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. Find more English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom on Arbeitnow