AI Programme Manager - Wealth & Asset Management

4d4 days ago

Capco

London, GB · Full-time · £90,000 – £120,000

About this role

Lead AI transformation programmes that are reshaping the future of Wealth & Asset Management. Capco's Wealth & Asset Management practice is seeking an experienced leader to help industry-leading firms accelerate their AI journeys.

You will lead complex programmes spanning business, operations, technology, data, risk, compliance, and product teams. Ensure AI initiatives are effectively governed, aligned to strategic objectives, and delivered successfully within highly regulated environments.

Work closely with senior client stakeholders and multidisciplinary delivery teams to oversee programme roadmaps, governance frameworks, delivery execution, risk management, and organisational adoption. This is an AI-infused delivery role where you will explore how approved AI tools can enhance programme delivery and improve decision-making.

Contribute to Capco's continued growth through client relationship management, mentoring, thought leadership, and proposition development. Share practical AI transformation insights across the Wealth & Asset Management sector while ensuring human judgement and accountability remain central.

Requirements

Significant experience leading large-scale business, technology, or transformation programmes within Wealth & Asset Management, including asset managers, wealth managers, private banks, investment platforms, pensions providers, or related financial services organisations.
Strong understanding of programme management disciplines, governance frameworks, Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies, and enterprise transformation within regulated environments.
Knowledge of AI technologies, including Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI-enabled automation, and emerging AI capabilities, alongside an understanding of their practical application across Wealth & Asset Management.
Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders across business, technology, risk, and compliance functions to define and execute delivery roadmaps.
Experience driving programme governance, KPI tracking, benefits realisation, and executive reporting across multiple workstreams.
Familiarity with responsible AI principles and regulatory considerations relevant to financial services transformation.
Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable business value through AI-enabled capabilities in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of complex AI, Generative AI, and emerging AI transformation programmes across Wealth & Asset Management organisations, overseeing governance, planning, reporting, risk management, and successful programme execution.
Partner with senior stakeholders across investments, distribution, adviser services, client operations, technology, risk, compliance, and product teams to define delivery roadmaps and implement AI-enabled capabilities that deliver measurable business value.
Drive programme governance, KPI tracking, benefits realisation, and executive reporting across multiple workstreams, ensuring initiatives remain strategically aligned and commercially focused.
Support the integration of responsible AI, regulatory, risk, and governance considerations into programme delivery, ensuring appropriate controls, oversight, and compliance frameworks are embedded throughout the transformation lifecycle.
Contribute to Capco’s continued growth through client relationship management, mentoring, thought leadership, proposition development, and the sharing of practical AI transformation insights across the Wealth & Asset Management sector.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangement in London Canary Wharf
Opportunity to leverage approved AI tools to enhance programme delivery and decision-making
Exposure to leading wealth and asset management firms and senior client stakeholders
Professional growth through mentoring, thought leadership, and proposition development