Director, AI Platform Services

Arm; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 168,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Director-level leader to own and scale our central AI Platform in Cambridge, UK. You will define the strategy, build the team of platform engineers and AI specialists, and deliver production-grade AI services at enterprise scale.

You will partner with engineering, security and legal teams to ensure secure, compliant and observable AI systems, while managing vendor relationships and the platform budget to drive broad adoption.

Qualifications

• Hands-on AI tech experience (MCP servers, model orchestration, vector databases).
• Experience leading platform, infrastructure or developer tooling teams.
• Proven track record delivering production-grade services.
• Strong stakeholder management across engineering, security, and business.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing team of platform engineers and AI specialists.
• Define and implement the AI platform strategy and roadmap.
• Partner with engineering leadership to prioritise platform capabilities.
• Operate production-grade services with high reliability and SLAs.
• Own vendor relationships and platform budget.

Skills

AI platform leadership

Platform engineering

Production services

Stakeholder management

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Job description

Job ID 2026-17308 Date posted 07/09/2026 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category IT

Job Overview

We are building a central AI Platform to support the safe, scalable, and efficient use of AI across Arm's engineering teams.

This Director-level leadership role has responsibility for the team building out this platform, owning strategy, organization build-out, and delivery of production-grade AI services at scale.

You Will Initially Lead In Three Key Areas

• Building and operating our AI control plane:
  • Define, build, and operate the core platform that enables safe and scalable AI usage across the company. Scope includes:
  • Centrally run MCP server infrastructure
  • Model access and routing
  • Policy implementation & runtime controls
  • Enabling safe and observable agentic workflows
• Engineering experience and enablement:
  • Developer AI portal and service catalogue
  • Documentation, training and onboarding experiences
  • Establish 'Golden paths' for common AI use cases
  • AI safety
• Ensure AI at Arm is secure, compliant, and aligned with enterprise risk frameworks, including:
  • Secure execution environments and workload isolation
  • Alignment with security, legal, and compliance requirements
  • Implementation of governance policies with minimal developer friction

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing team of platform engineers and AI specialists
• Define and implement the AI platform strategy and roadmap
• Partner with engineering leadership to prioritise platform capabilities
• Operate production-grade services with high reliability and clear SLAs
• Own vendor relationships and platform budget

Required Skills And Experience

• Hands-on knowledge of AI technologies (for example MCP servers, skills, model orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, vector databases, agentic enablement).
• Experience building and leading platform, infrastructure or developer tooling teams.
• Experience delivering and operating mature and evolving production services.
• Track record of leading through ambiguous and rapidly evolving technology landscapes.
• Strong stakeholder management across engineering, security, and business functions.

“Nice To Have” Skills And Experience

• Experience building internal developer platforms or AI platforms
• Experience with AI governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
• Familiarity with sandboxing, isolation, and secure runtime environments

In Return

You’ll take ownership of a flagship AI initiative, shaping the platform that powers Arm’s global engineering teams. You’ll define the vision, build the team, and drive safe, scalable AI adoption at real enterprise scale.

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Salary Range

£168,300 - £227,700 per year