Senior AI Platform Lead — Strategy, ML & Cloud

A&O Shearman; Drumnasoo; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; 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 shape strategy, design, and deployment of advanced AI and ML solutions, guiding a skilled IT team and external providers to deliver scalable, value-driven AI initiatives across the firm.

You will drive lifecycle governance of AI projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure AI solutions align with business outcomes and regulatory best practices.

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 leveraging AI code-writing assistants with engineering controls in professional environments.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, and implementation of advanced AI/ML use cases.
• Manage and mentor a team of IT professionals; direct external service providers.
• Oversee full lifecycle of AI solutions from development to deployment and integration.
• Define and drive the technical strategy for AI solutions across the firm.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships with fee earners and business teams.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture & Technology Platforms leadership.
• Ensure scalable architecture and alignment with best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement and value delivery of AI initiatives.

Skills

ML/DL

Python

R

C#

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS

Azure

GCP

Code assistants

Leadership

Project management

IT strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Codex

Job description

A&O Shearman in Belfast is seeking a Senior AI Engineer (Manager) to lead the AI & Technology Platforms team. You will shape strategy, design, and deployment of advanced AI and ML solutions, guiding a skilled IT team and external providers to deliver scalable, value-driven AI initiatives across the firm.

You will drive lifecycle governance of AI projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure AI solutions align with business outcomes and regulatory best practices.