UK & Ireland Country Head
London, United Kingdom (UK & Ireland) · Remote · Remote · Posted Oct 12, 2026
At a glance
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- London, United Kingdom (UK & Ireland) · Remote
About Safari AI
- Safari AI's vision is to Automate Action of the leading companies in the physical economy, from Entertainment, Live Venues, QSR's, Retail and beyond. The company uses computer vision AI to Measure, Alert and provide AI-generated Recommendations at the operations of leading enterprises such as Merlin/Legoland, 7-11, Tanger Outlets, Charlotte Hornets, Tennessee Titans, and more.
- Leadership & Culture
- Safari AI is founded by Ali Vahabzadeh, who has a meaningful exit under his belt and has managed large, high-performing Go To Market and Engineering teams. The company is headquartered in Miami with the Engineering team co-located in Vancouver.
About the role
- Safari AI needs a Country Head to run the UK & Ireland business as its general manager responsible for sales, client success, and activations. You will be the first Safari AI leader on the ground in the region and will own its growth end to end: winning new enterprise clients, making existing clients successful, building partnerships, and hiring the local team.
Responsibilities
- Set the UK & Ireland go-to-market plan, revenue targets and budget with the CEO, and report on results
- Build and close a pipeline of enterprise clients across attractions, live venues, sports, retail, QSR and hospitality
- Be the senior point of contact for UK & Ireland clients, lead QBR's, prove ROI and grow accounts
- Build relationships with camera, systems integrator, technology and channel partners in the region
- Hire, lead and develop the local team (sales, client success and deployment) as the region grows
- Coordinate deployments with Engineering, and work with Finance and legal advisors on local contracting, data protection (UK GDPR / EU GDPR) and procurement requirements
- Represent Safari AI at industry events and conferences, and bring local market insight back into product and company strategy
Requirements
- Track record of owning commercial results in the UK & Ireland as a country manager, general manager, or senior enterprise sales, account, client or client success leader
- You can point to specific value created and show how you calculated ROI for clients
- Established network among enterprise operators in the UK & Ireland (attractions, venues, sports, retail, hospitality or similar)
- Currently using as many relevant AI tools as available to leverage your time and 'multiply yourself'
- Eager to learn about new technologies and how they can be applied to legacy industries
- Experience crafting, soliciting and communicating ROI, Payback Periods, and other financial performance metrics
- Proven ability and willingness to serve clients in a variety of industries, not just one vertical
- Comfortable being the first employee in a new region and working across time zones with a US-based leadership team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to travel across the UK & Ireland, and occasionally to the US to meet with the Exec team and Board of Directors
Preferred qualifications
- Experience building and managing a team strongly preferred
Benefits
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity for founding team leaders
- Unlimited vacation days
- Competitive benefits package
Workplace
- Based in London, United Kingdom (UK & Ireland); Remote
- Willingness to travel across the UK & Ireland, and occasionally to the US to meet with the Exec team and Board of Directors
Skills
- AI Tools
- UK GDPR
- EU GDPR
