18 ai research lead jobs found in London

Department: Technology Team: AI Foundry Location: London (Hybrid or Remote) / Nairobi Position type: Contractor (umbrella – inside IR35) until 24th December 2026; Full Time   What the hiring manager says "The Africa AI Language Initiative is one of our most strategically important efforts — aiming to build Africa-first, open, locally representative AI models across the continent’s most widely spoken languages. As our Subject Matter Expert, you will play a pivotal role in shaping model design, guiding technical execution, and ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple partners." Director of AI Initiatives   About the team The Africa AI Language Initiative brings together mobile operators, African researchers, startups, academia, and GSMA to build and deploy open, representative language models for Africa. The team is multidisciplinary — spanning AI research, data governance, telco engagement,...

Department: Technology Team: AI Foundry Location: London (Hybrid or Remote) / Nairobi Position type: Contractor (umbrella – inside IR35) until 24th December 2026; Full Time   What the hiring manager says "The Africa AI Language Initiative is one of our most strategically important efforts — aiming to build Africa-first, open, locally representative AI models across the continent’s most widely spoken languages. As our Subject Matter Expert, you will play a pivotal role in shaping model design, guiding technical execution, and ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple partners." Director of AI Initiatives   About the team The Africa AI Language Initiative brings together mobile operators, African researchers, startups, academia, and GSMA to build and deploy open, representative language models for Africa. The team is multidisciplinary — spanning AI research, data governance, telco engagement,...

Department: Technology Team: AI Foundry Location: London (Hybrid or Remote) / Nairobi Position type: Contractor (umbrella – inside IR35) until 24th December 2026; Full Time   What the hiring manager says "The Africa AI Language Initiative is one of our most strategically important efforts — aiming to build Africa-first, open, locally representative AI models across the continent’s most widely spoken languages. As our Subject Matter Expert, you will play a pivotal role in shaping model design, guiding technical execution, and ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple partners." Director of AI Initiatives   About the team The Africa AI Language Initiative brings together mobile operators, African researchers, startups, academia, and GSMA to build and deploy open, representative language models for Africa. The team is multidisciplinary — spanning AI research, data governance, telco engagement,...

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.    As a  AI and Data Centre Specialist , your main responsibilities will be: Lead on priority AI and Data Centre projects across the leading AI countries globally. With a focus on EU, Asia-Pacific and Gulf markets. Provide critical assessment of and input to cross-Whitehall strategic documents and discussion Maintain existing relationships and build new ones with the UK AI communities across incubators, accelerators, trade associations, academia and local and national government. Work collaboratively as part of the DBT's HQ tech sector team, and across multiple...

Released Manager wanted to join our team in UK! The opportunity We're looking for an experienced Release Manager with extensive experience of DevOps related release management, who leads teams to follow best practices in development standards and coding reviews. You have an enthusiasm for learning new skills and initiative to deliver the best outcomes for our clients. You will be primarily responsible the management and protection of releases through, where appropriate, Build/Develop, QA, UAT, Pre-Prod and Production environments for Salesforce Commerce Cloud. What you'll be doing Negotiating, planning, and managing all release activities. Analysing risks and resolving issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality. Working cohesively with external partners, suppliers, and product owners. Develop common strategies for release governance across multiple systems Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required. Act as guardian...

Senior/Lead Java Developer About Synechron: Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior/Lead Java Developer with 10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise application development. The ideal candidate must possess strong expertise in core Java fundamentals, concurrency, and distributed systems , along with exposure to AI/ML-driven solutions . This role demands a deep understanding of data structures, system design, performance optimization, and scalable architecture , along with the ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor teams. This role is Inside IR35 contract Job Locatio n: London (Hybrid - 3 days in the offi ce) Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and...

Role: SharePoint/M365 Architect Salary: 600 - 650 (OutsideIR35) - Hybrid Location: London Key Essential Skills Must have experience working within fast-paced/private equity-backed environments. Design and own end-to-end SharePoint architecture (Online/On-Prem/Hybrid environments). Hands-on expertise with Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, Intune, and Entra ID/Azure AD. Design and own end-to-end M365 architecture. Experience managing Microsoft 365 security and compliance settings. Strong complementary data security strategies - Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Hands on in architecting and deploying Power BI. Proven experience delivering data projects with built-in security, ensuring end-to-end encryption and data classification. Desirable Skills: Experience with PowerShell administration and automation. Strong understanding of Microsoft Copilot, AI tools, and LLM...

Role: Data Engineer (Migration Lead) Salary: 600 - 650 (OutsideIR35) - Hybrid Location: London Key Essential Skills: Experience working in fast-paced, private equity-backed or financial markets environments. Proven experience leading large-scale data migration projects within SharePoint/Microsoft 365 environments. Strong hands-on experience with SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premises, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Exchange Online, and Entra ID (Azure AD). Experience managing Microsoft 365 security and compliance settings. Strong understanding of data governance, data classification, DLP, DRM, encryption, and security best practices. Experience designing and executing migration strategies for structured and unstructured data. Knowledge of Power BI and enterprise reporting solutions. Strong understanding of Microsoft Copilot, AI technologies, and Large Language Models (LLMs). Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and project...

Senior Technical Business Analyst – DAM Solution (6-month daily rate contract) WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.  We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.    We have been building the world's most valuable brands for 50 years and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.   Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.    For more...

