AI-Enablement Principal

CreateFuture; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking tech company in Scotland seeks an AI-Enablement Principal to lead its AI transformation. This role requires deep expertise in generative AI tools, strategic oversight, and the ability to drive cultural change within engineering teams. You will mentor and guide teams in using innovative AI development practices, contributing directly to the company's evolution in software development. Join us to be at the forefront of the AI-native future.

Benefits

Autonomy to shape the role

Supportive leadership team

Opportunity to lead AI initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience with generative AI and AI-assisted development tools.
• Ability to challenge and innovate on existing development practices.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation to AI-native software engineering practices.
• Mentor engineers and stakeholders on new AI development tools.
• Drive strategic objectives for AI integration across teams.

Skills

Hands-on coding

Strategic advisory

Generative AI tools expertise

Exceptional communication

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Google Gemini

Firebase Studio

Cursor

Job description

About Us: The Future is AI-Native

At Create Future, we believe the next frontier of innovation lies in seamlessly integrating artificial intelligence into the very fabric of our products and processes. We are on an ambitious mission to become a truly AI-native business, revolutionising how software is conceived, built, and delivered. This isn't just about using new tools; it's about fundamentally transforming our culture, upskilling our teams, and leading the charge in a new era of development. We're looking for a trailblazing leader to accelerate this journey.

The Role: Driving our AI Transformation

As our AI-Enablement Principal, you will be the catalyst and a key leadership figure in our AI-native evolution. You are a visionary, a practitioner, and a coach, deeply convinced that AI will redefine software engineering. Your core mission is to embed AI development practices across our teams, leading from the front and acting as a force for change through your expertise, enthusiasm, and tenacity.

You will champion the adoption and mastery of cutting-edge AI tools and platforms, ensuring that our developers are not just using them, but are excelling with them. This role requires a unique blend of hands-on technical excellence, strategic leadership, and commercial savvy to drive meaningful and measurable transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Future of Software Engineering: As a senior technical leader, you will actively shape and refine our engineering discipline for the AI age. You will challenge even our most current 'cutting-edge' practices, introducing new delivery models that are faster, more creative, and uniquely suited to AI-powered development.
• Teach, Coach & Mentor: Serve as our foremost expert and thought leader on AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Google Gemini, Cursor, and Firebase Studio. You will design and deliver coaching, run pairing sessions, provide hands-on guidance to engineers, and coach product stakeholders in new collaborative methods like 'vibe coding' to better translate creative intent into technical execution.
• Lead by Example: Remain at the cutting edge by actively participating in development. You will jump into teams to model best practices, solve complex problems using AI tools, and demonstrate the art of the possible, earning credibility and inspiring others through your exceptional technical skill.
• Pragmatic Evangelism: Drive the adoption of AI-first development methodologies with a pragmatic and persistent approach. You will inspire and persuade developers, their leads, senior leadership, and stakeholders across other departments, overcoming resistance and fostering a culture of curiosity and innovation across the business.
• Drive Strategic Transformation: Partner with senior leadership, Tech Leads, and Delivery Managers to drive our core strategic objective: becoming a fully AI-native business. You will not just align with strategy; you will actively shape it, guiding leadership and the entire organization through the complex process of evolving our practices, culture, and delivery models to lead in the AI era.
• Commercial Articulation: Develop a keen understanding of the commercial impact of our AI transformation. You will be responsible for articulating the value of these new methodologies—from productivity gains to enhanced product capabilities—to business and finance stakeholders in a clear and compelling way.
  
  

Who We're Looking For

• A Versatile Leader: You can effortlessly switch between modes: a hands-on coder one moment, a strategic advisor the next. You know when to direct, when to mentor, and when to coach, and you are comfortable and effective at influencing change regardless of hierarchy.
• An AI Tool Expert: You have deep, practical experience and are an expert user of multiple generative AI and AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Co-pilot, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, etc.). You don't just know the features; you know how to wield them for maximum impact.
• A Process Pioneer: You don't just adopt new tools; you rethink the entire development lifecycle. You are a leader who is comfortable challenging established norms, even those considered best practice today, to introduce new, sometimes disruptive, ways of working that unlock greater potential.
• A Passionate Believer: You are fully bought into the paradigm shift that AI represents for software delivery. Your enthusiasm is infectious, and you are relentless in your pursuit of this future.
• An Influential Communicator: You possess exceptional communication and leadership skills, capable of inspiring engineers, leaders, clients, and presenting a compelling business case to senior stakeholders.
• Commercially Astute: Your commercial awareness allows you to see the bigger picture. You can connect technical changes to business outcomes and translate the benefits for a non-technical audience.
  
  

Why Join Create Future?

• Lead the Change: This isn't a role where you'll just follow trends; you'll be setting the agenda for our AI-native future.
• High-Impact Work: Your efforts will directly accelerate our development lifecycle, enhance our product offerings, and shape the skills of our entire engineering team.
• Autonomy and Support: We will provide you with the autonomy to make this role your own, backed by a leadership team that is fully invested in the AI mission.
• Shape the Future: Be at the absolute forefront of the most significant shift in software development in a generation.
  
  

If you are a pragmatic, tenacious, and inspiring leader who is ready to drive the future of software development, we want to hear from you.