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.
