Head of AI Engineering

Opus Recruitment Solutions

London

1 year ago

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Exciting Opportunity: Head of AI Engineering

Location:London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary:£120,000 - £150,000

Are you an AI visionary ready to drive transformative change in the financial compliance landscape? Our client, a top-tier regulatory tech firm renowned for its innovative solutions and excellence, seeks a dynamic and experienced Head of AI Engineering. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead cutting-edge AI projects and shape the future of compliance for some of the world's largest financial institutions.

Your Responsibilities:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualise and implement pioneering AI features, utilizing NLP, computer vision, and graph machine learning.
Lead AI projects from ideation to production, guaranteeing robust, high-quality outcomes.
Balance the demands of research and practical execution within AI/ML teams.
Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy, integrating various data sources to support essential processes such as annotation, model training, and real-time data access.
Maximise efficiency by leveraging both external and internal AI models.
Foster a high-performance culture within geographically diverse teams, ensuring excellence and team cohesion.
Enhance the company’s profile by representing it at industry events and conferences.

What You'll Bring:

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, or a related field.
Extensive experience as an AI Engineering leader, adept at managing multiple teams and complex projects.
Deep expertise in machine learning solutions, with a solid grounding in deep learning, LLM, and NLP, especially with unstructured data.
Proficiency in Python and key libraries (PyTorch, NumPy, etc.).
Strong software development background and experience with cloud platforms (preferably Azure and GCP).
Outstanding project management skills, with a knack for Agile methodologies.
Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and leadership abilities.
Proven track record of leading teams across different time zones and speaking at industry forums.

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