Head of Artificial Intelligence

Cognify Search
Brighton
1 week ago
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I’m currently partnering with an AI-native startup looking to hire a Head of AI to report directly to the CTO and lead a team of Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the AI strategy and architecture of a product built around generative AI and agentic systems from the ground up.

What makes this role interesting:

  • Lead and grow a high-performing AI team while remaining hands-on with modern ML and GenAI tooling
  • Own and evolve the AI strategy, driving real product impact through LLMs, agentic architectures, and advanced ML
  • Work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering and leadership to turn customer problems into production AI systems
  • Influence the adoption of state-of-the-art approaches across RAG pipelines, evaluation frameworks, agent tooling, and prompt engineering
  • Build AI products that deliver real commercial value, balancing experimentation with scalable delivery

What they’re looking for:

  • Proven AI leader who has built commercial AI products
  • Deep experience across Generative AI, LLMs and classical machine learning
  • Experience with agentic AI systems, RAG pipelines, and modern AI tooling
  • A leader who can mentor teams, shape strategy, and drive delivery in fast-moving environments

The role is 1x a week in Brighton, working alongside a highly technical leadership team building next-generation AI products.

📩 Feel free to message me directly-


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