AI Engineering Manager

Anaplan; Salford; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Anaplan is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to build and guide our Enterprise Grade AI Platform in Salford. You will drive the end-to-end delivery of conversational AI features and autonomous agentic systems while mentoring a small team of engineers.

You will own the delivery roadmap, establish best practices, and collaborate with product management to prioritise features and manage trade-offs. Strong leadership and hands-on coding will be essential in this fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 5-8 AI engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and delivery
• Drive end-to-end execution of conversational AI features that enable users to interact with Anaplan models through natural language
• Oversee the development of agentic AI systems that can autonomously analyse data, generate insights, and execute planning workflows
• Own the team's delivery roadmap, working closely with product management to prioritise features and manage technical trade‑offs
• Establish engineering best practices for AI development, including testing strategies, evaluation frameworks, and deployment patterns
• Lead sprint planning, technical design reviews, and retrospectives to ensure consistent delivery velocity and quality
• Collaborate with AI Solutions Architects to translate architectural vision into executable engineering plans
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI applications, including automated testing and prompt regression suites
• Partner with platform teams to ensure AI features integrate seamlessly with Anaplan's core infrastructure
• Communicate progress, risks, and technical decisions to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders

Skills

Team leadership

Hands-on AI development

LLM APIs

Agentic AI

Python

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Mentoring

Distributed systems

Job description

Technical Lead – Enterprise Grade AI Platform

We’re looking for a hands‑on Technical Lead to build and lead our Enterprise Grade AI Platform. You'll drive execution of our conversational AI, generative and agentic AI roadmap, managing a team of talented engineers while remaining hands‑on yourself. This role requires both exceptional leadership skills and the ability to roll up your sleeves and solve complex technical problems.

Your Impact

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 5‑8 AI engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and delivery
• Drive end‑to‑end execution of conversational AI features that enable users to interact with Anaplan models through natural language
• Oversee the development of agentic AI systems that can autonomously analyse data, generate insights, and execute planning workflows
• Own the team's delivery roadmap, working closely with product management to prioritise features and manage technical trade‑offs
• Establish engineering best practices for AI development, including testing strategies, evaluation frameworks, and deployment patterns
• Lead sprint planning, technical design reviews, and retrospectives to ensure consistent delivery velocity and quality
• Collaborate with AI Solutions Architects to translate architectural vision into executable engineering plans
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI applications, including automated testing and prompt regression suites
• Partner with platform teams to ensure AI features integrate seamlessly with Anaplan's core infrastructure
• Communicate progress, risks, and technical decisions to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders

Your Skills

• Software engineering experience while leading engineering teams
• Strong hands‑on experience building and deploying AI applications in production
• Deep knowledge of LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and conversational AI patterns
• Experience with agentic frameworks and autonomous agent architectures
• Proficiency in Python and modern software development practices (testing, code review, CI/CD)
• Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects on time with high quality
• Strong project management skills with experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and build cohesive, productive teams
• Experience leading teams in fast‑growing startups or enterprise software companies
• Knowledge of financial planning, analytics, or business intelligence domains
• Experience with RAG systems, vector databases, and semantic search
• Familiarity with model fine‑tuning, evaluation, and continuous improvement workflows
• Background in distributed systems, microservices, or cloud‑native architectures

We Provide Reasonable Accommodation

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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