Director of Engineering

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.