Proven experience leading r&d in enterprise environments
Deep expertise in genai and agentic ai technology
Hands-on experience with ai-sdlc tooling like github copilot
This role leads the new Advanced AI Engineering team to define and lead the Group's Data and AI technology strategy while incubating new AI-driven products
Job Summary
This role leads the new Advanced AI Engineering team to define and lead the Group's Data and AI technology strategy while incubating new AI-driven products.
The successful candidate will be accountable for solving critical business challenges by delivering high-quality conversational AI across channels with strong safety and auditability.
Benefits include a generous pension contribution of up to 15%, an annual bonus award subject to Group performance, and 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
Matching Summary
This role leads the new Advanced AI Engineering team to define and lead the Group's Data and AI technology strategy while incubating new AI-driven products.
Salary
Base: £137,848 - £209,440; Bonus/Equity: Annual bonus award subject to Group performance; Benefits: Up to 15% pension contribution, share schemes, 30 days holiday
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Proven experience leading R&D in enterprise environments
Deep expertise in GenAI and Agentic AI technology
Hands-on experience with AI-SDLC tooling like GitHub Copilot
Experience delivering AI systems to production in regulated environments
Ability to manage reliability, security, safety, and explainability risks
Nice-to-have
Acting as a trusted advisor to executive leadership
Influencing business strategy at Group level
Creating novel solutions to real-world problems
Driving applied research and prototyping initiatives
Key Requirements
Proven experience leading research and development activities
Recognised expertise in GenAI and Agentic AI technology
Deep expertise in software engineering and solution architecture
Experience working in a regulated environment
Experience acting as a trusted advisor to executive leadership