About this Fractional AI Strategy Consultant role at Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team · Onsite · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

UBT Recruitment is seeking an experienced Fractional AI Strategy Consultant to support our portfolio of SME and family-owned clients across the UK. This is a unique opportunity to work directly with business owners, directors and leadership teams, helping them identify, prioritise and implement practical AI solutions that improve productivity, increase profitability and create competitive advantage.

Unlike many AI-focused roles, this position is not about building complex models or writing code. It is about understanding businesses, uncovering opportunities and turning AI from a buzzword into measurable business outcomes.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced consultant, transformation leader, digital strategist or former executive who combines strong commercial acumen with a deep understanding of emerging AI technologies to operate as a trusted advisor to leadership teams.

Responsibilities

Advise SME and family-owned businesses on the strategic adoption of AI technologies.
Conduct AI readiness assessments across sales, marketing, finance, operations, customer service and HR functions.
Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve productivity and drive revenue growth through AI-enabled solutions.
Develop practical AI strategies and implementation roadmaps aligned to business objectives.
Facilitate workshops with directors, owners and leadership teams to educate and build confidence in AI adoption.
Assess existing business processes and recommend automation opportunities.

Requirements

Proven experience advising businesses on strategy, transformation, operational improvement or technology adoption.
Strong understanding of current AI technologies and their practical application within SMEs.
Demonstrable track record of delivering measurable business improvements, including revenue growth, cost reduction or productivity gains.
Experience working with owner-managed, entrepreneurial or family-owned businesses.
Excellent commercial awareness with the ability to link AI initiatives directly to business outcomes.
Previous experience as a Managing Director, COO, Transformation Director, Digital Director or Management Consultant.
Proven experience delivering AI, automation or digital transformation programmes.

Benefits

We envisage day rates to be in region of £1,000 - £2,000 a day and we engage workers on a contractor of record arrangement.

The network of businesses we support are Nationwide but we will make every effort to align your skills with companies within commutable distances.

The nature of the assignments are likely to be fractional - i.e. a day or two a week either on an ongoing basis or for a defined project

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About Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team (“UBT”) is a global enterprise spanning 19 countries across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Central America and Australasia. UBT, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a diversified business consultancy that supports clients with business-advisory and group-buying services with the objective to help businesses develop a competitive edge.

UBT was launched in 2009 in response to the Global Financial Crisis to support client organisations that were either in distress or looking to improve their competitiveness and financial performance. Currently, UBT turns over $500M (AUD) and has aspirations for significant growth over the next three to five years. A recent decision was made to bring four separate global regions together under the one global brand and leadership team.

UBT’s business advisory services comprise corporate training, consulting, recruitment, accounting, and group buying services. UBT facilitates leadership and business excellence for our client’s in their respective industries. Through the group buying function, UBT nurtures mutually-beneficial relationships between member businesses and world-leading providers of business goods and services. The outcome to which we strive is a “win-win” for small-to-medium enterprises and big business alike.

UBT provides services and products to approximately 3,000 independent, family-owned businesses globally with combined annual revenues exceeding $12B (AUD). The majority are small to medium sized enterprises with typical annual revenue ranges between $5m-$20m. However, there are also some larger businesses with annual revenues in the range of $100m-$250m.

UBT supports clients by providing products, services and support designed to increase their profitability and growth. The after-tax profits generated by UBT are reinvested into community initiatives, predominantly through schools and charities.,

UBT Recruitment are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We will apply a rigorous, objective selection process using non-discriminatory criteria, as far as possible on behalf of all the businesses we recruit for.
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