General Manager, UK — Agentic AI scale-up
Please note: This role will compete with most of the top scaling Enterprise AI businesses on salary and will include potentially life-changing LTIPS.
A global enterprise AI company and are looking to appoint a General Manager to own and build the UK market, at the forefront of one of the most significant technology transformations of our generation.
My client deploys production-grade AI agents that transform how the world’s largest regulated enterprises interact with their customers. The technology is live, at scale, and already delivering measurable results across a rapidly growing number of markets worldwide.
The company is one of the fastest-scaling enterprise AI businesses in the world, backed by world-class investors, with a proven market-entry playbook that it is now executing globally. The UK is one of its highest-priority targets.
We are not looking for good, we are looking for the best. This is a rare role with a market-ownership position at a category-defining company, at exactly the moment it matters most. We are looking for either a Founder who has successfully built, scaled and sold their own multi-million pound business with a heavy focus on AI, or a top-level Partner within Strategy Consulting who has led, shaped and delivered AI related board-level assignments to some of the UK’s biggest companies, with a focus on Banking, Insurance or Telco.
What you will do as General Manager, UK — Agentic AI scale-up:
This is not a sales role with a GM title. From day one, you will own the UK market in full, the relationships, the revenue, the team and the delivery:
- Own the market, full P&L accountability, client relationships, team leadership and culture
- Open doors at the highest level, your existing personal relationships at C-suite across UK banking, telco and insurance are what make you right for this role
- Sell the vision, not just the product. You will sit in boardrooms and help the UK’s most senior executives reimagine their organisations over the next three years
- Close enterprise deals, seven-figure+ contracts, complex procurement, multi-stakeholder sign-off. You have done this before and you are exceptional at it
- Build a world-class team, hire, develop and retain exceptional people in one of the most competitive talent markets in the world
- Stay close to delivery, our client deploys onsite. You set the standard for what great implementation looks like and you drive it
To be considered for the General Manager, UK — Agentic AI scale-up role you must have:
- Personal relationships at CEO, CFO and CTO level across the UK’s largest financial institutions, Insurers and/or Telcos. You don’t need an introduction, you need a reason to call.
- The ability to stand in front of a board and paint a compelling 3-year vision of organisational transformation. You have the gravitas to command the room and people lean in when you speak.
- A proven track record of building teams,you know how to attract, close and retain world-class talent in a fiercely competitive market.
- A founder’s mentality, you do whatever it takes to succeed. You understand the excitement but also the challenges of scaling a business.
- Personally signed enterprise contracts worth seven or eight figures+. You know how to navigate complex procurement, legal and multi-stakeholder sign-off without losing momentum.
- End-to-end accountability, you understand what great delivery looks like and you stay accountable for it, from the first conversation all the way through to nurturing the long-term relationship.
Your background:
The strongest candidates will come from one of two places:
1) Exited Founder (AI related business)
- You built a B2B or enterprise technology business from the ground up to significant scale and sold it (£multi-million+)
- You know exactly what it costs to win, and understand the mindset and mentality to make it happen.
- You have hired exceptional people and you are proud of the teams you have built
- You are not done, you want to build something bigger and better with a raw drive to succeed
2) Senior Partner or Managing Director (top-tier strategy consulting)
- Partner or MD at a top-tier strategy consulting firm
- You have originated significant revenue personally, not just delivered work others sold
- Your C-suite network in UK financial services, Insurance or Telco is deep, personal and established
- You have been waiting for the right moment to step into a true operator role. this is it
The UK Market
The right person for this role does not need to be told who the target clients are. They already know the people in those buildings.
- Sector focus: major retail and investment banks, tier-one telcos, leading insurers and private healthcare providers
- Deal size: seven-figure-plus enterprise contracts with multi-year terms
- Team build: you will hire the local CTO, deployment leads and commercial team — from scratch
If you believe you are one of the best in the UK at what you do and this opportunity speaks to you, please get in touch. All enquiries are treated with the highest level of discretion.
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