Chief AI Engineer

Burns Sheehan; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 140 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Bonus

Hybrid work arrangement

Résumé du poste

Burns Sheehan Limited is seeking a Chief AI Engineer to lead the AI engineering function and shape the next stage of the AI transformation in London, with 2 days a week in the office. This deeply technical leadership role combines hands-on engineering with strategic influence on AI architecture and standards.

The ideal candidate has extensive ML/AI experience, including LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, and agentic AI, plus proven delivery of AI/ML solutions to production with measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise across Machine Learning, Data Science and modern AI, including LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning and agentic AI.
• Proven experience taking AI/ML solutions from ideation through to production, with measurable commercial impact.
• Strong hands-on engineering capability with Python, MLOps/LLMOps and cloud technologies, ideally Azure.
• Experience leading technical teams, setting engineering standards and making complex architectural decisions.
• The technical credibility and leadership skills to influence senior stakeholders and operate at executive level.

Responsabilités

• Lead AI architecture and engineering standards and delivery, building differentiated AI solutions at scale.
• Own AI strategy with senior stakeholders while staying close to engineering execution.

Connaissances

Machine Learning Leadership

Data Science

LLMs

RAG

Fine-tuning

Agentic AI

Python

MLOps

LLMOps

Azure Cloud

Outils

Python

MLOps

LLMOps

Azure

Description du poste

Chief AI Engineer | £140,000-£150,000 + Bonus | PE-Backed Business | London 2 days a week

We're partnering with an established, PE-backed, global data and intelligence business as they look to appoint a Chief AI Engineer to lead their AI engineering function and shape the next stage of their AI transformation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business with an incredibly rich proprietary dataset, where AI is already delivering real value in production across multiple areas of the organisation.

They are now looking for an exceptional technical leader to take ownership of their AI architecture, engineering standards and delivery, building genuinely differentiated AI solutions at scale.

This is a deeply technical leadership role (70% technical / 30% strategic), offering a seat on the Senior Leadership Team, significant autonomy and the opportunity to influence the wider AI strategy while remaining close to the engineering.

What we're looking for:

• Deep expertise across Machine Learning, Data Science and modern AI, including LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning and agentic AI.
• Proven experience taking multiple AI/ML solutions from ideation through to production, with measurable commercial impact.
• Strong hands-on engineering capability with Python, MLOps/LLMOps and cloud technologies, ideally Azure.
• Experience leading technical teams, setting engineering standards and making complex architectural decisions.
• The technical credibility and leadership skills to influence senior stakeholders and operate at executive level.

This could suit an established Head/Director of AI Engineering, or an exceptional Principal/Staff AI or ML Engineer ready to step into a broader leadership position.

£140,000-£150,000 + 10% Bonus
London
Senior Leadership Team | PE-Backed | Significant Technical Ownership

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Burns Sheehan Ltd will consider applications based only on skills and ability and will not discriminate on any grounds.