Head of Artificial Intelligence

Job description

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.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

29-12-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English