Principal AI Consultant

Role overview Lead enterprise AI consulting engagements from discovery through production, shaping technical direction and taking responsibility for delivery quality and stakeholder alignment. The work spans applied machine learning and generative AI, including large language model implementations, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic systems, and operational pipelines.

Responsibilities - Lead customer engagements as the technical lead or solution architect, guiding delivery from initial requirements to production. - Design and review production-grade machine learning and generative AI solutions, including RAG and agent-based approaches. - Advise on enterprise LLM systems, including prompting, fine-tuning, safeguards, and responsible AI practices. - Design or oversee agent architectures involving tool use, memory, and multi-step reasoning. - Apply operational practices for machine learning and language model systems, including evaluation, monitoring, and continuous integration and delivery. - Help customers implement language models and deploy end-to-end machine learning pipelines for complex business needs.

Requirements - A PhD in a relevant discipline, such as machine learning, computer science, AI, data science, or mathematics, or equivalent industry experience delivering complex production AI systems. - A track record leading enterprise AI consulting work with end-to-end accountability for outcomes, technical quality, and stakeholder alignment. - Deep experience designing production ML and generative AI solutions, including RAG and agentic patterns. - Extensive experience with enterprise LLM systems, including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, guardrails, and responsible AI. - Ability to design and oversee AI agent architectures; named examples include LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, and CrewAI, or equivalent approaches. - Strong expertise in LLMOps and MLOps, including evaluation, monitoring, and CI/CD.

Benefits and work setup - Remote work within the UK, with occasional customer and team visits. - Advertised salary is £105,000–£130,000 per year depending on experience, with a discretionary bonus of up to 15%.