AI Platform Leader — Senior ML Architect & Strategy

A&O Shearman; Newtownards; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A&O Shearman is hiring a Senior AI Engineer (Manager) to lead the AI Platforms team in Belfast. You will drive the strategy, design and deployment of AI/ML solutions, mentor engineers, and coordinate with business stakeholders to deliver scalable AI capabilities across the firm.

The role requires strong ML background, programming in Python/R/C#, and experience with cloud AI frameworks. You will work with senior stakeholders to align technology with business outcomes and manage external providers.

Qualifications

• Experience in machine learning, deep learning, and AI model development.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or C#.
• Experience with AI frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design and implementation of advanced AI/ML use cases across the firm.
• Manage and motivate a team of IT professionals and coordinate external service providers.
• Oversee full lifecycle of AI solutions from model development to deployment and integration.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Python

R

C#

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS

Azure

GCP

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Codex

Job description

A&O Shearman is hiring a Senior AI Engineer (Manager) to lead the AI Platforms team in Belfast. You will drive the strategy, design and deployment of AI/ML solutions, mentor engineers, and coordinate with business stakeholders to deliver scalable AI capabilities across the firm.

The role requires strong ML background, programming in Python/R/C#, and experience with cloud AI frameworks. You will work with senior stakeholders to align technology with business outcomes and manage external providers.