Fractional Chief AI Officer

Head of AI; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 73,000 - GBP 86,000; Part time

Job summary

An innovative technology firm in Greater London seeks a Fractional Chief AI Officer / Head of AI to define and lead their AI roadmap. This role focuses on delivering practical outcomes, prioritizing high-impact AI use cases, and translating capabilities into market-facing offerings. Candidates should have strong commercial instincts and familiarity with CRM systems, preferably HubSpot. This fractional engagement allows for flexibility and offers earning potential of up to ~£86k per annum based on a commitment of 6 days per month.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior AI leader (CAIO / Head of AI / AI Strategy Lead).
• Proven ability to implement AI concepts into outcomes.
• Familiarity with CRM systems, preferably HubSpot.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the internal AI agenda and roadmap.
• Prioritize impactful AI use cases across the business.
• Translate AI capabilities into market-facing services.
• Create implementation blueprints for consulting teams.
• Lead focused delivery cycles with visible outcomes.
• Provide senior leadership on AI initiatives.

Skills

Commercial instincts

AI strategy development

Leadership at board level

CRM systems knowledge (HubSpot preferred)

Job description

Earning Potential

up to ~£86k p.a. (based on 6 days per month)

We are working with a leading HubSpot agency that delivers large-scale, complex CRM implementations for enterprise and global clients. The business is already deeply embedded in the HubSpot ecosystem and is now looking to accelerate how AI is embedded both internally and within the services it delivers to clients.

They are seeking a senior, commercially minded Fractional Chief AI Officer / Head of AI to help define, lead, and operationalise their AI roadmap.

This is not a pure research or experimentation role. The focus is on pace, clarity, and outcomes.

The challenge

The organisation is already active in AI but wants to:

• Move faster and more deliberately
• Turn HubSpot’s AI and agentic capabilities (eg Breeze and related tooling) into clear, scalable service offerings
• Strengthen internal AI capability without hiring a full-time CAIO at enterprise-market salaries
• Establish a clear, board-ready narrative around AI priorities, investment, and outcomes

The role

Working alongside an existing CTO and senior leadership team, you will:

• Take ownership of the internal AI agenda and acceleration roadmap
• Define and prioritise high-impact AI use cases across the business
• Help shape and package AI-enabled services built on HubSpot’s platform
• Create clear implementation blueprints that can be delivered repeatedly by consulting teams
• Lead short, focused delivery cycles (eg 90-day sprints) with visible progress and outcomes
• Provide senior AI leadership and decision-making, not day-to-day delivery

What success looks like

Within the first 3–6 months, you will have:

• Defined a clear AI strategy aligned to the firm’s commercial goals
• Identified and progressed a small number of priority AI initiatives that materially move the business forward
• Helped translate AI capability into market-facing services
• Left the leadership team with clarity, confidence, and momentum around the AI roadmap

The profile we are looking for

• Senior AI leader (CAIO / Head of AI / AI Strategy Lead) with strong commercial instincts
• Experience working in or alongside CRM-led businesses (HubSpot strongly preferred; Salesforce, Dynamics, Pipedrive or similar also relevant)
• Proven ability to move from AI concepts to real, implemented outcomes
• Comfortable working fractionally and influencing at board and exec level
• Pragmatic, straight-talking, and outcome-focused - low fluff, high impact

Engagement model

• Fractional engagement (typically 2–6 days per month)
• Earning potential up to ~£86k p.a. based on 6 days per month
• Flexible scope that can scale up or down as priorities evolve
• Opportunity to shape a high-profile AI agenda within a respected HubSpot-led organisation