Director of Enterprise AI & Advanced Analytics

Mars; Slough; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University access

Company bonus

Learning & development support

Job summary

Mars is seeking an Enterprise AI & Advanced Analytics Director to lead a high-caliber team delivering AI-driven insights across R&D/Labs, Finance, and Commercial. The role champions a specification-first SDLC, guiding data contracts, APIs, and governance to ensure scalable, ethical AI

developments. You will translate complex business challenges into concrete AI initiatives, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership in Data Science, AI, or Advanced Analytics.
• Experience with specification-first SDLC and automated testing pipelines.
• Strong expertise in traditional predictive modelling and GenAI architectures.
• Ability to translate business challenges into precise technical specs.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of data scientists, ML engineers, and AI engineers.
• Define AI strategy and Spec-Driven SDLC for enterprise applications.
• Oversee prototyping, deployment, and automated testing of advanced AI and GenAI models.
• Establish governance, ethics, and quality gates for AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align AI initiatives with business goals.

Skills

Leadership & Experience

Spec-Driven SDLC

Technical Depth

Cross-Functional Influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

LLMs (Generative AI)

RAG

Agentic workflows

Job description

Mars is seeking an Enterprise AI & Advanced Analytics Director to lead a high-caliber team delivering AI-driven insights across R&D/Labs, Finance, and Commercial. The role champions a specification-first SDLC, guiding data contracts, APIs, and governance to ensure scalable, ethical AI

developments. You will translate complex business challenges into concrete AI initiatives, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive growth.