AI Engineering Manager — Hybrid Lead for Production AI Solutions

u&u Recruitment Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 243,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Bonus

Superannuation

Job summary

International Financial Services Company is seeking a hands-on AI Engineering Manager to lead the AI Engineering team and develop scalable AI solutions. This role focuses on growing Forward Deployed Engineering capabilities, setting engineering culture, standards, and direction for the team.

Offering a permanent position with a hybrid work model in Sydney CBD, the role emphasizes connecting AI initiatives across the business, driving tangible outcomes, and prioritizing opportunities where AI

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering AI solutions.
• Deep understanding of production GenAI, including agents, RAG, guardrails and evaluation (Azure preferred).
• Strong enterprise engineering foundations across cloud, APIs, data and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Forward Deployed Engineers.
• Connect AI initiatives across the business, identifying opportunities for reuse.
• Combine people leadership with hands‑on AI engineering knowledge.
• Establish reusable frameworks, engineering standards and best practices.
• Guide AI solutions from prototype through to production deployment.

Skills

People Leadership

GenAI Proficiency

Stakeholder Influence

Cloud Foundations

APIs & Data Delivery

Commercial Acumen

Tools

Azure

Job description

International Financial Services Company is seeking a hands-on AI Engineering Manager to lead the AI Engineering team and develop scalable AI solutions. This role focuses on growing Forward Deployed Engineering capabilities, setting engineering culture, standards, and direction for the team.

Offering a permanent position with a hybrid work model in Sydney CBD, the role emphasizes connecting AI initiatives across the business, driving tangible outcomes, and prioritizing opportunities where AI