Title:  AI Solutions Manager

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

AI Solutions Manager

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£76,372 - £80,392 per year

35 hours per week

We have an opportunity for an AI Solutions Manager to join our Data team, based in Worcester. The Data team is part of the Technology directorate which is responsible for delivering technology capability within Sanctuary Group to ensure employees have access to the systems they need to perform their duties.

The role of AI Solutions Manager will include:

• To lead the delivery of Advanced Analytics and AI Data enablement services and projects across the Group for the benefit of all customers in line with the Group values and objectives
• Own the backlog and roadmap for advanced analytics data products including assessment of feasibility, effort, business impact, data readiness and prioritisation across cross-functional teams
• Manage the ongoing development, adoption and embedding of new tools, technologies and methodologies to carry out advanced analytics across the Group
• Build, develop and manage strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Present insights and predictive models to Senior management to support decision making, decision planning and ensure financial compliance

Skills and experiences:

• Substantial experience implementing data analytics, data science, and data decisioning disciplines
• Practical experience monitoring, manipulating, and deriving insights from data and being able to explain these to non-technical audience
• Degree, management qualification or relevant professional qualification
• Professional or management qualification in a relevant discipline
• Proven experience of working effectively with senior managers and directors
• Experience with SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, Microsoft Azure, SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI and other analytics tools

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

Our Benefits   

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £64,460 with an additional policy allowance of £11,912 per annum (rising to £67,852 with an additional policy allowance of £12,539 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)   

Closing Date: 18 February 2026

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at -  www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.