Role: AI Data Architect (Knowledge Engineer) Location: London Duration: Hybrid 6 months Key Responsibilities Must have solid experience in developing taxonomies, ontologies, and semantic data structures. Strong experience in physical migrations - firm data into new information structures and meta data models. Able to map information architecture to new operating models. Good exposure to meta data generated into documents while going through the process. Define metadata standards and governance frameworks. Support Power BI data models, reporting structures, and data flows Engage with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data structures Experience working in Private Equity, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance or Fast-paced, transformation-led environments. Desirable Skills: Experience supporting AI or machine learning initiatives. Structure data for AI, reporting, analytics, and operational use....

AI Lead/Product Manager - AI & GenAI (Financial Markets) Consulting - Upto £1250 per day Inside IR35, Multi-Year programme. Join our leading Financial Markets practice to work with and investment banking client to help shape the future of AI across Trading, Sales, Operations, Risk and Technology. We're looking for an experienced AI Lead to own the end-to-end AI product domain, driving the strategy, roadmap and delivery of AI, GenAI and Agentic AI solutions that create measurable business impact. You'll lead cross-functional teams, prioritise a portfolio of AI use cases, and take initiatives from concept and proof-of-concept through to production at scale. Key Responsibilities Define and execute the AI product strategy and roadmap Drive AI, GenAI and Agentic AI adoption across Financial Markets Lead delivery of AI products from discovery to production Partner with Traders, business, data and engineering teams to embed AI into workflows...

Lead DevOps Engineer (AI- Focused) Mandatory hands-on experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI p latforms About Synechron: Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies. Job Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days in the office) Job Summary Are you passionate about making developers' lives easier, faster, and more fulfilling? We're on a mission to supercharge our engineering culture by building a world-class DevOps organization that's the envy of the industry. This is a great opportunity to join a growing company in an innovative and dynamic industry! We are looking for a strong, hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer t o build and maintain a brand-new cloud-based Index platform. You will lead a team of Senior and Junior DevOps Engineers to help us...

Job Title: Product Owner / Business Analyst Location: London Position Type: Contract Must-Have Experience & Skills - 7–12 years across product and business analysis roles in enterprise B2B delivery (consulting, system integrators, or in-house enterprise IT). - Enterprise stakeholder management expertise: confident presenting to CxO-level sponsors, navigating complex client organizations, and steering sprint reviews—even when things get tough. - Agile fluency: deep knowledge of Scrum/SAFe, mastery of Jira and Confluence, and a proven track record of running predictable sprints across distributed teams. - SQL proficiency: able to independently query SAM/data warehouses to validate business questions. Joins, window functions, and aggregations are second nature—you don’t need a data engineer to answer “do we even have this data?” - Functional literacy across the stack: while you don’t code, you can read architecture diagrams, follow sequence flows, and reason about...

Role: AI Data Architect (AI Data Structures, Taxonomy, Ontology & Power BI) Location: London Salary: 750 (Outside) Duration: Hybrid - 6 months Key Responsibilities Design enterprise-wide data architectures and information models Develop taxonomies, ontologies, and semantic data structures Define metadata standards and governance frameworks Structure data for AI, reporting, analytics, and operational use Support Power BI data models, reporting structures, and data flows Improve enterprise data quality, visibility, and usability Support AI readiness and data transformation initiatives Engage with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data structures Experience working in Private Equity, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance or Fast-paced, transformation-led environments. Desirable Skills: Experience supporting AI or machine learning initiatives Knowledge of semantic web or knowledge...

Role: M365 Data engineer Salary: 600 - 650 (OutsideIR35) - Hybrid Location: London Key Essential Skills Strong Microsoft 365 configuration and administration experience. Hands-on expertise with Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, Intune, and Entra ID/Azure AD. Hands on in architecting and deploying Power BI. Strong complementary data security strategies - Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Strong understanding of Microsoft Copilot, AI tools, and LLM technologies. Proven experience delivering data projects with built-in security, ensuring end-to-end encryption and data classification. Must have experience working within fast-paced/private equity-backed environments. Desirable Skills: Experience managing Microsoft 365 security and compliance settings. Experience with PowerShell administration and automation. Knowledge of Microsoft Defender and Purview. Strong...

Lead DevOps Engineer (AI- Focused) Mandatory hands-on experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI p latforms About Synechron: Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies. Job Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days in the office) Job Summary Are you passionate about making developers' lives easier, faster, and more fulfilling? We're on a mission to supercharge our engineering culture by building a world-class DevOps organization that's the envy of the industry. This is a great opportunity to join a growing company in an innovative and dynamic industry! We are looking for a strong, hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer t o build and maintain a brand-new cloud-based Index platform. You will lead a team of Senior and Junior DevOps Engineers to help us...

Purpose of the Role: The M365/Entra Security & Governance Specialist owns the security posture, data governance, and compliance alignment of the customer's Microsoft estate. The role designs and operates Zero Trust controls, threat protection, information protection, insider risk management, and the audit/evidence machinery required to demonstrate alignment with ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST CSF and Microsoft's Secure Score baselines. The customer processes personal and special-category data on behalf of public-sector programmes. The role therefore carries direct accountability for protecting beneficiary data, ensuring lawful processing within the EEA, and providing evidence of control effectiveness to the customer's Cyber Security team and external auditors. This is a senior, hands-on technical role - not a paper-only governance position. Requirements Key Technical Responsibilities: Threat Protection - Microsoft Defender XDR Operate Microsoft Defender XDR across Defender...

GPU SW Engineer (Contractor) About Huawei Research and Development UK Limited Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have 207,000 employees and operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether they’re at home, in the office, or on the go. This...