Head of Artificial Intelligence

Head of AI – Start Up

Up to £200k + Equity / Package

Location: London (Hybrid)

My customer are a fast-growing start up on a mission to transform a traditional services industry using AI. They are looking for an AI leader who can build both an AI product line and an AI-enhanced delivery model from the ground up.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the technology, culture and execution of a company at a pivotal moment, where AI innovation directly impacts customers, operators, and the business model itself.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering high-leverage AI use cases end-to-end
• Integrating into messy legacy stacks, data sources and operational workflows
• Balancing fast iteration with building scalable, reusable architecture
• Bringing together tech, people and process to drive real adoption
• Leading engineering execution while partnering closely with operators, IT leaders and customers
• Building and scaling a high-performing technical team
• Setting the engineering culture: grit, collaboration, curiosity, focus, and accountability
• Owning the trade-off between speed vs. long-term scalability
• Driving business value through automation, intelligent tooling and AI-powered products

My client are looking for

• Deep experience in AI/ML engineering, workflow automation or data integrations
• Strong background building or integrating automation into operational workflows
• Ability to ship fast, iterate and deliver impact in ambiguous environments
• Experience architecting systems across data, infra, APIs and internal tools
• Comfortable working with legacy systems, messy data and complex processes
• Leadership experience: hiring, coaching, and scaling high-performance teams
• A mindset focused on execution, persistence, problem-solving and delivering value
• Bonus: experience from high-performance engineering cultures (e.g., scale-ups, fintech, AI product companies)

Please apply for this role with your most up to date and relevant CV.