AI-Driven Ops Leader: Product, Design & Engineering

Fundingcircle; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical & dental

Life assurance & share schemes

Annual learning allowance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Funding Circle in London (Hybrid) seeks a Head of Product & Engineering Operations to design, install, and run the engine across product, engineering and design. You will transform the way teams build, creating a unified, high-performing build process with executive influence across CTO-level stakeholders.

You will own the operating model, drive product, design and engineering leaders, and turn the AI-native lifecycle programme into the default way we work, shaping the organisation’s approach to

Qualifications

• Proven experience scaling Product Development Lifecycles in complex product organisations.
• Ability to lead across Product, Engineering and Design, challenging leadership and aligning teams.
• Experience with AI-driven tooling and building workflows across functions.

Responsibilities

• Establish and run core builders leadership rituals, cross-line product reviews, calibration sessions, and go/no-go release gates.
• Partner with VP Product, VP Engineering and Design Leadership to raise the bar on how we build.
• Pilot new frameworks quickly, iterate with squads, and institutionalise successful practices.
• Embed AI-driven build tools and automated workflows across Product, Design and Engineering.
• Lead the leadership team to continuously improve how we build great products at Funding Circle.
• Integrate regulatory and compliance checks into the core delivery path without slowing delivery.

Skills

Operational Track Record

Cross-Functional Fluency

AI Ownership & Efficiency

Executive Stakeholder Management

Regulated Industry Awareness

Job description

Funding Circle in London (Hybrid) seeks a Head of Product & Engineering Operations to design, install, and run the engine across product, engineering and design. You will transform the way teams build, creating a unified, high-performing build process with executive influence across CTO-level stakeholders.

You will own the operating model, drive product, design and engineering leaders, and turn the AI-native lifecycle programme into the default way we work, shaping the organisation’s approach to