Head of Applied AI Products

Salary: £53,000 - 93,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong engineering background (ML engineering, MLOps engineering, or equivalent).
• Proven experience building complex systems from the ground up.
• Ability to independently write production-quality code and build functional prototypes.
• Practical experience with LLM application architectures, such as RAG, agents, workflows, and tool calling.
• Solid understanding of data pipelines, system design, and service-oriented architectures.
• Product-minded approach with the ability to reason about user value, tradeoffs, and adoption.
• Comfort operating in high-ambiguity, fast-evolving technical environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and realization of our AI-native product ecosystem.
• Define and own our AI product architecture and technical product roadmap.
• Translate emerging AI capabilities into scalable product architectures and user experiences.
• Establish best practices for building reliable, observable, and debuggable LLM-powered systems.
• Design and improve end-to-end AI pipelines.
• Develop document ingestion, layout analysis, and information extraction capabilities.
• Build entity resolution processes aligned with standardized domain databases.
• Implement table understanding and schema normalization into predefined data schemas.
• Design and implement advanced analytics capabilities.
• Develop domain-specific machine learning models in collaboration with subject matter experts.
• Build enhanced RAG systems and AI-assisted research tools.
• Lead the development of AI-native applications and tools.
• Implement tool-calling and orchestration frameworks for domain-specific software.
• Develop data analysis and integration systems.
• Implement human-in-the-loop validation and feedback mechanisms.
• Prototype core systems to validate feasibility and guide implementation.
• Partner with engineering teams to review designs and ensure strong technical architecture.
• Drive the transition from experimental AI capabilities to scalable production systems.

Technologies:

• AI
• Support
• LLM
• Machine Learning
• MLOps
• RAG

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Viridien is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. We discover new insights, innovations, and solutions that efficiently and responsibly resolve complex natural resource, digital, energy transition, and infrastructure challenges. We foster a culture of continuous learning through our Learning Hub, offering tailored training programs to support technical, commercial, and personal growth. We care about the environment and actively support volunteering, community initiatives, sustainable solutions, energy saving, and waste reduction. We are committed to delivering a respectful, inclusive, and transparent recruitment experience, and we value diversity and equal employment opportunities. Location: Singapore, Singapore; Crawley, United Kingdom. Type: Full time.

last updated 35 week of 2026