Digital & AI Transformation Director - Asset Management

2w2 weeks ago

Arcadis

London, GB · Full-time · £130,000 – £170,000

About this role

The Asset Management Digital & AI Transformation Director is accountable for rewiring how Asset Management delivers value to clients by embedding digital, data, and AI capabilities into core delivery workflows, decision-making, and operating rhythms. This role changes how work gets done to make better decisions, reduce risk, and improve quality and outcomes across the service line.

The role sets the Digital & AI direction by creating an Asset Management specific strategy aligned to the three-year vision and Industries & Sectors priorities. It defines digital must-win areas through competitor and gap analyses while identifying which delivery domains and workflows require redesign.

Day-to-day work involves owning the opportunity portfolio by sourcing use cases and participating in AI studios to validate and prototype solutions in client settings. The director makes buy/build/partner decisions and stops initiatives lacking clear value or strategic fit.

The position rewires service delivery workflows to embed digital and AI where they materially improve outcomes. It builds a network of digital champions, strengthens foundational skills through citizen development, and drives adoption of new tooling across Service Area Groups.

Requirements

Proven ability to set digital and AI strategy for asset management service lines aligned to multi-year business vision.
Experience conducting competitor analyses and gap assessments to identify digital must-win areas.
Track record of owning opportunity portfolios and making buy/build/partner decisions for digital products.
Demonstrated success redesigning end-to-end service delivery workflows to embed AI and digital tools.
Experience building internal networks of digital champions and driving adoption of new tooling across service areas.
Strong collaboration skills with digital intelligence teams, product managers, and client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Set the Digital & AI direction for the Service Line by creating an Asset Management specific digital & AI strategy aligned to the three-year vision.
Define and regularly update digital must-win areas through competitor analyses and gap analysis of existing tools and partnerships.
Identify Asset Management delivery domains and workflows that must be redesigned to embed digital and AI capabilities.
Own the opportunity portfolio by collecting and sourcing digital opportunities and use cases in collaboration with peers across Service Lines.
Kick-start and participate in AI studios to validate and prototype promising opportunities in real client settings.
Redesign end-to-end Asset Management delivery workflows to embed digital and AI where they materially improve outcomes.
Build a local network of digital & AI champions within each Service Area Group to drive adoption and change.
Strengthen foundational digital skills and AI usage through citizen development participation and targeted adoption campaigns.