Senior Finance Value Partner - AI & Innovation

About Us

We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky.

IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive sustainable transformation by delivering procurement and airline services, as well as group-wide systems across IAG. Each operating company benefits from the Transform centralised model, driving efficiencies, automation, and economies of scale.

 

 

Role purpose
This is a highly visible opportunity to lead Value Assurance and benefits realization across AI and Innovation. Working at the centre of one of IAG Transform’s most dynamic investment portfolios, the role helps ensure innovation initiatives are supported by robust financial insight, credible benefit measurement and transparent reporting of value delivered.
Partnering closely with AI and Innovation leadership teams, the role combines commercial finance, investment appraisal, Value Assurance and strategic challenge. The successful candidate will help shape investment decisions, influence portfolio priorities and ensure realized benefits remain aligned to approved business cases.

 

 

Your responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Value Assurance & benefits realisation

·       Develop and maintain a robust Value Assurance framework for AI and Innovation initiatives.

·       Define methodologies for measuring, validating and reporting financial and operational benefits.

·       Ensure value delivery is tracked consistently from business case approval through to realised benefits.

·       Challenge assumptions, benefit forecasts and value claims to ensure reporting integrity.

·       Conduct post-implementation reviews to assess actual benefits achieved versus original commitments.

·       Maintain independent oversight of reported value and benefits across the portfolio.

·       Ensure functional methodologies remain aligned with enterprise Value Assurance principles.

·       Support leadership in directing investment towards the highest-value opportunities.

·       Translate complex financial and operational analysis into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Governance, reporting & performance insight

·       Present findings, recommendations and performance updates to governance forums and leadership teams.

·       Build confidence among Operating Company Finance stakeholders in the credibility of reported value.

·       Identify material risks and emerging themes that may affect portfolio performance.

·       Drive continuous improvement in reporting quality, governance standards and Value Assurance capability.

Stakeholder management & influence

·       Build trusted relationships across Finance, AI, Innovation, Technology and Transformation teams.

·       Act as the recognised Finance lead for AI and Innovation Value Assurance.

·       Facilitate productive discussions between delivery teams and Finance stakeholders.

·       Promote a culture of transparency, accountability and evidence-based decision-making.

·       Influence senior stakeholders without relying on direct reporting authority.

·       Support capability development across the wider Value Assurance community.

 

 

Essential skills & experience

·       Qualified accountant, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent. Minimum 5+ years’ PQE

·       Significant experience in transformation finance, commercial finance, Value Assurance, investment appraisal or benefits realisation.

·       Strong experience developing business cases, financial methodologies and governance frameworks.

·       Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge significant investment assumptions.

·       Strong analytical judgement and financial modelling capability.

·       Ability to operate autonomously within complex and ambiguous environments.

·       Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

 

Desirable experience

·       AI, automation, technology, innovation or digital-transformation environments.

·       Experience across multiple Operating Companies or business units.

·       Benefits-realisation, investment-governance, or Power BI experience.

 

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with a strong focus on value creation.
• Entrepreneurial and comfortable operating in a developing environment.
• Able to establish structure and governance where none currently exists.
• Highly analytical and intellectually curious.
• Confident challenging assumptions and driving accountability.
• Strong relationship-builder across both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating autonomously as the sole value assurance lead for a portfolio.

 

 

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