Director of Engineering

<h3>About the Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">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.</p><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Scale the engineering organization through significant growth while maintaining strong execution and operating tempo.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Develop engineering leaders and establish management layers and coordination practices for a globally distributed team.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Set planning rhythms, prioritization frameworks, hiring standards, onboarding practices, and performance expectations.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Represent engineering capabilities in conversations with customers, partners, and the technical community.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Partner with company leadership on organizational strategy, headcount planning, product development, and go-to-market decisions.</p></li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">At least five years in engineering leadership, including direct accountability for growing an organization from around 25 to more than 100 people.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience managing engineering teams of 40 or more and leading distributed teams across multiple regions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Technical depth across AI engineering and deployment or production infrastructure.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience building leadership teams and cross-functional structures at a high-growth company during a post-Series B scaling phase.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ability to communicate technical capabilities credibly to external audiences.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong academic background from a highly regarded university.</p></li></ul><h3>Compensation &amp; Benefits</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Base salary: $325,000 to $365,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.</p><h3>Location</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Hybrid, based in London, United Kingdom. In-office four days per week, with either Tuesday or Friday remote.</p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>