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Modaxo

Software and technology for mobility

AI Transformation Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
United Kingdom
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A proven track record of delivering digital, operational, or commercial transformation or change programmes.
  • Experience working across multiple stakeholders, teams, or business units.
  • A background in consulting, transformation, programme leadership, or senior commercial roles.
  • Demonstrated ability to turn strategy into execution through others.
  • Exposure to artificial intelligence tools or artificial intelligence adoption in a business context.
  • Ability to connect artificial intelligence to revenue, margin, and customer outcomes.
  • Ability to build credibility and drive action across senior stakeholders without formal authority.
  • Ability to diagnose where artificial intelligence adoption is failing and why.
  • Ability to bridge technical artificial intelligence concepts with business realities.
  • Ability to manage priorities across multiple businesses effectively.
  • Ability to adapt storytelling and communication for different audiences.
Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain a group-level artificial intelligence transformation roadmap aligned to commercial priorities.
  • Identify and prioritise high-impact artificial intelligence use cases based on value, feasibility, and strategic fit.
  • Translate emerging artificial intelligence capabilities into practical, revenue- and efficiency-driving opportunities.
  • Facilitate regular artificial intelligence opportunity reviews, challenge ambition, and drive alignment.
  • Act as the go-to partner for business units moving from decision to live deployment.
  • Diagnose and remove barriers to adoption involving capability, process, data, or mindset.
  • Lead artificial intelligence pilots and ensure they generate scalable outcomes and actionable insights.
  • Replicate successful approaches across businesses and scale what works.
  • Hold stakeholders accountable for delivery against adoption milestones.
  • Partner with artificial intelligence Champions across the group to enable local adoption.
  • Identify capability gaps and coordinate learning interventions with the Centre of Excellence.
  • Track artificial intelligence maturity, literacy, and readiness across the group.
  • Build trusted relationships with business unit leaders as a credible, commercially aware advisor.
  • Lead the human side of artificial intelligence transformation by addressing resistance, building momentum, and ensuring engagement.
  • Represent the group in enterprise artificial intelligence forums and Centre of Excellence initiatives.
  • Provide clear updates to leadership on progress, risks, and priorities.
  • Own the group’s artificial intelligence adoption scorecard covering use cases, adoption rates, value delivered, and maturity.
  • Provide structured reporting and insights to Group Leadership and the Centre of Excellence.
  • Continuously identify patterns, blockers, and best practices.
  • Ensure artificial intelligence initiatives align with organisational data governance standards, responsible artificial intelligence principles, applicable regulatory requirements including GDPR and the EU AI Act where relevant, and established artificial intelligence risk management practices.

About the company

Modaxo focuses on software and technology solutions that improve people transportation. It brings together multiple businesses under one global banner to deliver end-to-end mobility software that helps connect people with the places they need to go for work, family, and daily life. Its products work by developing and integrating transit and mobility technologies—such as systems for planning, scheduling, routing, ticketing, and service management—so operators can run reliable transportation and riders can reach destinations easily. Modaxo differentiates itself by combining many different competencies and experiences in one group dedicated to People Transportation, enabling comprehensive, coordinated solutions across communities rather than a single-point product. Its goal is to provide dependable, real-world mobility software and services that improve everyday travel for users in the communities they serve.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Mississauga, Canada

Founded

2020

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What believers are saying

  • October 1, 2026 Conduent transit sale made Modaxo's largest acquisition to date.
  • Aerivo, SISCOG, and Intelliscape deepen airport, rail, and traffic-management product coverage.
  • Modaxo targets two billion journeys daily by 2035, attracting ambitious operators and vendors.

What critics are saying

  • Modaxo Traffic Management USA faces Collins trade-secret litigation in Florida, extending through 2026.
  • Integrating Conduent's $164 million unit strains systems, culture, and execution across 15 countries.
  • One failed large acquisition can stall Modaxo's roll-up model and erase portfolio synergies.

What makes Modaxo unique

  • Bill Delaney runs 25-plus brands across transit, rail, parking, and aviation.
  • October 1, 2026 Novvan and Routeward added 2,000 employees across 15 countries.
  • October 2, 2026 Ian Woodroofe joined to unify strategy and M&A across verticals.

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GCC Eyes
Oct 2nd, 2026
Modaxo appoints Ian Woodroofe as Chief Strategy Officer.

