Senior AI Engineering Lead — Hybrid, Production AI

Leeds Building Society; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Matched pension up to 10%

26 days holiday

Colleague Mortgage and Saver products

2 days volunteering per year

Job summary

Leeds Building Society is seeking a senior AI engineering leader to drive the delivery of AI solutions from concept to production. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of AI Engineers and AI Platform & Operations Engineers, shaping standards and ensuring robust deployments.

Collaborating with architecture, security, risk and data teams, you’ll balance pace with control, coach talent, and foster an inclusive culture while delivering measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Strong, visible people leader who drives performance, change and engagement.
• Proven track record delivering AI/ML or data-intensive solutions into production.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Foundry, Copilot and the Azure AI stack with quality standards.
• Experience establishing engineering and operational standards across multiple teams.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end AI/software/data lifecycle, deployment to live service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of AI Engineers and AI Platform & Operations Engineers.
• Deliver AI solutions from proof of concept to production, balancing speed with governance.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, risk, data and platform teams to maintain risk appetite and high standards.
• Coach, mentor and nurture talent to drive high performance across the AI estate.

Skills

People leadership

AI production

Azure AI stack

Microsoft Foundry

Engineering standards

End-to-end AI lifecycle

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Foundry

Copilot

Azure AI

Job description

Leeds Building Society is seeking a senior AI engineering leader to drive the delivery of AI solutions from concept to production. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of AI Engineers and AI Platform & Operations Engineers, shaping standards and ensuring robust deployments.

Collaborating with architecture, security, risk and data teams, you’ll balance pace with control, coach talent, and foster an inclusive culture while delivering measurable business impact.