Gen AI Lead / Senior Engineer

Gen AI Lead / Senior Engineer | London | Hybrid | Permanent

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days in office, 2 WFH)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £170 000 base + Bonus

About the Company

A leading wealth management firm with $60 billion AUM is looking for a Gen AI Lead / Senior Engineer to drive AI innovation and build cutting-edge business solutions powered by Machine Learning (ML) and Agentic AI Frameworks.

This is a first-of-its-kind hire for the firm’s AI strategy, with an exciting roadmap to prove initial use cases and scale the team to 8-10 members by 2028.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop & implement an AI-driven Manager Insights Toolkit to extract and summarize insights from documents.
• Build an internal chatbot for investment teams to query specific manager data efficiently.
• Evaluate & prioritize additional AI use cases based on business needs.
• Assess & implement AI frameworks/tools, working with vendor solutions while bringing expertise in-house.
• Lead AI strategy execution, working closely with investment and client teams.
• Play a key role in scaling & hiring for the AI team over the next few years.

Key Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in AI/ML, with recent focus on Generative AI (GenAI) & LLMs.
• Proven track record of building & deploying AI solutions from concept to production.
• Strong background in NLP & unstructured data processing.
• Industry preference: Asset Management or Wealth Management.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment (3 days in-office, 2 remote).

Why Join?

• First AI hire at a firm managing $60bn AUM – opportunity to build & shape the AI function from the ground up.
• Strategic leadership role, with plans to grow and lead an AI team of 8-10 by 2028.
• Competitive £170k base salary + bonus.
• Work on high-impact AI initiatives in the investment sector.