Modaxo appoints Ian Woodroofe as Chief Strategy Officer. October 2, 2026 New executive role enhances Modaxo's capacity to drive growth, as global transportation veteran joins the leadership team TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Modaxo Inc. ("Modaxo"), a global technology organization focused on moving the world's people, today announced the appointment of Ian Woodroofe as Chief Strategy Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Bill Delaney. Woodroofe will own Modaxo's market and competitive strategy across its verticals: transit operations, fare collection, parking and traffic management, and airports and aviation; will build and coordinate the relationships with customers and partners who work with more than one Modaxo business; and will support Modaxo's M&A process. The newly created role has been established to deliver a portfolio-wide view of Modaxo's growth opportunities and to build the strategic approach for realizing those opportunities. Woodroofe brings more than two decades of experience in international transportation, payments, safety, security and control solutions, most recently in senior business development and transformation roles at Cubic Transportation Systems and Thales. His track record includes building high-performing global teams across diverse geographies and cultures, establishing major industry payment partnerships, and coordinating large accounts across organizational boundaries. Over his career Woodroofe grew Cubic's top-line results by circa $1 billion year-on-year and Thales' top-line results by $3.5 billion over six years, and he is well connected across the global transportation ecosystem. "We are delighted to welcome Ian to the Modaxo family," said Bill Delaney, Chief Executive Officer, Modaxo. "His experience building trust and driving growth across large, complex organizations makes him ideally positioned to help us realize our goal of enabling two billion journeys every day by 2035." "It's an honor to join Modaxo," said Ian Woodroofe, Chief Strategy Officer, Modaxo. "Modaxo's scale and depth of expertise in people movement is impressive, and I'm looking forward to working with the executive team and our portfolio businesses to bring focus to where we grow and to build the partnerships and customer relationships that belong to Modaxo as a whole." About Modaxo Modaxo is a global technology organization passionate about moving the world's people. Working both together and independently, its collective of businesses is committed to delivering software and technology solutions that help connect people with the places they need to go for work, family, and everyday life. Learn more at Modaxo.com.

PR Newswire
Oct 2nd, 2026
Modaxo appoints Ian Woodroofe as Chief Strategy Officer.

Modaxo appoints Ian Woodroofe as Chief Strategy Officer. 02 Oct, 2026, 12:30 GMT New executive role enhances Modaxo's capacity to drive growth, as global transportation veteran joins the leadership team TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Modaxo Inc. ("Modaxo"), a global technology organization focused on moving the world's people, today announced the appointment of Ian Woodroofe as Chief Strategy Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Bill Delaney. Woodroofe will own Modaxo's market and competitive strategy across its verticals: transit operations, fare collection, parking and traffic management, and airports and aviation; will build and coordinate the relationships with customers and partners who work with more than one Modaxo business; and will support Modaxo's M&A process. The newly created role has been established to deliver a portfolio-wide view of Modaxo's growth opportunities and to build the strategic approach for realizing those opportunities. Woodroofe brings more than two decades of experience in international transportation, payments, safety, security and control solutions, most recently in senior business development and transformation roles at Cubic Transportation Systems and Thales. His track record includes building high-performing global teams across diverse geographies and cultures, establishing major industry payment partnerships, and coordinating large accounts across organizational boundaries. Over his career Woodroofe grew Cubic's top-line results by circa $1 billion year-on-year and Thales' top-line results by $3.5 billion over six years, and he is well connected across the global transportation ecosystem. "We are delighted to welcome Ian to the Modaxo family," said Bill Delaney, Chief Executive Officer, Modaxo. "His experience building trust and driving growth across large, complex organizations makes him ideally positioned to help us realize our goal of enabling two billion journeys every day by 2035." "It's an honor to join Modaxo," said Ian Woodroofe, Chief Strategy Officer, Modaxo. "Modaxo's scale and depth of expertise in people movement is impressive, and I'm looking forward to working with the executive team and our portfolio businesses to bring focus to where we grow and to build the partnerships and customer relationships that belong to Modaxo as a whole." About Modaxo Modaxo is a global technology organization passionate about moving the world's people. Working both together and independently, our collective of businesses is committed to delivering software and technology solutions that help connect people with the places they need to go for work, family, and everyday life. Learn more at Modaxo.com.

PR Newswire
Oct 2nd, 2026
Modaxo names Ian Woodroofe chief strategy officer to drive growth across transport verticals

Modaxo has appointed Ian Woodroofe as chief strategy officer, reporting to chief executive officer Bill Delaney. The newly created role will oversee market and competitive strategy across Modaxo's verticals, including transit operations, fare collection, parking and traffic management, and airports and aviation. Woodroofe brings over 20 years of experience in international transportation and payments solutions. He previously held senior business development and transformation roles at Cubic Transportation Systems and Thales. During his career, he grew Cubic's revenue by approximately $1 billion year-on-year and Thales' revenue by $3.5 billion over six years. The appointment aims to provide a portfolio-wide view of growth opportunities and coordinate relationships with customers and partners working across multiple Modaxo businesses.

Airports International
Mar 3rd, 2026
Modaxo launches Aerivo after acquiring Airport Terminal Systems from ADB Safegate

Canadian tech specialist Modaxo has launched Aerivo, formerly Airport Terminal Systems, following its acquisition from ADB Safegate. Aerivo provides cloud-based systems for airport terminal operations, helping airports optimise airside operations and improve efficiency. The company's Flightivity suite includes an airport operational database, flight information display system, resource management system and multi-airport operations systems. These solutions focus on streamlining airport processes and addressing resource management challenges. "Modaxo invests in products and people for the long term, and we're thrilled to welcome Aerivo's customers and employees," said Klaas Fokkema, head of aviation at Modaxo. The acquisition strengthens Modaxo's expertise in airport infrastructure technology.

ITS International
Jul 23rd, 2025
Modaxo buys transport scheduling software provider Siscog

Modaxo buys transport scheduling software provider Siscog.