Director of Forward Deployed Engineering at Data Idols | London, England, GBR | Rezi

Director of Forward Deployed Engineering at Data Idols

Director of Forward Deployed Engineering

Data Idols · London, England, GBR

2 weeks ago

Director of Forward Deployed Engineering

Data Idols · London, England, GBR

17 days ago
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About the Role

This is a strategic leadership role focused on building an engineering practice to deliver complex AI solutions into enterprise environments. You will define how AI engineering is delivered across major organizations and build a high-performing team from the ground up. The role combines engineering leadership, technical strategy, and client engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead a new engineering capability responsible for delivering complex AI solutions into enterprise environments.
  • Define how AI engineering is delivered across major organizations.
  • Build a high-performing team from the ground up.
  • Work with senior stakeholders to shape AI implementation programs.
  • Establish engineering best practices.
  • Build repeatable delivery frameworks that can scale across multiple enterprise clients.
  • Recruit and develop exceptional engineers.
  • Define engineering standards and delivery methodologies.
  • Oversee the successful implementation of enterprise AI platforms across a portfolio of high-profile clients.
  • Help shape technical strategy.
  • Influence architecture, engineering quality, and client outcomes.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience leading software engineering, AI engineering or enterprise architecture teams.
  • Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations.
  • Strong knowledge of modern AI technologies, large language models and agentic AI.
  • Experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud platforms and distributed systems.
  • Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills.
  • Commercial awareness with experience supporting business development and solution design.

Skills

  • Software engineering
  • AI engineering
  • Enterprise architecture
  • Building and scaling engineering organizations
  • Modern AI technologies
  • Large language models
  • Agentic AI
  • Enterprise-scale cloud platforms
  • Distributed systems
  • Consulting
  • Stakeholder management
  • Business development
  • Solution design

Location

  • London

Work Type

  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • Director

Salary/Compensations

  • £180K – £200K

About the Company

  • An innovative technology business that is scaling a cutting-edge AI platform used by enterprise organisations around the world.