Finance - AI Manager
| Posting date: | 02 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1GA |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/18092123/984279 |
Summary
About the role
We’re looking for an Analytics Business Partner to lead a high‑performing team of business partners, data scientists and analysts. In this role, you’ll partner with senior leaders to drive business performance through data‑led decisions and embed best‑in‑class analytics and AI across multiple functions and geographies.
You will be responsible for
- Lead the design, development and deployment of AI/ML solutions across key business functions.
- Partner with market leadership teams to drive data‑led decision‑making and embed analytics and AI into everyday business processes.
- Shape the long‑term AI strategy and contribute to strategic planning (3–5 years).
- Translate AI and analytics innovations into clear commercial outcomes and competitive advantage.
- Set measurable KPIs to track the value, performance and adoption of AI initiatives across the business.
- Drive enterprise‑wide AI adoption, ensuring intelligent tools and insights are embedded into key decision flows.
- Establish and lead strategic analytics and AI governance to ensure ethical, responsible and effective use of data and AI.
- Collaborate closely with market and delivery teams to ensure high‑quality execution of analytics programmes.
- Support AI and analytics upskilling across functions, helping to foster a culture of data‑driven decision‑making.
- Influence and engage senior stakeholders to drive business change and maximise value from analytics.
You will need
- Experience in AI, machine learning, data science or related fields, ideally within a large organisation.
- Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Proven experience leading or scaling high‑performing analytics/AI teams.
- Strong understanding of delivering ML/AI solutions into business processes.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into commercial outcomes.
What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com
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