Head of AI
Core
Define and own the company's AI strategy across product, internal tooling, and the technical organization for autonomous defence systems.
Role type
Staff/Principal AI Strategy Lead (Defence Robotics)
Builds
Autonomous unmanned systems, AI-powered productivity tooling, and responsible-use frameworks for defence operations.
Domain
Defence, Aerospace, Robotics, Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
AI strategy definition, model selection, MLOps infrastructure, perception and sensor fusion, autonomy and motion planning, SLAM/localisation, multi-agent coordination, cross-team influence, technical hiring, external thought leadership
Preferred skills
Defence or aerospace domain experience, UAS or ground-robotics experience, European defence AI community network, public technical profile
Technologies
MLOps frameworks, sensor fusion stacks, autonomy planning libraries
Responsibilities
Define AI strategy for product and internal domains, lead AI stack decisions and infrastructure, resolve cross-team AI dependencies, drive internal AI adoption and automation, provide technical oversight on methodology and robustness, monitor the AI landscape, partner with product leadership on mission requirements, contribute to senior technical hiring, represent the company externally at conferences
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship