or enterprise-wide innovation capability.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in inclusive, global teams with opportunities to learn from experienced industry professionals.
• Operate in a collaborative environment focused on client impact, ownership, innovation, empowerment, and excellence.
• Join an evolving global organisation offering opportunities beyond borders.