Senior AI/ML Delivery Leader

Baringa; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Baringa is seeking a Senior Manager for our Solutions & AI Labs (SAIL) to lead AI-enabled engagements from opportunity shaping to delivery governance. You will demonstrate SME-level depth in AI/ML Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering and guide multi-disciplinary teams.

You will balance technical architecture with client advisory, champion production-grade deployments at scale, and shape propositions for AI and technology engagements across industries.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technology consulting, software engineering or AI/ML, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role – including direct accountability for end-to-end engagement delivery, resourcing and commercial outcomes.
• Experience supporting or leading bid and proposal activity, including writing technical and delivery sections of responses to client tenders and RFPs.
• SME-level depth in at least one of: Agentic AI/LLM Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering or Software Engineering – with strong architecture and design capability across cloud, data and AI domains.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing delivery teams in complex stakeholder environments, with experience engaging comfortably at CTO or engineering director level.
• Clear, confident communicator – able to make the complex accessible for technical and non-technical audiences alike, and to represent Baringa’s expertise with credibility.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science or related discipline, or equivalent depth through relevant professional certifications (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Professional ML Engineer).
• Desirable: prior experience as a forward-deployed or embedded engineer within a client environment; exposure to regulated industries such as energy, financial services or public sector.

Responsibilities

• Engagement Leadership: Own and lead end-to-end delivery of complex AI and technology consulting engagements, taking accountability for scope, quality, risk and client outcomes.
• Lead architecture and delivery workstreams, providing technical direction, design reviews and hands-on guidance where needed to ensure quality and production-readiness.
• Contribute to bids and proposals, shaping propositions, and building client relationships for follow-on engagements.
• Drive multi-disciplinary delivery teams and staff engagements, forecast resource needs, and mentor junior practitioners.
• Business Development & Bid Support: identify opportunities, shape propositions, and support or lead bids and tender responses for AI and technology engagements.
• Technical Architecture & Delivery: lead architecture design for AI-enabled platforms and cloud solutions; review designs and artefacts to maintain standards and drive production deployments.
• AI/ML Specialism: demonstrate expert-level knowledge in at least one domain while maintaining working knowledge of others, across agentic AI, ML engineering and software engineering.

Skills

Engagement Leadership

Business Development

Technical Architecture

AI/ML Expertise

Team Leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science or related discipline

Tools

Python

FastAPI

AWS Lambda

React/Next.js

Material UI

SWR

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Baringa is seeking a Senior Manager for our Solutions & AI Labs (SAIL) to lead AI-enabled engagements from opportunity shaping to delivery governance. You will demonstrate SME-level depth in AI/ML Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering and guide multi-disciplinary teams.

You will balance technical architecture with client advisory, champion production-grade deployments at scale, and shape propositions for AI and technology engagements across industries.