AI Lead

Salary: £65,000 - 75,000 per year

Requirements:

• Commercial experience building and delivering AI solutions in production
• A software development background, ideally using C# and .NET
• Experience integrating AI into existing products, platforms, or business processes
• Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, data flows, and cloud-hosted applications
• Experience leading technical change across several delivery functions, not only software development
• Evidence of helping teams adopt AI tools, processes, or ways of working
• Confidence running customer or stakeholder meetings and explaining technical subjects clearly
• The ability to remain technically credible while providing leadership and direction
• Experience with Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, agentic workflows, RAG, AI agents, or Microsoft Copilot would be useful, but practical delivery experience is more important than familiarity with specific tools

Responsibilities:

• Lead the adoption of AI across the full software development lifecycle
• Identify practical AI use cases across development, testing, analysis, and delivery
• Work directly with technical teams to design and deliver production AI solutions
• Guide developers, testers, and business analysts on effective and responsible AI use
• Support the development of AI-enabled features within existing software products
• Run workshops, technical discussions, and stakeholder meetings
• Explain AI capabilities, limitations, and delivery options clearly to customers and internal teams
• Help establish standards around AI governance, testing, security, and quality
• Support existing AI specialists by extending their work across the wider business

Technologies:

• AI
• AI Agents
• Azure
• C#
• Cloud
• Copilot
• Support
• RAG
• Security
• ASP.NET

More:

Exalto Consulting is recruiting for an AI Lead to help a software business expand the practical use of AI across its development and delivery teams. The role is based in Winsford, Cheshire, with a hybrid working pattern of two days per week onsite, and offers a permanent salary of £65,000 to £75,000. This is a technically involved leadership role focused on building confidence, providing direction, and improving how AI is used across the organisation.

last updated 31 week of 2026