Senior Manager AI/ML Engineer

Salary: £59,000 - 99,000 per year

Requirements:

• 7+ years in technology consulting, software engineering, or AI/ML, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role and direct accountability for end-to-end engagement delivery, resourcing, and commercial outcomes.
• Experience supporting or leading bid and proposal activity, including writing technical and delivery sections of responses to client tenders and RFPs.
• SME-level depth in at least one of: Agentic AI/LLM Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, or Software Engineering, with strong architecture and design capability across cloud, data, and AI domains.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing delivery teams in complex stakeholder environments, with experience engaging comfortably at CTO or engineering director level.
• Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to make complex topics accessible for technical and non-technical audiences and represent our expertise with credibility.
• Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent depth through relevant professional certifications.
• Desirable: prior experience as a forward-deployed or embedded engineer within a client environment; exposure to regulated industries such as energy, financial services, or public sector.

Responsibilities:

• Own and lead end-to-end delivery of complex AI and technology consulting engagements, taking accountability for scope, quality, risk, and client outcomes.
• Lead and resource multi-disciplinary delivery teams including engineers, data scientists, and consultants, providing clear direction, technical oversight, and people development.
• Manage engagement resourcing by forecasting team requirements, working with practice leadership to staff engagements, and developing the talent pipeline through mentoring and support of junior practitioners.
• Proactively identify and manage delivery risks in complex stakeholder environments, escalating appropriately and maintaining client confidence.
• Communicate clearly with technical teams and senior client stakeholders, translating complexity into actionable insight and decisive recommendations.
• Conduct rigorous technical reviews and uphold engineering and delivery standards across every engagement we lead.
• Play a leading role in business development by identifying new opportunities, shaping propositions, and supporting or leading bids and tender responses for AI and technology engagements.
• Contribute to proposal writing, articulating our capabilities and differentiators, including authoring technical and delivery sections of bid responses to client tenders and RFPs.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and developing opportunities for follow-on engagement.
• Support practice-level growth initiatives, including account planning, capability development, and go-to-market positioning for AI and solutions engineering services.
• Lead architecture design for AI-enabled platforms and cloud solutions, balancing technical excellence with delivery pragmatism and commercial realities.
• Provide hands-on technical direction where required, reviewing designs, code, and delivery artefacts to maintain quality standards.
• Champion the path from prototype to production by driving robust, scalable, and secure AI deployments that create real business impact at scale.
• Act as a credible technical voice with client architects, CTOs, and engineering leads, earning trust through depth of knowledge and a demonstrable delivery track record.

Technologies:

• Agentic AI
• AI
• Cloud
• CTO
• Embedded
• Support
• LLM
• Machine Learning
• AWS
• Lambda
• Architect
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cypress
• FastAPI
• Jest
• LESS
• Material UI
• MCP
• MLOps
• Model Training
• NoSQL
• PyTorch
• Python
• RAG
• React
• Security
• UX UI Design

More:

We are Baringa, a global consulting firm partnering with leaders to drive change and create value. Our Solutions & AI Labs (SAIL) practice is looking for an experienced Senior Manager to lead consultancy engagements and grow our AI & Solutions Engineering capability. We work across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation, and operational excellence powered by advanced technology, data, AI, and digital innovation. We are a collaborative, people-first firm known for our kind, curious experts, and we are certified as a Great Place to Work around the world. We offer a global environment with over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, and we are recognised by the Financial Times and Forbes for our consulting excellence. We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and operate an inclusive recruitment process with reasonable adjustments where needed.

last updated 36 week of 2026