Director of Engineering
London • Permanent • Competitive

Director of Engineering

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London On-site Permanent 16 Applications
Competitive
Full-time
Posted 01 Nov 2026
Expires 01 Dec 2026

Job description

About the Role

Lead and scale the engineering organization at a growing AI risk management company. You will shape engineering hiring, leadership, and operating practices across AI engineering and deployment engineering, partnering closely with company leadership.

What You'll Do

  • Scale the engineering organization through significant growth while maintaining strong execution and operating tempo.

  • Develop engineering leaders and establish management layers and coordination practices for a globally distributed team.

  • Set planning rhythms, prioritization frameworks, hiring standards, onboarding practices, and performance expectations.

  • Represent engineering capabilities in conversations with customers, partners, and the technical community.

  • Partner with company leadership on organizational strategy, headcount planning, product development, and go-to-market decisions.

What We're Looking For

  • At least five years in engineering leadership, including direct accountability for growing an organization from around 25 to more than 100 people.

  • Experience managing engineering teams of 40 or more and leading distributed teams across multiple regions.

  • Technical depth across AI engineering and deployment or production infrastructure.

  • Experience building leadership teams and cross-functional structures at a high-growth company during a post-Series B scaling phase.

  • Ability to communicate technical capabilities credibly to external audiences.

  • Strong academic background from a highly regarded university.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $325,000 to $365,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid, based in London, United Kingdom. In-office four days per week, with either Tuesday or Friday remote.

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