Platform Delivery Manager - AI Engineering

Compare the Market; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Compare the Market as a Platform Delivery Manager for AI Engineering. In this hybrid role, you will drive the implementation of foundational capabilities to make the company AI-native, while working closely with engineering teams. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the delivery roadmap in a culture that values creativity and diverse perspectives.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Electric car scheme

Paid development and wellbeing days

Qualifications

• Experience within an AI in software engineering environment.
• Proven track record of delivering complex platform initiatives.
• Strong planning and scheduling discipline with clear visibility.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the team's delivery roadmap and priorities tied to OKRs.
• Drive planning and execution cycles, ensuring predictable delivery.
• Resolve blockers and coordinate dependencies across teams.

Skills

Planning

Communication

Execution

Organizational Skills

AI Knowledge

Job description

Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.
It’s why we’re on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!
We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money and that’s why good things happen when you meerkat.

We’d love you to be part of our journey!
As the Platform Delivery Manager for AI Engineering, you will own the delivery of foundational capabilities that make Compare the Market an AI-native engineering organisation. You’ll define the right work, sequence it for impact, and ensure it gets delivered safely, scalably, and on time. This is a hybrid role that combines the system-level clarity of a Technical Product Manager with the execution rigour of a Delivery Manager. You will work side-by-side with engineers, not above or around them.

Everyone is welcome!
We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work. Everyone is welcome. Be you.
This means we’re excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences and ideas. We don’t expect you to tick all the boxes, but would love to hear what makes you great for this role.

Some of the great things you’ll do:
• Define and maintain the team’s delivery roadmap and priorities, tied to OKRs
• Break complex initiatives into shippable work and sequence them effectively
• Drive planning and execution cycles and ensure the right things move forward
• Actively resolve blockers and ambiguities through tight loops with engineering
• Coordinate dependencies across AI Labs, Data and AI, Architecture, and platform teams
• Ensure delivered capabilities are complete, usable, and integrated

What we’d like to see from you:
• Experience within an AI in software engineering environment.
• Proven track record of delivering complex platform or internal tooling initiatives
• Strong planning and scheduling discipline; ensures predictable delivery and clear commitments
• Skilled at turning ambiguous goals into sequenced, trackable work
• Deep understanding of software delivery practices including CI/CD, SDLC, and developer workflows
• Familiar with AI-native engineering concepts, including Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Highly organised communicator who maintains delivery visibility and stakeholder confidence
• Balances short-term execution pressure with long-term system integrity

What will success look like:
• Roadmap is grounded, achievable, and linked to mission outcomes
• Engineers feel unblocked, focused, and confident in what they are building
• Delivery pace is steady and visible with minimal surprises
• Stakeholders trust you because you make things happen without spinning

There’s something for everyone.
We’re a place of opportunity. You’ll have the tools and autonomy to drive your own career, supported by a team of amazingly talented people.
And then there’s our benefits. For us, it’s not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid development, wellbeing and CSR days, we’ve pretty much got you covered!

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