Senior Product and Delivery Lead

Foster + Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Foster + Partners is seeking a Senior Product and Delivery Lead in London to shape and deliver AI products and services across the practice. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to guide products from discovery through delivery and adoption, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and measurable outcomes.

The role demands experience in technology product management, a track record of deploying AI/ML/LLM-based products, and strong skills in backlog management, stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• Experience in technology product management or delivery leadership.
• Proven track record with AI/ML/LLM products in production.
• Strong understanding of AI concepts (retrieval, agents, latency, token costs).
• Experience managing backlogs, user stories and prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of AI products and services.
• Guide products from discovery through delivery and adoption.
• Shape product strategy, prioritisation and investment decisions.
• Drive adoption of emerging AI technologies across the practice.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Product management

Delivery leadership

AI products

LLM-based products

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Senior Product and Delivery Lead

Department: Applied R+D

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Martha Tsigkari

Description

As a Senior Product and Delivery Lead at Foster + Partners, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering AI products and services that support design, operations and business functions across the practice. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders and technical specialists, you will guide products from discovery through delivery and adoption, ensuring solutions meet user needs, align with strategic objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.

This role is ideal if you want to:

• Lead the development and delivery of AI products and services that support digital transformation across the practice.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to turn complex challenges into practical, high-impact solutions.
• Shape product strategy, prioritisation and investment decisions using evidence-based recommendations.
• Drive adoption of emerging AI technologies while promoting responsible and effective use.
• Influence how innovative tools are designed, deployed and measured across a global organisation.

What you will bring to the team:

• Experience in technology product management or delivery leadership, guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver and improve digital products.
• A proven track record of bringing AI, machine learning or LLM-based products into production environments.
• Strong understanding of AI concepts including retrieval-augmented generation, agents, evaluation approaches, latency considerations and token-based costs.
• Experience managing product backlogs, defining user stories and prioritising work to maximise value and outcomes.
• Solid knowledge of Agile delivery practices, including Scrum, Kanban and the use of tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Experience establishing measurable success criteria, tracking performance metrics and communicating outcomes to stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of AI governance, data protection principles, cross-functional approvals and stakeholder management in complex environments.

What we offer:

We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes: private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.

To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non-technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.

If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.