AI Deployment Tools & Guidance Lead

Chilling Competition; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

10% employer pension contribution

Flexible hybrid working

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

BridgeAI is seeking an Deployment Applications Lead to drive practical tools and guidance for AI deployment across the UK's Industrial Strategy sectors. The role combines hands-on product development with stakeholder engagement and team leadership.

You will shape reusable assets, define the product roadmap and ensure outputs are accessible to practitioners without specialist support. A hybrid working model is available.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent level of industry experience, providing a strong basis in data science, software engineering, AI/ML systems, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrable experience designing, prototyping and shipping digital tools, frameworks or guidance products for AI deployment or data science practice.
• Proven track record supporting organisations with the deployment of AI or ML systems in operational settings.
• Working knowledge of AI assurance and governance frameworks.
• Experience of line management or mentoring
• Demonstrated ability to manage a product development workstream, balancing near‑term priorities with longer‑term programme value.

Responsibilities

• Develop a portfolio of interactive digital tools and structured guidance products to support organisations at key stages of the AI deployment journey.
• Own the product development roadmap, balancing near‑term programme needs with the longer‑term value of outputs designed to outlast and extend beyond the programme.
• Ensure products are designed for broad adoption: accessible, well‑documented and usable by practitioners across sectors without specialist support.
• Contribute to programme‑level artefacts.
• Work with a focused portfolio of organisations to scope, develop and harden AI deployment use cases in real operational settings.
• Provide technical deployment guidance covering site readiness, governance approvals, workflow implications, change management and staff capability requirements.
• Advise on AI safety, ethics and assurance, drawing on recognised frameworks.
• Line manage the Impact & Data Manager.
• Support public dissemination activities including workshops.
• Engage with sector bodies, regulators and Innovate UK partners.

Skills

Data science

AI/ML systems

Software engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Line management

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

Python

ML frameworks

Cloud platforms

Job description

BridgeAI is seeking an Deployment Applications Lead to drive practical tools and guidance for AI deployment across the UK's Industrial Strategy sectors. The role combines hands-on product development with stakeholder engagement and team leadership.

You will shape reusable assets, define the product roadmap and ensure outputs are accessible to practitioners without specialist support. A hybrid working model is available.