About the Role
Join our AI and Machine Learning team at a pivotal moment as we transition to an AI-native organization. This role leads the delivery of our AI roadmap and builds a high-performing Data Science and Engineering culture. Reporting to the Director of AI/ML, you will own people management and delivery across the technical team, managing Data Scientists, AI Engineers, and AI Platform Engineers to ensure support and value delivery.
Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and develop a cross-functional team (Data Science, Engineering and Platform Engineering)
- Responsible for career growth, performance management, and building a coherent, collaborative team culture
- Drive the transition of models from research into robust production systems, balancing speed of experimentation with engineering rigour
- Oversee the delivery of reusable platform components for wider organization's GenAI adoption
- Partner with Technical Leads to ensure team resources and environment support vision execution
- Define operational procedures, managing the intersection between central AI/ML and domain teams
- Ensure engineers and data scientists are supported in on-call rotations and production systems remain resilient
Requirements
- Solid technical background in software, AI engineering or full stack data science
- Comfortable with code-related tasks when needed
- Proven experience building and managing high performing technical teams
- Background in software engineering or AI/ML
- Ability to engage in technical discussions
- Understand the lifecycle of putting AI/ML models into production
- Experience building or managing reusable platform components or developer tools
- Understand how to manage the uncertainty of AI projects
- Ability to unblock teams
- Ability to keep stakeholders aligned on timelines and expectations
Skills
- Python
- AWS
- Javascript
- LLM frameworks
- Agile delivery
Location
- London
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 2 days in the office
- Flexible-first employer
- Best of both approach
Experience Level
- Experienced Engineering Manager
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive Salary
Benefits
- Barista coffee
- Subsidised Just Eat lunches
- Tailorable benefit allowance
- Private medical
- Private dental
- Health assessments
- Access to a digital GP
- Life assurance
- Share schemes
- Financial coaching
- Dedicated annual learning allowance
- Electric car scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Award-winning parental leave policies
- Support for fertility treatments
About the Company
- Mission to back UK small businesses.
- Platform uses clever data to provide funding in minutes.
- Fintech start-up energy with public company stability.
- High-performing team that challenges and champions each other.
- Businesses on platform generated £7.2bn for the UK economy last year.
- Recognized as one of The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2026.
