Head of Product and Engineering in London

Energy Jobline CVL; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Head of Product & Engineering - AI to lead an AI innovation lab’s product and technical work in London. The role covers the full 0-1 journey, setting direction, shaping the roadmap, guiding discovery and validating useful, reliable products in a hands-on leadership capacity.

You will lead a small, multi-disciplinary team, work closely with editorial colleagues, and operate in a hybrid model with three days in the London office.

Qualifications

• Experience leading B2C digital product development and delivery with accountability for product outcomes and engineering delivery.
• Track record of taking products from 0–1 by identifying valuable problems, testing assumptions, shipping quickly and learning from users.
• Practical experience building AI-powered products, including LLM application patterns and evaluation methods.
• Strong engineering judgement, with the ability to guide architecture, challenge decisions and earn senior engineers’ confidence.
• Record of hiring and developing strong technical teams.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast‑changing environments with clear communication across technical, editorial and commercial audiences.
• Commitment to intellectual rigour, global perspective and editorial independence

Responsibilities

• Set the AI lab’s product and technical direction, translating editorial and business priorities into a focused innovation roadmap.
• Lead a multidisciplinary product, design and engineering team, fostering rapid experimentation and high standards.
• Own the 0–1 process from research and prototyping through user testing, launch and decisions to improve, scale or stop.
• Champion customer needs and work with editorial colleagues to create valuable products while protecting quality, provenance and independence.
• Guide architecture, build-versus-buy decisions and engineering practices for reliable AI product development.
• Define success measures and connect successful concepts with the organisation’s wider platforms, data and priorities

Skills

Product leadership

AI product development

LLM patterns

Engineering leadership

Team building

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Role: Head of Product & Engineering -AI

Salary: £120k to £150k basic, Plus Bonus and Excellent benefits

Location: London Hybrid

Our client is a global media and information-services company helping people and organisations understand complex global challenges through rigorous analysis and evidence-based insight.

The role

We are seeking a Head of Product & Engineering to lead an AI innovation lab’s product and technical work. You will own the full 0-1 journey: setting direction, shaping the roadmap, guiding discovery, making architectural decisions and validating useful, reliable products. This is a hands‑on leadership role for a small multidisciplinary team working closely with editorial colleagues. This is a Hybrid role with 3 days a week in the London office.

Responsibilities

• Set the AI lab’s product and technical direction, translating editorial and business priorities into a focused innovation roadmap.
• Lead a multidisciplinary product, design and engineering team, fostering rapid experimentation and high standards.
• Own the 0–1 process from research and prototyping through user testing, launch and decisions to improve, scale or stop.
• Champion customer needs and work with editorial colleagues to create valuable products while protecting quality, provenance and independence.
• Guide architecture, build-versus-buy decisions and engineering practices for reliable AI product development.
• Define success measures and connect successful concepts with the organisation’s wider platforms, data and priorities.

Who you are

• Experienced leading B2C digital product development and delivery with accountability for product outcomes and engineering delivery. Subscription, media, e-commerce or marketplace experience is .
• A track record of taking products from 0–1 by identifying valuable problems, testing assumptions, shipping quickly and learning from users.
• Practical experience building AI-powered products, including LLM application patterns and evaluation methods.
• Strong engineering judgement, with the ability to guide architecture, challenge decisions and earn senior engineers’ confidence.
• A record of hiring and developing strong technical teams.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast‑changing environments with clear communication across technical, editorial and commercial audiences.
• A commitment to intellectual rigour, global perspective and editorial independence