AI Strategy & Advisory Lead (Financial Services / Insurance)

• Role Type: Contract • 3-6 Month Discovery & Advisory Engagement Overview We are seeking a highly experienced and commercially minded AI Strategy & Advisory Lead to support a strategic AI discovery and transformation engagement. This is a hands-on consulting role focused on assessing the organization’s current AI landscape, identifying high-value use cases, evaluating feasibility and ROI opportunities, and building a practical AI roadmap aligned to ongoing enterprise transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with senior business and technology stakeholders, including C-suite leadership, to provide strategic insight, commercial clarity, and actionable recommendations around AI adoption, operationalization and long-term value creation. Key Responsibilities & Requirements: • Lead a strategic discovery and advisory engagement focused on AI opportunities across the business. • Assess existing AI initiatives, current maturity, technology constraints, and organisational readiness. • Identify and prioritise AI and GenAI use cases based on business value, feasibility, ROI, and operational impact. • Develop a practical AI roadmap aligned with ongoing enterprise transformation and platform migration programmes. • Evaluate opportunities across: LLM and GenAI adoption • Agentic AI AI-enabled operational efficiencies • AI within technology and business functions • Build commercially credible ROI and value frameworks for AI investments. • Engage with business, transformation, PMO, and technology stakeholders to validate assumptions and strategic direction. • Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and executive stakeholders. • Provide independent advisory guidance alongside existing consulting and vendor ecosystem engagements. Required Experience & Skills • Hands-on and delivery-oriented mindset — able to independently conduct analysis and drive discovery activities. • Senior but hands-on consultant/advisor. • Strong strategic thinking combined with practical execution capability. • Comfortable engaging with C-level stakeholders and leading executive discussions. • Able to balance technology feasibility, operational constraints, and commercial outcomes. • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to quantify business value and ROI for AI investments. • Good understanding of: Generative AI / LLMs / Agentic AI / Enterprise AI adoption / Data and technology operating models • Experience navigating complex enterprise transformation or platform migration programmes. • Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills. • Ability to operate effectively within ambiguous and evolving environments. Preferred Background • Insurance or Financial Services industry experience preferred. • Experience working with regional or global transformation programmes within regulated environments.