Hands-On AI Platform Lead

Anaplan; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anaplan is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to build and lead our Enterprise Grade AI Platform. You will drive the conversational AI and agentic AI roadmap while managing a team of engineers and staying hands-on to solve complex problems.

You will mentor engineers, own delivery plans, collaborate with product management, and establish best practices in testing, deployment, and CI/CD to ensure scalable, reliable AI solutions across the platform.

Qualifications

• Software engineering experience while leading engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on experience building and deploying AI applications in production.
• Deep knowledge of LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and conversational AI patterns.
• Experience with agentic frameworks and autonomous agent architectures.
• Proficiency in Python and modern software development practices (testing, code review, CI/CD).
• Proventrack record of delivering complex technical projects on time with high quality.
• Strong project management skills with experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and build cohesive, productive teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 5-8 AI engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and delivery.
• Drive end-to-end execution of conversational AI features that enable users to interact with Anaplan models through natural language.
• Oversee the development of agentic AI systems that can autonomously analyse data, generate insights, and execute planning workflows.
• Own the team's delivery roadmap, working closely with product management to prioritise features and manage technical trade-offs.
• Establish engineering best practices for AI development, including testing strategies, evaluation frameworks, and deployment patterns.
• Lead sprint planning, technical design reviews, and retrospectives to ensure consistent delivery velocity and quality.
• Collaborate with AI Solutions Architects to translate architectural vision into executable engineering plans.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI applications, including automated testing and prompt regression suites.
• Partner with platform teams to ensure AI features integrate seamlessly with Anaplan's core infrastructure.
• Communicate progress, risks, and technical decisions to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Team leadership

AI in production

LLM APIs

Agentic AI

Python

Agile Scrum

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Job description

Anaplan is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to build and lead our Enterprise Grade AI Platform. You will drive the conversational AI and agentic AI roadmap while managing a team of engineers and staying hands-on to solve complex problems.

You will mentor engineers, own delivery plans, collaborate with product management, and establish best practices in testing, deployment, and CI/CD to ensure scalable, reliable AI solutions across the platform.