Technical Director

Lorien; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Private medical cover

Pension

Enhanced family leave

Job summary

Lorien in London is seeking a Technical Director to lead the delivery of AI-powered digital products across web, mobile and conversational platforms. You will combine technical leadership, architecture and hands-on engineering to create innovative experiences for recognised brands.

The role offers a flexible hybrid working model, collaboration with product, design and data teams, and a strong benefits package including private medical cover and pension.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of C#/.NET and modern API architectures.
• Practical experience implementing AI and LLM solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical strategy for web, app and AI-driven products.
• Drive the adoption of Generative AI, LLMs and conversational experiences.
• Provide hands-on leadership across C#/.NET, cloud and full-stack development.
• Mentor engineers and champion engineering best practice.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and Data teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Skills

C#/.NET

AI/LLM solutions

Leadership

Architectural leadership

Tools

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

OpenAI

Cursor

Job description

Technical Director – AI & Digital Products

An exciting and industry leading digital experience agency is seeking a Technical Director to lead the delivery of AI-powered digital products across web, mobile and conversational platforms. You'll combine technical leadership, architecture and hands‑on engineering to create innovative experiences for some of the UK's most recognised brands.

What You'll Do:

• Lead architecture and technical strategy for web, app and AI-driven products


• Drive the adoption of Generative AI, LLMs and conversational experiences


• Provide hands‑on leadership across C#/.NET, cloud and full-stack development


• Mentor engineers and champion engineering best practice


• Collaborate with Product, Design and Data teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences

What We're Looking For:

• Expert knowledge of C#/.NET and modern API architectures


• Practical experience implementing AI and LLM solutions


• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills

Nice to Have:

• LangChain, Semantic Kernel or agentic AI frameworks


• OpenAI, Claude or other LLM integrations


• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor or Claude Code

Why Join?

• Work on cutting-edge AI products and experiences


• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of designers, strategists and engineers


• Flexible hybrid working


• Excellent benefits package including private medical cover, pension and enhanced family leave