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Vice President (VP) AI & Data Platforms
About the Role
Position: VP AI & Data Platforms Location: London, Victoria Team: International Vehicle Payments (IVP) Commercial Industry: Global Business Payments
At Corpay, we are seeking a senior leader to shape and scale AI capabilities within our Europe & Rest of the World fleet business unit. The ideal candidate will drive AI-driven growth, operational efficiency, and decision-making, reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer (IVP) and collaborating with cross-functional teams across Europe and the UK.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will lead AI and data capabilities across multiple business domains, ensuring they deliver tangible business outcomes including:
- Increasing revenue growth
- Enhancing customer retention
- Optimising operational efficiency
- Empowering data-driven decision-making for senior leaders
This role demands a strategic thinker who can align technical investments with commercial priorities while nurturing a data-driven culture organisation-wide.
Role Responsibilities
Core Objectives
Lead AI & Data Strategy
- Define a clear, business-aligned AI and data strategy focused on growth, retention, and operations.
- Identify, prioritise, and execute high-impact AI initiatives with measurable ROI.
Deliver Business Impact
- Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of AI projects—from conceptualization and business case development to scaling and adoption.
- Ensure AI solutions are seamlessly integrated into business workflows, driving sustained impact.
Build & Scale Data Platforms
- Lead data science, machine learning, and data engineering teams to develop scalable, high-quality platforms.
- Champion data architecture best practices for reliability, performance, and interoperability.
Partner Across the Business
- Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Finance, Credit, Marketing, and Technology to translate business challenges into AI solutions.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, bridging technical and commercial teams.
Drive AI Adoption & Capability
- Champion practical AI usage across the organisation, fostering a productivity-focused, decision-making culture.
- Design and deliver training programs to upskill teams and build internal AI expertise.
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Lead & Inspire a High-Performing Team
- Cultivate a collaborative, high-performance culture among our team of data experts.
- Foster innovation-driven execution while developing talent.
What We’re Looking For
Experience & Expertise
- Proven leadership in AI, data science, machine learning, or data platforms—building and scaling teams.
- Track record of delivering business-valued AI/ML initiatives against clear KPIs.
- Cross-industry experience in data architecture, analytics, and ML strategies with a focus on scalability.
- Hands-on experience operating in matrix-driven environments with diverse stakeholder management.
Business & Leadership Skills
- Strong commercial acumen—ability to link AI outcomes to business growth, efficiency, and retention.
- Senior-level stakeholder influence, ensuring AI projects align with broader organisational goals.
- Strategic yet execution-oriented mindset—bridges vision and delivery.
- History of leading end-to-end cross-functional initiatives, with a focus on delivering measurable outcomes.
Mindset
- Pragmatic and data-driven, with an action bias rather than "theory."
- Innovative and disruptive, comfortable challenging inefficiencies.
- Compelling communicator, capable of translating technical complexity into business insights.
- Team-building leader who values talent growth and fosters psychological safety.
How We Work
Neutral Workplace Environment
- Hybrid/office-based role (assigned desk in Vincent Square, London).
- Work-life balance with:
- 25 days annual leave + public holidays + buyback scheme
- Pension/salary benefits, health & wellness programs
Support Programme
- Company mentorship, certifications, and training (formal and informal).
- Collaborative culture with supportive leadership to help you thrive.
Cultural Fit
Corpay’s Core Values
- Integrity – Ensuring ethical leadership and transparency in every decision.
- Collaboration – Working across teams and geographies for shared success.
- Innovation – Drive continuous improvement and bold idea testing.
- Execution – Turn vision into action and get results.
- People Focus – Thriving as an individual while supporting colleagues.
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Commitment to Diversity & Belonging
- Equitable hiring practices (corporate-wide Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility initiatives).
- Open culture—valuing diverse perspectives from all backgrounds.
- Global audience: Cornerstone S&P 500 leader with 10,000+ employees across 100+ countries.
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive salary (experience-based) + performance-based bonus.
- Flexible career progression, including internal advancement opportunities.
- Social impact: Build AI solutions for a leading global payments industry.
- Rewards include:
- Health & wellness programs
- Team-building culture with routine company-wide collaborations and festivals.
- Recognition schemes and contests.
Notable Global Achievements
- Forbes Global Growth Champion 2024 (Top 250 fastest-growing firms globally).
- Forbes World’s Most Innovative Companies 4 years consecutively.
- Fortune 1000 (c. #872) and listed on the S&P 500 since 2018.
Your Impact at Corpay
Why join Corpus’es AI-scale initiative?
- Impact: Shape AI investments with business-aligned, measurable outcomes.
- Culture: Collaborate in an innovative, inclusive, and high-growth environment.
- Reality: Drive operational excellence for one of the world’s largest business payments solutions chiefs.
** forged Team
Corpay is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions are made without regard to race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, military status, or any other protected characteristics (see EEO Policy for more details).
Appropriate accommodation requests for candidates with disabilities are centrally handled by our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging function. Let HR know your needs at any stage.
Apply today to help reinforce an AI-first brain trust leading the future of fleet payments.
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