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Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO)

Evestigio Ltd
Sw1A0Aa, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom
2 days ago
£325,000 – £350,000 pa

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£325,000 – £350,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Remote
Seniority
Director
Education
Degree
Posted
29 May 2026 (2 days ago)

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CAIO 08 25 Professional Services

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO)

‘the whirlwind of AI’

Looking to Increase Salary & Responsibility in 2026 ….

This role is being readvertised, as the organisation seeks a profile whom can address & contemplate, both Governance & Compliance with the EU AI Act.

Discussions in the range £325k to £350k base (+ upside) with benefits & remote working UK / EMEA.

Applications are welcomed from seasoned CIO’s CDO’s CTO’s IT Directors, CISO’s.

COO’s with Digital Transformation implementation experience are also of interest.

We are seeking a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO), an executive role within this Professional Services Organisation, to oversee, the development, strategy, and implementation of AI technologies.

This is a new role, emerging as a response to the growing importance of AI in this business: internal change management & client-side (disintermediation).

We are looking for a skilled profile, with experience around or towards:

  • AI - Supply Chain - Product Lifecycle - Data Analytics - CX (AI Driven)
  • Gen AI, LLM’s & AI Frameworks
  • AI - Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Managing Internal & Client-Side change (Work Breakdown Structure)

The CAIO will use previous learning and commercial acumen - to achieve the new strategic objectives, whilst mitigating operational risks - investigating:

  • AI - The Learning Gap
  • AI - Build-Buy Options
  • AI - Investment Considerations
  • AI - The Complexity of Integration

In crafting and executing the AI vision, you will hold responsibility for:

Strategic Leadership, Technology Oversight, Team Management, Advocacy and Education, Ethics, Governance and Compliance, Budget (Capacity & Capability).

Consequently, you will need to be able to assure a unique blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, leadership, and ethical insight to deliver AI initiatives.

This oversight will help to deliver: Localized Exploitation, Internal Integration, BPR, Business Network Redesign, Business Scope Redefinition.

With an experimental mindset, you may hold valuable experience gained from:

Manufacturing, Management Consulting, Police or Agency Disciplines (AI).

Sector experience: Management Consulting, Manufacturing, B2C, Police or Agency.

Desirables: Languages, First Degree, Consulting, Matrix Operations, IT Literacy.

Applicants - please provide a CV which adequately describes your background, together with details which contextualise and evidences, your leadership claims, experiences, and readiness, for this critical leadership role.

Evestigio Ltd operates Executive Search & Live-File (Candidate Retained)

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