Programme Director – AI Accelerator & Platform (UK-Focused)

Location: On-site, Johar Town, Lahore

Type: Full-time

Compensation: Competitive (Lahore market) + performance-based bonus

Role Summary

Winnors is building an AI accelerator focused on resource management , using live operating businesses (care services and transport) as real-world pilot environments, with go-to-market exclusively in the UK . The Programme Director owns the day-to-day execution of the accelerator and platform, ensuring startup teams deliver production-ready AI solutions that integrate into our core platform ( ResourceOS ) and solve real UK operational and compliance problems . This role exists to remove the founder from daily execution while ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, on budget, and to UK market standards.

Core Objectives of the Role

• Turn UK operational problems into deployed AI solutions
• Run a disciplined, outcome-driven accelerator (not demo-driven)
• Deliver UK-ready pilots with measurable ROI
• Enable partner-led UK distribution (not direct sales)
• Maintain platform coherence and integration discipline
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver UK-focused accelerator cohorts, owning timelines, milestones, and quality standards to ensure startups produce working, deployable AI solutions (not prototypes), while decisively managing under performance.
• Select and manage startup teams through grant-based milestones, enforcing ResourceOS integration standards and ensuring solutions are reusable across multiple UK clients.
• Govern ResourceOS delivery with the Technical Steward by enforcing API-first design, approving integrations and data flows, preventing fragmented builds, and ensuring compatibility with UK care and fleet software ecosystems.
• Run and validate live UK pilots in care and transport environments, ensuring compliance readiness, auditability, measurable ROI, and safe deployments with human-in-the-loop controls.
• Enable UK go-to-market (non-sales) by on boarding channel partners, preparing UK-ready case studies and pilot reports, and providing proof, documentation, and positioning so partners can sell confidently.
• Act as the execution owner for Founder and Board: provide weekly delivery/risk/spend updates, maintain budget discipline, escalate only when needed, and fully shield the founder from day-to-day operations.
  
  

Success Metrics (UK-Focused – 12 Months)

The Programme Director Will Be Measured On

• Number of UK-aligned AI solutions deployed
• Successful UK pilot completions
• ResourceOS integrations completed
• Startup teams graduating from pilots
• UK partner enablement (not sales volume)
• Delivery within budget
• Reduction in founder day-to-day involvement
  
  

Required Experience

• 7–12+ years experience in Programme delivery, Startup operations, Platform or product execution
• Experience working with Technical teams or vendors & APIs and integrations
• Strong understanding of Operational workflows (care, logistics, transport, workforce), UK business expectations and delivery standards, Excellent written and spoken English
• Proven ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
• Experience with Accelerators, venture studios, or innovation programmes, UK care, healthcare, transport, or compliance-led sectors, UK-based partners or clients
• Technical background (non-coding acceptable)
  
  

Why Join

• Build a UK-first AI platform with global potential
• Work on real operational problems with real data
• High autonomy and leadership responsibility
• Opportunity to shape a new accelerator model
• Long-term growth path as the platform scales
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Be part of a growing and successful team.
• Daily provision of lunch, tea, and coffee onsite.