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Head of AI Solutions
As Head of AI Solutions, you will be the senior technical leader responsible for Vector8’s AI excellence in the UK. You embody our deepest subject-matter expertise in machine learning, advanced analytics, GenAI, and scalable AI engineering. Your role is part visionary, part architect, part leader, and part ambassador for Vector8’s thought leadership.
You shape end-to-end AI solution design and guide the successful delivery of robust, secure, and scalable AI solutions across complex enterprise environments. You play a pivotal role in pre-sales, executive conversations, technical storytelling, and thought leadership, helping clients understand what’s possible and why.
Working closely with our Cloud & Enterprise Architecture and Data & AI Solution Architecture leaders, you help create the integrated technical foundation that enables AI to scale far beyond individual use cases.
Key Responsibilities
Lead UK from a Technical Perspective
- Serve as the senior technical counterpart for executives and technology leaders in Retail, Banking, Insurance, and other industries.
- Architect and oversee end-to-end AI solutions that are secure, resilient, explainable, and scalable.
- Guide decision-making across the full AI lifecycle—from ideation to deployment and continuous improvement.
Broader Strategic Contribution
- As part of the most senior level of our technical team, reporting to the Chief AI Officer, you will bring input and action to our group technology strategy including IP development and recommendations to improve our propositions, capabilities and/or services.
Shape & Deliver Enterprise-Scale AI Solutions
- Design complex AI/ML/GenAI solutions, including data pipelines, ML workflows, GenAI agents, evaluation frameworks, and production architectures.
- Be hands-on when needed: prototype models, validate architectures, review code, and steer engineering direction.
- Ensure solutions integrate seamlessly with enterprise architectures, cloud environments, and security frameworks.
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Drive Thought Leadership & Pre-Sales
- Represent Vector8 externally through thought leadership, presentations, white papers, and industry events.
- Lead pre-sales engagements, including solution visioning, proposals, demos, and technical storytelling.
- Shape Vector8’s AI point of view, frameworks, and best practices.
Build & Lead a High-Performing AI Team in the UK
- Recruit, build, and mentor a UK-based AI engineering team.
- Oversee cross-market technical teams (teams are made up of teams across Switzerland, France, North Macedonia)
- Establish high standards for engineering excellence, model quality, solution robustness, and responsible AI practices.
- Foster a culture of innovation, learning, and collaborative problem-solving.
Ensure High-Quality Delivery Across the AI Lifecycle
- Oversee technical governance, architecture reviews, and quality gates.
- Work closely with delivery teams—including Skopje—to ensure alignment, quality, and consistency.
- Oversee end-to-end delivery, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, and at highest quality.
Stay at the Forefront of AI & GenAI Innovation
- Track emerging techniques, frameworks, evaluation methods, and deployment patterns across ML and GenAI.
- Translate trends into actionable guidance for clients and internal teams.
- Champion responsible AI, model governance, and safe scaling practices.
Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, AI solution architecture with practical examples of having led enterprise deployment in production.
- Deep expertise in ML, MLOps, AI engineering, and GenAI—including model architectures, evaluation methods, guardrails, and deployment patterns.
- Strong presence, communication skills, and credibility in front of executives, technology leaders, and engineering teams.
- Proven track record in designing and delivering complex AI systems in enterprise or regulated environments.
- Experience in consulting or professional services with direct accountability for delivery and client outcomes.
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, integration patterns, security, and data governance.
- Experience leading technical teams and guiding engineers and architects toward shared outcomes.
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PHD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience in pre-sales, solution shaping, and client relationship management.
- You are fully proficient in English with any knowledge of German or French a plus
- Experience in Banking or other regulated industries a plus
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Benefits
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment where your contributions directly drive our growth and success
- Opportunities to work with cutting-edge AI technologies and innovative solutions that create real business value
- A supportive team culture that prioritizes continuous learning, professional development, and personal growth
- A leadership ethos focused on empowering people and fostering collaboration, excellence, authenticity, and diversity
- A lean and agile organisation that values and incentivizes entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking
- The chance to significantly impact the AI transition for leading enterprises
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