Director of AI

Manchester
6 months ago
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Director of AI | Manchester (Office Based) | Excellent Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Are you a visionary AI leader ready to shape the future of enterprise AI; from strategic roadmap to hands-on implementation? Join a fast-scaling, international SaaS company that's transforming its industry through relentless innovation, advanced product development and investment in next-generation AI solutions.

This is a rare, high-impact opportunity to define and drive the end-to-end AI agenda of a multi-award-winning business backed by a world-class leadership team.

As Director of AI, you will own the company's AI vision - leading strategy development, technical execution, and operational scaling across Machine Learning, Generative AI, Large language Models and beyond. Your leadership will directly influence product innovation, operational excellence, and commercial success.

Role Overview

Define and drive the enterprise AI strategy - identifying opportunities for innovation, automation, and market differentiation using advanced AI/ML technologies.
Own the full lifecycle of AI initiatives, from vision and roadmap to technical architecture, delivery, optimisation, and governance.
Build and lead cross-functional AI teams, ensuring alignment between technical execution and strategic business goals.
Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g. LLMs, RAG, vector search, knowledge graphs) and make evidence-based recommendations to stakeholders.
Establish best practices for responsible AI development, including risk management, compliance, and explainability.
Partner with senior leadership to integrate AI into core business functions and customer-facing products at speed and scale.What You Bring

Proven leadership in delivering enterprise-scale AI strategies, ideally in a high-growth SaaS or technology-led environment.
Strong academic or practical background in AI, ML, Data Science, Computer Science or a related STEM field.
Demonstrated hands-on expertise in building and deploying advanced ML and Generative AI models in production (including RAG Architecture)
Deep technical proficiency with LLMs, NLP, Python, SQL, and major AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
Strong understanding of AI engineering fundamentals including DevOps, CI/CD, MLOps, and DevSecOps.
Experience building AI governance frameworks to address ethical risk, model accuracy, and regulatory compliance.Why Join?

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the AI strategy of a high-growth, global and entrepreneurial organisation. You'll work alongside a visionary leadership team and have the autonomy to innovate, influence, and scale AI solutions that have real-world commercial impact.

Enjoy a highly competitive compensation package, including:

Excellent base salary
Generous performance-based bonus
Private healthcare, pension scheme, and premium benefits
A dynamic, innovation-first culture with real career progressionDAI(phone number removed)AM

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