Machine Learning Engineer

University of Bath; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

counselling

pension schemes

discounts

learning opportunities

relocation allowance

visa reimbursement support

Job summary

The Tapestry Agency and the University of Bath are offering a fixed-term hybrid KTP role to lead a next-generation retail insight platform. You will bridge academic research with real-world business, owning the project from conception to deployment in a collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment.

The role emphasizes designing and validating ML models, handling diverse retail datasets, translating outputs into commercial insights, and working closely with engineers to embed models into a

Qualifications

• Strong technical capability, curiosity and commercial awareness.
• Machine learning specialist who can lead development of a next-generation retail insight platform.
• Experience working with complex, multi-source retail datasets.
• Ability to design, develop and validate machine learning models and decision systems.
• Translate technical outputs into actionable commercial insights.
• Collaborate with engineers to embed models into a scalable platform.
• Lead project planning, delivery and stakeholder engagement.
• Understand how KTP works with business and the University, and the role you will play.

Responsibilities

• Act as the project lead and deliver the full lifecycle of the KTP project.
• Design, develop and validate machine learning models and decision systems.
• Work with complex, multi-source retail datasets.
• Translate technical outputs into actionable commercial insights.
• Collaborate with engineers to embed models into a scalable platform.
• Lead project planning, delivery and stakeholder engagement.
• Transfer knowledge into the business through training and documentation.
• Own a strategically critical project from research through to deployment and commercialisation.
• Work at the intersection of advanced academic research and real-world business application.
• Help transform an established consultancy into a technology-led SaaS business.
• Apply machine learning, optimisation and decision systems to complex, real-world datasets.
• See your work deliver measurable impact for retail clients.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Commercial awareness

Collaboration

Tools

AI

Machine Learning

Analytics

Marketing

Job description

Salary: £36,000 - 76,000 per year

Requirements

• We are looking for someone with strong technical capability, curiosity and commercial awareness.
• We need a machine learning specialist who can lead the development of a next-generation retail insight platform.
• We expect experience working with complex, multi-source retail datasets.
• We value the ability to design, develop and validate machine learning models and decision systems.
• We are looking for someone who can translate technical outputs into actionable commercial insights.
• We need someone who can collaborate with engineers to embed models into a scalable platform.
• We expect the ability to lead project planning, delivery and stakeholder engagement.
• It is essential that you understand how KTP works with business and the University, and the vital role you will play.

Responsibilities

• Act as the project lead and deliver the full lifecycle of the KTP project.
• Design, develop and validate machine learning models and decision systems.
• Work with complex, multi-source retail datasets.
• Translate technical outputs into actionable commercial insights.
• Collaborate with engineers to embed models into a scalable platform.
• Lead project planning, delivery and stakeholder engagement.
• Transfer knowledge into the business through training and documentation.
• Own a strategically critical project from research through to deployment and commercialisation.
• Work at the intersection of advanced academic research and real-world business application.
• Help transform an established consultancy into a technology-led SaaS business.
• Apply machine learning, optimisation and decision systems to complex, real-world datasets.
• See your work deliver measurable impact for retail clients.

Technologies

• AI
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Marketing

More

We are a collaboration between The Tapestry Agency, a UK-based data insight and marketing strategy consultancy, and the University of Bath, a top UK research institution in AI and machine learning. We help multi-channel retailers grow through better use of customer data, delivering insight across acquisition, retention and channel performance.

This fixed-term hybrid KTP role runs for 29 months at The Tapestry Agency with monthly travel to Swindon.

We offer structured KTP training and leadership development, a dedicated 2,000 yearly personal development budget, mentorship from leading academics and experienced industry professionals, opportunities to publish research and build your professional profile, access to academic and industrial resources, travel and subsistence support, mentoring sessions through Innovate UK Business Connect.

Benefits include:

• counselling
• pension schemes
• discounts
• learning opportunities
• relocation allowance
• visa reimbursement support

last updated 36 week of 2026