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Director, AI & Machine Learning

London, GBFull-time2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the engineering organization's AI capability, translating product-led AI strategy into scalable architecture and delivery for enterprise software.

Role type

Director, AI & Machine Learning (Engineering Leadership)

Builds

Enterprise AI engineering estate, reusable architectural patterns, and scalable AI platforms for Lending, Payments, and Universal Banking.

Domain

Financial Services / Enterprise Software Engineering / AI Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Enterprise software architecture, AI/ML strategy, Cloud MLOps, Generative AI & Agentic AI design, Data strategy & governance, Cost optimization for AI, Team building & leadership, Stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Financial services domain experience, Core banking platforms, Security & resilience in regulated environments

Technologies

LLMs, RAG, Agent design, Cloud platforms, MLOps tooling

Responsibilities

Define enterprise AI reference architecture and technology standards; Establish reusable patterns for model access, orchestration, and integration; Lead technical approach for Generative AI and agentic AI; Build and lead a specialist AI engineering team; Partner with Product and Engineering to deliver AI solutions; Assess AI technologies and recommend appropriate options.

Seniority

Director, Strategic Leadership with hands-on technical authority