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Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Location: London, 2 Days On Site
Contract Type: Part time - 3 days Per Week
Duration: 12 Months Long
Tax Status: Outside IR35
Rate: £450 - £550 Per Day
The Company
They are a specialist investment-focused organisation with a portfolio of businesses across multiple sectors. They are actively exploring how AI can enhance operations, improve workflows, and unlock efficiencies across their portfolio. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, they are looking for an experienced contractor who can influence strategy while remaining hands-on with delivery.
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- Assess existing business processes and identify opportunities for AI-driven automation and optimisation.
- Design and build AI solutions using technologies such as LLMs, agents, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
- Create practical roadmaps for AI adoption, including prioritised implementation plans.
- Engage with business stakeholders to communicate opportunities, risks, and recommendations.
- Develop, deploy, and scale production-ready AI applications.
- Support portfolio businesses with AI strategy and solution implementation where required.
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong experience designing and delivering end-to-end AI solutions in commercial environments.
- Capability to work across strategy, architecture, and hands-on engineering.
- Expertise with LLMs, AI agents, RAG frameworks, and modern AI tooling.
- Experience assessing business processes and translating requirements into technical solutions.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Background working within smaller, high-growth businesses, consultancies, or project-based environments.
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