Head of ML Engineering, Core Experience

Trainline; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Work from abroad policy

Generous share purchase plans

Extra festive time off

Job summary

A leading travel technology company is seeking a Head of Machine Learning to define and lead the strategy within its Core Experience product area. The position involves managing multiple ML teams and driving impactful projects related to search, payments, and conversational AI. Candidates should have significant ML leadership experience, budget management skills, and a strong ability to drive operational excellence. This role supports a hybrid working model with an emphasis on growth and innovation in the travel sector.

Qualifications

• Significant experience building and leading production ML teams.
• Track record of shipping ML systems with business impact.
• Deep understanding of the full ML lifecycle.
• Experience in budget ownership with vendor oversight.

Responsibilities

• Define vision and strategy for ML across the Core Experience pillar.
• Lead multiple ML teams through respective team leads.
• Drive delivery of search relevance, payments models, and conversational AI.
• Shape AI practices and governance at Trainline.

Skills

Leadership

Machine Learning

Budget Management

Stakeholder Communication

MLOps

Tools

Python

AWS

PySpark

Terraform

Docker

Job description

A leading travel technology company is seeking a Head of Machine Learning to define and lead the strategy within its Core Experience product area. The position involves managing multiple ML teams and driving impactful projects related to search, payments, and conversational AI. Candidates should have significant ML leadership experience, budget management skills, and a strong ability to drive operational excellence. This role supports a hybrid working model with an emphasis on growth and innovation in the travel sector.