Harris International Group is seeking a Group AI Leader to lead and coordinate the Vanguard program — our accelerated AI initiative spanning 23 Business Units across EMEA, India and Israel. This is a low‑ego, high‑action leadership role focused on execution, coordination, and momentum rather than hierarchy or theory. The role exists to ensure the Vanguard team and its projects move quickly, learn fast, and deliver practical outcomes that materially advance AI adoption across the group.

We are deliberately open to candidates from any leadership level, including senior individual contributors, provided they bring strong judgment, bias to action, and the ability to support and enable others.

What Success Looks Like

Vanguard work is well‑coordinated, visible, and moving forward
Business Units feel supported, listened to, and unblocked
Progress, learnings, and outputs are clearly reported upward
The program adapts quickly as the market and Harris ecosystem evolve

What you will do (Key Responsibilities):

Programme Leadership & Coordination

Co‑ordinate and schedule the activities of the Vanguard team across 23 Business Units
Act as the central point of orchestration without becoming a bottleneck
Prioritise progress over perfection, particularly on two‑door decisions

Execution & Tracking

Track the status of Vanguard projects end‑to‑end
Produce and maintain: Project status updates, Product/output reports, Follow‑ups to ensure commitments turn into outcomes
Proactively identify risks, delays, and opportunities to accelerate learning

Reporting & Communication

Consolidate results, learnings, and outputs on a quarterly basis
Report progress upward in a clear, pragmatic, decision‑oriented manner
Translate activity into insight: what worked, what didn’t, and what to do next

Business Unit & Stakeholder Engagement

Work closely with BU leadership to understand their wants, needs, and constraints
Reflect those needs into Vanguard priorities and ways of working
Maintain strong relationships built on trust, responsiveness, and practical value

External & Internal Ecosystem Engagement

Engage with Harris and CSI partners to leverage: Expertise, Tools and resources, Shared learnings from across the wider group
Stay abreast of AI adoption efforts across Harris and CSI, and shape how those insights influence Vanguard activity

Market Awareness & Thought Contribution

Keep up to date with developments in the external AI market
Provide grounded, non‑hyped views on: What matters now, What we should ignore, How trends should influence Vanguard priorities and execution

Operating Style & Values

This role is explicitly designed for someone who:

Operates with low ego and high agency
Has a strong bias to action on two‑door problems
Is comfortable failing fast, learning, and iterating rather than waiting for perfection
Values enabling others over personal visibility
Can act as a player‑coach if needed, but prioritises looking after the team

What we are looking for (Background & Experience)

We are intentionally flexible on background and seniority. Strong candidates may include:

Senior leaders looking for a high‑impact, hands‑on role
Experienced individual contributors with strong coordination and execution skills
Product, programme, or transformation leaders with a record of delivery

Formal AI credentials are not required — judgment, curiosity, and execution matter more than theory.

About Harris Computer

Harris’ strategy focuses on acquiring software businesses, strengthening and managing them well, and growing them for the future. Our companies provide mission-critical software solutions to a global customer base across various vertical markets. We are a part of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU), one of the world’s most active acquirers of software businesses.

At Harris, we strive to create a respectful and united environment where all members of our globally diverse community are empowered and have equitable opportunities to succeed.

Benefits

Harris offers an extremely competitive UK employee benefits programme. 5 Personal Days leave entitlement are granted over and above the standard 25 days holiday and bank holidays. Harris also offers all UK employees an annual Lifestyle Reward amounting £325 per annum/pro rata.

Supporting your application

Our recruitment process will comprise of interviews and, at times, a written exercise, an assessment day and/or a presentation. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we want to make sure we do all we can to make this a positive experience for you. When applying, please make us aware on your application of any adjustments or additional support we can provide you with before or on the day of an interview.

Harris provides mission critical software solutions for the Public Sector, Healthcare, Utilities and Private Sector verticals throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Working for Harris is the perfect opportunity to fulfill your professional goals as well as achieve your personal dreams!

Our employees enjoy a casual work environment that offers comfort while providing superior service to our customers. We offer a comprehensive benefit package as well as other additional “Perks”! We empower our employees to make a difference. We have an award winning culture. We offer opportunity to learn. We are financially strong and we are owned by the largest software company in Canada (CSI). We have fun!

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Harris is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.

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Our commitment to fair and equitable hiring. As part of our recruitment process, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools during the initial screening phase to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely align with the requirements of the role. This technology supports efficiency and consistency in the early stages, but it never replaces human judgement. All subsequent evaluations and final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment professionals. AI does not make final hiring decisions.