Head of Applied AI - Robotics

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading robotics company is seeking a Head of Applied AI to spearhead initiatives in intelligent robotics, focusing on multimodal learning systems. This pivotal role involves collaboration across disciplines and aims to shape the future of machine intelligence, offering an exciting opportunity to lead innovative projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong technical leadership in AI/ML with hands-on robotic experience.
• Background in multimodal model development combining vision and language.
• Experience deploying systems in real environments.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term roadmap for embedding multimodal learning in robotics.
• Collaborate with various teams to enhance system performance.
• Lead AI function for advanced robotic technologies.

Skills

Technical leadership in applied AI/ML

Experience in robotic learning or embodied intelligence

Multimodal model development

Computer vision

Language understanding

Interactive learning

Real-world deployment of learning-based systems

Collaboration with engineering and hardware teams

Programming skills in modern deep learning frameworks

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

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Head of Applied AI - Robotics, london (city of london)

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Client:

Acquired Talent Ltd.

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

We're supporting one of our clients on an exciting Head of Embodied AI search for a ground-breaking start-up robotics company building a new category of intelligent, mobile systems!

Reporting into one of the world's leading Roboticists, you’ll be joining at a pivotal moment, working alongside specialist teams across hardware, autonomy, software, and controls to scale how the system learns and performs. Unlike conventional robotic approaches that are bound by limited onboard compute, this platform is designed to shift heavier AI workloads to local infrastructure—opening up possibilities to build far richer, more capable intelligent behaviours.

This is a unique opportunity to help build a dedicated AI function focused on embedding cutting-edge multimodal learning models into next-gen robotic platforms. The role will involve defining the long-term roadmap for how intelligence is deployed across the stack, from perception through to action—combining visual understanding, decision-making, and control into unified, responsive behaviours.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to bring:

• Strong technical leadership across applied AI/ML, with deep hands-on experience in robotic learning or embodied intelligence
• A solid background in multimodal model development—especially in areas that combine computer vision, language understanding, and interactive learning (LLM, VLM or VLA)
• Real-world deployment experience of learning-based systems, ideally within robotic or physical environments (embodied systems (AI) & reinforcement learning)
• Comfort collaborating across functions, especially with engineering, hardware, and system design teams
• Solid programming and prototyping skills using modern deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)

Location: London (hybrid, with 4 days onsite and flexible hours)

This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on building ambitious technology in a fast-paced environment—ideal for a technically curious, hands-on leader who wants to shape the future of machine intelligence in the physical world and work with some of the best Robotics talent in the world.

If you meet the requirements above, please apply and one of our team will get back to you with next steps.