AI Practice Lead

Job Title: AI Practice Lead
Location: Leeds / Hybrid, 2x days per week
Salary: £80,000-£100,000 + benefits

Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal role for a forward-thinking, technology consultancy delivering cutting-edge AI solutions. You'll combine deep technical expertise with practice-building, leading AI solution delivery, and shaping the AI capabilities both internally and externally. This is a role for someone who is equally comfortable driving technical excellence and influencing high-value outcomes.

Your Responsibilities:

• Shape and scale the AI practice, defining delivery methodologies, service offerings, and engineering standards.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance to AI engineers and internal teams, mentoring and developing technical talent.
• Advise on internal AI platform strategy and client positioning.
• Apply modern AI/ML approaches, including LLMs, agent architectures, and RAG techniques, in delivery and practice strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate technical capabilities into practical business impact.

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• Strong background in software engineering, architecture, or technical delivery.
• Hands-on understanding of AI/ML ecosystems, LLMs, agent architectures, and modern AI approaches.
• Experience leading AI or digital transformation engagements with delivery oversight.
• Proven ability to lead client AI or digital transformation engagements, ideally within consultancy or professional services.
• Ability to mentor and develop teams while embedding best-practice engineering standards.
• Skilled at translating AI capability into commercial value and engaging effectively with technical and executive stakeholders.
• Recognised thought leadership in AI/ML engineering.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary and comprehensive healthcare.
• Hybrid working options for improved work-life balance.
• Ongoing professional development, including AI/ML upskilling and access to technical communities.
• Opportunity to influence high-value AI solutions, shape engineering standards, and mentor technical teams across multiple industries.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.