AI Technical Lead

Job Title: AI Technical 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 Technical Lead role for a forward-thinking, technology consultancy delivering cutting-edge AI solutions. You'll shape architecture, engineering standards, and delivery outcomes across high-impact projects while working with modern AI/ML tooling, cloud technologies, and scalable engineering practices.

Technical Lead - AI Responsibilities

• Lead AI-focused architecture, design, and engineering delivery across client engagements.

• Oversee end-to-end implementation of AI/ML solutions, from concept through to production.

• Act as the senior engineering authority, ensuring high-quality outputs across wider teams.

• Establish best-practice engineering ecosystems, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, developer tooling and QA methodologies.

• Maintain expertise across modern tech stacks, cloud platforms and industry trends, including LLMs and classic ML approaches.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate technical requirements into actionable engineering plans.

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, providing guidance and thought leadership throughout delivery.

Technical Lead - AI Requirements

• Strong commercial experience with AI and ML tools, frameworks, and delivery methods.

• Confident acting as the "first engineer on the ground" to drive direction and standards.

• Hands-on proficiency with cloud platforms and modern engineering patterns.

• Full-stack technical capability across front-end and back-end technologies (e.g., React, Vue, Flutter, C#, Java, Python, Node, Go).

• Broad exposure to CI/CD tooling, automation technologies, and test engineering.

• Strong understanding of agile principles with experience embedding best practice across teams.

• Excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and comfort with complexity and evolving AI landscapes.

What's in it for me?

• Competitive salary and comprehensive healthcare.

• Hybrid/remote working options for improved work-life balance.

• Ongoing professional development, including AI/ML upskilling and access to technical communities.

• Opportunity to work with modern technologies and shape high-value digital solutions.

• Exposure to a broad portfolio of impactful projects 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.