Engineering Director - Remote AI/Cyber Sec, Co-Lead CTO

Jack & Jill/External ATS; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI cybersecurity startup is looking for an Engineering Director to co-lead the engineering organization alongside the CTO. In this role, you will manage and scale teams from 10 to over 25 engineers while maintaining a high-performance culture. The ideal candidate will possess extensive leadership experience in high-growth environments and a proven track record in ML/AI. This opportunity offers significant equity upside and the chance to influence an AI-native engineering culture during a critical growth phase.

Benefits

Significant equity upside

Opportunities for professional growth

Work alongside cutting-edge technologies

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience scaling engineering teams from 20 to 100+ people.
• Proven background in ML/AI engineering leadership.
• Business-minded leader measuring success through customer value.

Responsibilities

• Drive day-to-day engineering operations across multiple product teams.
• Manage technical leads and engineers, focusing on performance management.
• Build scalable systems and processes during hypergrowth.

Skills

Leadership experience in engineering

ML/AI engineering leadership

Performance management

Business-minded approach

Job description

A leading AI cybersecurity startup is looking for an Engineering Director to co-lead the engineering organization alongside the CTO. In this role, you will manage and scale teams from 10 to over 25 engineers while maintaining a high-performance culture. The ideal candidate will possess extensive leadership experience in high-growth environments and a proven track record in ML/AI. This opportunity offers significant equity upside and the chance to influence an AI-native engineering culture during a critical growth phase.