Manager, Innovation (AI)

TL;DR

Manager, Innovation (AI): Driving the operational delivery of innovation strategies, pilot campaigns, and thought-leadership programs for a UK government account with an accent on emerging media, creative technology, data tracking, and cross-functional coordination. Focus on operationalizing test-and-learn programs, coordinating creative technology and behavioral science teams, and ensuring accessible, measurable delivery from brief through scaling.

Location: London, United Kingdom, with a hybrid schedule requiring office attendance around four days a week.

Company

AI-driven media operations combine media, data, partnerships, and an agentic marketing platform to deliver personalized experiences and measurable growth for leading brands and public-sector clients.

What you will do

• Manage innovation project workflows, status meetings, timelines, budgets, and delivery schedules from initial brief through campaign measurement and scaling.
• Coordinate with data, technology, analytics, strategy, buying, behavioral science, citizen consultancy, and creative technology teams.
• Maintain testing logs, campaign checklists, briefing templates, dashboards, tracking structures, partner databases, and operational tools.
• Coordinate external technology, platform, and creator partners, including technical specifications, assets, and delivery dates.
• Support thought-leadership events, learning sessions, case-study repositories, trend reporting, and internal knowledge sharing.
• Track billing, invoicing, resource allocation, action items, and communications for active innovation pilots.

Requirements

• Experience in strategy, planning, or innovation within a media, creative, or digital agency.
• Proven project management experience with timelines, status reports, delivery schedules, and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong interest in emerging media, digital platforms, creative technology, and AI applications.
• Experience with daily client servicing, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with campaign execution, basic tracking, media trafficking, and performance reporting.
• Advanced proficiency with project management and office tools including Teams, Planner, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on curiosity, inclusion, professional growth, and meaningful public-sector work.
• Hybrid working model with regular in-office collaboration and events.
• Employee resource groups, learning opportunities, thought-leadership sessions, and access to international professional networks.
• Medical, dental, vision, and group retirement plans.
• Paid time off, partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.