Director Of AI Platforms & Delivery - AI, Tech

Adecco Portugal; Cambridge; Hybride; GBP 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Bonus

Share options

Hybrid working

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Agentic AI is seeking a Director of AI Platforms & Delivery to lead the strategy and delivery of complex AI programmes. Reporting to the executive team, you will scale AI platforms, governance, and engineering practices across multi-disciplinary teams.

You will own delivery of high-impact customer engagements, ensure robust AI architectures, and drive adoption of agentic and generative AI capabilities within a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering AI, ML or advanced software solutions.
• Strong understanding of Agentic AI, Generative AI and LLM ecosystems.
• Building and scaling AI platforms in production environments.
• Leading large multidisciplinary technology teams.

Responsabilités

• Define and deliver the AI platform strategy.
• Lead scalable AI infrastructure, tooling and governance.
• Drive adoption of Agentic AI, Generative AI and modern AI architectures.
• Own delivery of complex AI and software programmes.
• Establish best practices for AI engineering, testing and deployment.
• Lead high-performing engineering, product and delivery teams.
• Drive innovation whilst maintaining governance and quality standards.
• Act as a trusted adviser to customers and executive stakeholders.

Connaissances

AI leadership

Software engineering

Delivery governance

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

High-growth environments

Formation

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI

STEM degree

Equivalent industry experience

Outils

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

CrewAI

OpenAI Agents

MLOps

Description du poste

Director of AI Platforms & Delivery - Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence,
Location: Cambridge (Hybrid - must be within commuting distance)
Package: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Share Options

About Us

This is an opportunity to join a pioneering artificial intelligence company operating within a niche yet highly lucrative industry. The business is a recognised leader in its field, delivering innovative solutions to complex real-world challenges.
Backed by an experienced leadership team and exceptional AI, data science and engineering talent, the company is entering an exciting phase of growth and is seeking a Director of AI Platforms & Delivery to scale its AI capabilities and delivery function.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the executive team, you will define and execute the AI platform strategy whilst leading the successful delivery of complex AI programmes and customer engagements.
This role combines AI strategy, platform engineering, software delivery and operational leadership. You will ensure the organisation continues to build scalable, cutting-edge AI solutions that deliver measurable commercial value.

About You

You are an experienced technology leader with a strong software engineering background and a proven track record delivering AI, machine learning or advanced software solutions.

Essential Experience

• Delivering complex AI, machine learning or software solutions.
• Strong understanding of Agentic AI, Generative AI and LLM ecosystems.
• Building and scaling AI platforms in production environments.
• Leading large multidisciplinary technology teams.
• Previous experience as a Head of Software Engineering, Director of Engineering, Engineering Manager, Principal Engineer or similar leadership role.
• Delivery governance, quality management and operational oversight.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience operating within high-growth technology businesses.

Education

• Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or a related discipline.
• STEM degree highly desirable.
• Equivalent industry experience will also be considered.

Highly Desirable

• LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenAI Agents or Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• AI agent and multi-agent solution delivery.
• Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• AI testing, observability and evaluation frameworks.
• MLOps, LLMOps and AI governance.
• Experience within regulated or mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the AI platform strategy.
• Lead scalable AI infrastructure, tooling and governance.
• Drive adoption of Agentic AI, Generative AI and modern AI architectures.
• Own delivery of complex AI and software programmes.
• Establish best practices for AI engineering, testing and deployment.
• Lead high-performing engineering, product and delivery teams.
• Drive innovation whilst maintaining governance and quality standards.
• Act as a trusted adviser to customers and executive stakeholders.

Why Join Us?

• Shape the future of an innovative AI business.
• Work alongside leading AI scientists and engineers.
• Influence next-generation AI and agentic AI capabilities.
• Join a high-growth organisation with significant investment.
• Competitive salary, bonus and share options.
• Hybrid working and outstanding career development opportunities.