Head of AI Research - Lead from the Ground Up, Equity

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 130 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited in Central London is seeking a Head of Research to own the AI strategy, roadmap and build-vs-adapt decisions. You will build and lead a team, and work hands-on on LLMs, vision models and agentic systems to deliver production-ready research within a regulated industry. You will collaborate with product, engineering and commercial teams to raise model quality and impact.

Qualificações

• 5+ years' applied AI research or ML engineering experience.
• Proven leadership of technical teams to production.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, vision models, and agents.
• Strong ability to communicate complex concepts.

Responsabilidades

• Own the AI research strategy, roadmap and build-vs-adapt decisions.
• Build, lead and develop a team of AI researchers and engineers.
• Lead hands-on development across LLMs, vision models and agentic systems.
• Own evaluation, benchmarking, model quality and continuous improvement.
• Partner with product, engineering and commercial teams to deliver research into production.

Conhecimentos

AI leadership

Hands-on ML engineering

Team leadership

Communication

Ferramentas

LLM training

Fine-tuning

Evaluation infrastructure

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited in Central London is seeking a Head of Research to own the AI strategy, roadmap and build-vs-adapt decisions. You will build and lead a team, and work hands-on on LLMs, vision models and agentic systems to deliver production-ready research within a regulated industry. You will collaborate with product, engineering and commercial teams to raise model quality and impact.