Senior AI Platform Lead | ML Strategy & Team Leadership

A&O Shearman; Ballyclare; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A&O Shearman in Belfast is seeking a Senior AI Engineer (Manager) to lead the AI & Technology Platforms team. You will drive strategy, design, and deployment of advanced AI/ML solutions across the firm, coordinating with fee earners and business teams to deliver scalable, value-driven AI capabilities.

The role requires strong leadership, deep ML expertise, and the ability to manage internal teams and external providers.

Qualifications

• Experience in machine learning, deep learning, and AI model development.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or C#.
• Experience with AI frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), experience with Azure a plus.
• Experience leveraging AI code-writing assistants with appropriate engineering controls.
• Knowledge of IT strategic planning, design, and operations processes.
• Proven project and program management capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of current IT and data market trends and technology innovations.
• Proven track record of managing large global teams.
• Experience within the legal or professional services sector is desirable but not essential.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Excellent business acumen and understanding of how the firm is positioned in the market.
• Ability to lead and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, and implementation of AI/ML use cases across the firm.
• Manage and motivate a team of IT professionals and external providers.
• Oversee full AI solution lifecycle: development, validation, deployment, integration.
• Develop scalable AI architectures aligned with best practices.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to map AI use cases to business outcomes.
• Guide continuous improvement of the AI platform and related services.
• Mentor team members and oversee performance management.

Skills

Machine learning

Deep learning

AI model development

Python

R

C#

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS

Azure

GCP

GitHub Copilot / AI assistants

IT strategic planning

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Team development

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

A&O Shearman in Belfast is seeking a Senior AI Engineer (Manager) to lead the AI & Technology Platforms team. You will drive strategy, design, and deployment of advanced AI/ML solutions across the firm, coordinating with fee earners and business teams to deliver scalable, value-driven AI capabilities.

The role requires strong leadership, deep ML expertise, and the ability to manage internal teams and external providers.