Dartmouth Partners
Head of Artificial Intelligence
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Head of AI - Large Cap Private Equity
Interim/Freelance | Europe | Hybrid
A leading large-cap private equity investor is looking to hire a Head of AI to help scale an internal AI capability that has already moved beyond the experimentation phase.
Over the last 12 months, the business has invested heavily in AI engineering capability, built a number of successful AI initiatives, and established significant momentum across the organisation.
The next challenge is scaling that capability in a structured, repeatable way.
This role will sit between senior leadership and a growing engineering function, taking ownership of AI delivery, architecture, standards, adoption, and capability development.
We are looking for someone who has built AI products, deployed them into production, developed teams, and understands what it takes to create a sustainable AI function.
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- Lead and develop a growing AI capability.
- Drive the delivery of AI products from concept through to production.
- Establish engineering standards, governance, and best practice.
- Develop and coach AI engineers and technical talent.
- Work closely with senior stakeholders to identify and prioritize AI opportunities.
- Own AI architecture and technical decision making.
- Build a scalable operating model for long-term AI adoption.
- Ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable business value.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading AI, Data Science, or AI Engineering teams.
- Experience taking AI products and workflows into production environments.
- Strong understanding of LLMs, agentic workflows, RAG architectures, and modern AI tooling.
- Experience building and scaling technical teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Comfortable operating in both strategic and hands-on environments.
- Experience establishing processes, standards, and governance within AI functions.
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Essential
- Previous Private Equity, Portfolio Operations, Value Creation, Private Markets, Asset Management, or PE-backed business experience is strongly preferred.
- Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience operating in high-accountability environments where technology investment is expected to drive measurable commercial outcomes.
Contractual Elements
- Open budget for the right individual
- Initial 6 Months project - with scope to extend/convert to permanent
- Occasional Travel to client HQ (Europe)
This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future direction of AI within a highly sophisticated investment platform, whilst remaining close to both the technology and the business impact it creates.
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