ADLIB Recruitment | B Corp™
AI Engineering Manager
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Lead the development of enterprise AI solutions that deliver real business impact
Join a newly expanding AI & Automation team with significant investment and visibility.
- Build production AI agents and automation solutions using cutting-edge Microsoft tech.
- Help shape a brand-new AI engineering function and influence technical standards from the outset.
We're looking for an AI Engineering Manager to join a growing technology team focused on delivering AI-powered tools and automation solutions across a large professional services environment.
This role offers the chance to help build a new AI engineering capability from the ground up. You'll work on projects that move quickly from concept into production, delivering solutions that are used by real users and have measurable business impact. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, rolling up their sleeves and building technology that genuinely improves the way people work.
What you'll be doing
- You'll design and build AI agents, automation workflows and production-grade applications using Python, Azure and Microsoft CoPilot Studio.
- Working closely with technology and business stakeholders, you'll integrate AI solutions into existing platforms, develop reusable engineering components and help establish best practices across the team.
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- You'll also support technical design reviews, contribute to engineering standards and help ensure solutions are scalable, reliable and secure.
- This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership and offers the opportunity to influence architecture, ways of working and future technology direction.
What experience you'll need to apply
- Several years of commercial experience building and deploying AI-powered solutions within medium to large organisations
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, ideally including the design and deployment of AI agents
- Strong Python development experience, including building production-ready applications, APIs and automation workflows
- Experience working with Azure services, including AI Foundry
- Power Platform experience
- Experience implementing AI solutions in production environments rather than purely proof of concept work
- Strong understanding of AI orchestration, agent design and systems integration
- Experience deploying solutions used by sizeable teams or business functions
- CI/CD and software engineering best practice experience
- Experience working closely with stakeholders to understand business challenges and turn them into technical solutions
- Experience within professional services, financial services, insurance or other regulated environments would be highly beneficial
- Previous experience providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers or helping establish engineering standards would be advantageous
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What you'll get in return for your experience
- A salary of up to £80,000 plus discretionary bonus, typically around 11%, alongside hybrid working, generous annual leave, wellbeing benefits, ongoing professional development and the opportunity to join a highly visible and rapidly expanding AI function.
Location & Working Pattern
- This role can be based from either Birmingham, London or Manchester, with a hybrid working model of around three days per week in the office. The team values collaboration and face-to-face interaction whilst still offering flexibility around working patterns.
Please note that sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must already have the unrestricted right to work in the UK on a permanent basis. Unfortunately, applications from candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future cannot be considered.
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