AI Strategy & Delivery Lead

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 8000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters-at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

AI Strategy & Roadmap Development

· Develop AI strategies aligned to customer business objectives.

· Build AI roadmaps, priorities, and transformation plans with customer stakeholders.

· Continuously refine strategy as business needs and opportunities evolve.

AI Opportunity & Value Development

· Identify opportunities through ongoing customer engagement.

· Build business cases, value statements, and measurable outcomes.

· Prioritize initiatives based on business value and strategic alignment.

AI Program Leadership & Execution

· Coordinate execution across multiple AI initiatives and stakeholders.

· Align delivery teams, specialists, and customer resources.

· Maintain momentum and accountability from concept through realization.

Customer Leadership

· Develop trusted relationships with business and executive stakeholders.

· Maintain regular customer engagement and visibility.

· Act as the primary interface between the customer and the wider IFS.ai organisation.

Industry AI Expertise

· Deep understanding of Industrial AI within Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defence.

· Experience engaging with business and executive stakeholders.

· Ability to discuss AI Strategy, Agentic AI, Industrial AI Use Cases, and AI Operating Models.

Strategic Thinking

· Translate business objectives into long-term AI roadmaps.

· Identify emerging opportunities and convert them into measurable outcomes.

· Connect strategy, prioritization, and execution into a cohesive plan.

Value Engineering

· Build value cases and measurable business outcomes.

· Define success measures and realization plans.

· Track and communicate realized value over time.

Program Leadership & Executive Presence

· Lead complex cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.

· Build trusted advisor relationships with senior customer leaders.

· Drive execution and influence outcomes without direct authority.

Personal Characteristics

· Naturally Curious - Seeks new ideas, technologies, and opportunities to create value.

· Commercially Aware - Understands how AI investments translate into business outcomes.

· Outcome & Value Obsessed - Focused on delivering measurable customer results.