Head of AI Lab - Product & Engineering (Hybrid)

Economist Group; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Private health insurance

Pension/401(k) plan

Counselling and wellbeing resources

Work From Anywhere up to 25 days/yr

Generous annual and parental leave

Free access to The Economist content

Descripción de la vacante

The Economist Group is seeking a Head of Product & Engineering to lead the AI Lab's product and technical work. You will own the 0-1 journey, set direction, shape the roadmap and ensure our AI-enabled products are useful, reliable and aligned with The Economist's heritage.

This hands-on leadership role spans product, engineering and design, with editorial colleagues embedded in the Lab. We operate on a hybrid pattern with 3+ days in the office.

Formación

• Experience leading the development of consumer-facing digital products.
• Proven track record taking products from 0-1 and iterating with real users.
• Experience building and operating AI-powered products including practical knowledge of LLM patterns.
• Strong engineering background guiding architecture and best practices.
• Experience hiring senior engineering talent and raising the technical bar.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.

Responsabilidades

• Set the AI Lab roadmap of innovation directions and prospective products.
• Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team across product, design and engineering.
• Be the voice of the future customer and ensure value-focused opportunities.
• Own the 0-1 process from idea to beta to production with evidence-based decisions.
• Collaborate with editorial colleagues to amplify journalism while preserving quality and independence.
• Shape the technical direction and establish engineering practices for AI product development.
• Connect Lab work to platforms, data and company priorities; define success metrics.

Conocimientos

B2C product leadership

AI-powered product development

Engineering leadership

Team building

Roadmap strategy

Stakeholder communication

Architectural judgement

Editorial alignment

Descripción del empleo

The Economist Group is seeking a Head of Product & Engineering to lead the AI Lab's product and technical work. You will own the 0-1 journey, set direction, shape the roadmap and ensure our AI-enabled products are useful, reliable and aligned with The Economist's heritage.

This hands-on leadership role spans product, engineering and design, with editorial colleagues embedded in the Lab. We operate on a hybrid pattern with 3+ days in the office.