Head of Artificial Intelligence

Reason
Bristol
11 months ago
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Role Overview

As the Head of AI Solutions, you will take a leadership role in shaping the core AI capabilities, working closely within the cross-functional teams. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Defining the technical roadmap.
  • Leading a top-tier AI research and engineering team.
  • Driving innovation in generative AI research and optimising model performance.
  • Designing and implementing high-performance AI systems for training and inference.
  • Ensuring seamless integration of AI solutions into production environments.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a world-class team of AI engineers and researchers.
  • Establish AI research goals and align them with business and user needs.
  • Develop and optimise large-scale AI systems, including training clusters and inference engines.
  • Integrate distributed training frameworks and GPU optimisation techniques.
  • Represent the company in the AI community through research, conferences, and open-source contributions.


Why Join?

This role offers an opportunity to be at the forefront of AI innovation. As part of one of the leading businesses in the field, you will be shaping the industry’s future by setting new standards in AI scalability and performance.


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