AI Enginnering Lead

AI ENGINEERING LEADHighly competitive salaryHybrid working model with client-facing project exposureOffice in Manchester city centreLeadership opportunity within a rapidly growing AI capabilityKEY POINTSSenior AI Engineering leadership role with hands-on deliveryOpportunity to shape engineering standards and AI strategyClient-facing position with strong stakeholder engagementModern AI stack including Azure AI, Databricks, MLOps, and LLM technologiesABOUT THE CLIENTWe''re supporting a well-established, technology-focused consultancy that is continuing to invest heavily in its AI and data capability. With a strong focus on innovation, engineering quality, and responsible AI delivery, they are looking to appoint an experienced AI Engineering Lead to help shape and scale their growing function.THE ROLE:You''ll take ownership of leading and developing a high-performing AI engineering function, helping shape technical standards, delivery quality, and engineering best practices across multiple projects.This role offers a blend of strategic leadership, client engagement, and hands-on technical delivery. You''ll work closely with senior stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to design and deploy scalable AI solutions into production environments.You''ll also play a key role in mentoring engineers, driving capability development, and evaluating emerging technologies across AI, machine learning, and LLM ecosystems. Alongside this, you''ll support workshops, solution design ..... full job details .....