About the Role
As a Delivery Manager in our National Security and Safety team, you will be a pivotal commercial and delivery lead, driving high-stakes AI transformation for the UK’s most critical government partners. You will act as a strategic architect, building deep networks of influence and solving complex challenges by bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI research and operational mission needs. With an entrepreneurial spirit, you will exceed ambitious growth targets while mentoring multidisciplinary teams to ensure every project delivers meaningful, long-term value in a fast-evolving national security landscape.
Responsibilities
- Owning the end-to-end delivery of customer projects, from initial scoping to final implementation.
- Collaborating with technical teams and government partners to design innovative AI solutions that solve their most pressing mission challenges.
- Managing project development and ensuring a delivery approach that provides maximum value to the national security community.
- Forming strong, trusting relationships with customers, internal data scientists, and technical partners to translate research into operational impact.
- Developing and executing compelling proposals to grow our footprint and impact across the national security sector.
- Advising clients on AI strategy and technical implementation, acting as a trusted partner and consultant in high-stakes environments.
- Mentoring your peers and taking a proactive role in building robust processes and practices within the team.
Requirements
- Solid foundation in the National Security domain, with a passionate interest in how AI can transform high-stakes decision-making and public safety.
- Experience in consultancy or service-based delivery, allowing you to manage complex project lifecycles and meet critical deadlines under pressure.
- Full responsibility for the successful delivery of projects, from initial scoping to end-user adoption within government.
- Exceptional communication skills, with outstanding ability in managing senior stakeholders and translating complex concepts for non-technical audiences.
- Comfortable working with technical teams and proven track record of delivering technical projects, ideally in AI.
- Practical problem-solver, identifying potential risks to national security missions and proactively implementing solutions.
- May need to be eligible for UK Developed Vetting (DV) and willing to work on site with clients from time to time.
Skills
- AI
- AI strategy
- Technical implementation
- Consultancy
- Service-based delivery
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
Location
- On site with clients from time to time
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
- Part-time hours considered
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- Unlimited Annual Leave Policy
- Private healthcare and dental
- Enhanced parental leave
- Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working
- Sanctus Coaching
About the Company
- Faculty was established in 2014 with the belief that AI would be the most important technology of our time.
- Faculty has worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI.
- Faculty innovates, builds, and deploys responsible AI which moves the needle.
- Faculty brings unparalleled depth of technical, product, and delivery expertise to clients across government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences, and defense.
- Faculty's business and reputation are growing fast.
- Faculty is looking for individuals who share intellectual curiosity and a desire to build a positive legacy through technology.
- Faculty is a company where individuals will be empowered to envision AI's most powerful applications and to make them happen.
- The National Security and AI Safety business unit is dedicated to advancing the responsible development and deployment of AI in support of national security and global stability.
- This unit works at the frontier of high-stakes, high-impact missions, strengthening mission-critical capabilities and providing AI safety red teaming and evaluation.
- This unit partners with Government and major tech organizations to ensure AI is transformative, secure, trustworthy, and safe.
Equal Opportunity
- Faculty aims to grow the best team, not the most similar one, recognizing that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought.
- Diversity strengthens the principle of seeking truth, and diverse teams deliver better work.
- The team is united by deep intellectual curiosity and a desire to use abilities for measurable positive impact.
- Strong encouragement for applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions, and sexual orientations.
