Head of AI + Business Transformation

Head of AI & Business Transformation

Salary: £78-98K (plus car allowance, up to 30% bonus, private healthcare and up to 15% pension)

Location: Glasgow (hybrid, 2-3 days in the office)

Permanent, Full time

Due to the level of this position, successful candidates will be required to complete additional background checks and any offer is subject to passing such checks. 

Help us create a better future, quicker

ScottishPower Renewables is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Head of AI & Business Transformation to establish and lead a new capability that will accelerate the adoption of AI and deliver meaningful business transformation across the organisation.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting to the Onshore Construction and Operations Director, this leadership role will be responsible for translating strategic ambitions into a prioritised portfolio of initiatives that enhance safety, operational performance, cost efficiency, governance and decision-making across the renewables asset lifecycle. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping how AI-enabled solutions and business process improvements are identified, delivered and embedded throughout the business.

As Head of AI & Business Transformation, you will lead the development and execution of a multi-workstream transformation portfolio, driving change across operational and commercial functions. You will oversee initiatives from early-stage problem definition and business case development through to delivery, adoption and benefits realisation, ensuring that new capabilities create measurable and sustainable value. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will champion a culture of continuous improvement and help position ScottishPower Renewables for a digitally enabled future.

The role requires a strong blend of strategic thinking, programme leadership and change management expertise. You will establish governance frameworks, delivery standards and portfolio management processes, ensuring effective prioritisation, risk management and executive reporting. At the same time, you will work collaboratively with technology, data, cyber security, legal, compliance and operational teams to ensure that AI solutions are designed and deployed responsibly, securely and in line with regulatory expectations.

A key part of the position will be building and developing a high-performing AI & Business Transformation team while leveraging specialist partners and suppliers where appropriate. You will be accountable for an annual portfolio budget of approximately £1 million and will lead a growing function that supports transformation across a complex, safety-critical and highly regulated environment.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for a proven transformation leader with experience delivering large-scale business change programmes and a track record of achieving measurable outcomes. You will bring a strong understanding of organisational change, operating model design and process improvement, alongside experience shaping and delivering AI, automation or data-enabled transformation initiatives. The ability to influence senior stakeholders, build consensus across diverse teams and communicate effectively at executive level will be essential to success in this role.

Experience within renewables, utilities, infrastructure or another regulated industry is highly desirable, particularly where safety-critical operations and complex asset lifecycles have shaped transformation delivery. Candidates should also demonstrate strong commercial acumen, governance expertise and experience leading teams through periods of significant change.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead a strategically important function at the forefront of AI-enabled transformation, helping to deliver long-term value and support the future growth of ScottishPower Renewables.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. 

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that -  so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave

• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme

• Payroll giving and charity matched funding

• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes

• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change

• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving

• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support

• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected]m