33 ai research lead jobs found

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,...

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,...

About Koinly Koinly is one of the fastest-growing crypto tax platforms in the world. Founded in 2018, we're trusted by hundreds of thousands of investors and accountants across the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and Europe, and a recognised partner to major crypto exchanges.   We have hundreds of pages of content, a strong domain, and real product-market fit and organic search is one of our biggest growth levers. We're competing in a space where the landscape shifts fast, and we want someone who's driven to own that race.   As Senior SEO Manager you’ll own Koinly’s organic search presence end-to-end: keyword strategy, content production, on-page optimisation, and the ranking results that follow. This is not a brief-writing role. You write, you rank, and you can walk us through exactly how you did it. We’re a fully remote-first, async-first startup with product-market fit in a niche (and booming) domain: crypto taxes. If you value...

Senior Product Designer - Freelance Start date Monday 1st June Immediate Interviews 4-6 months initial contract duration (likely to extend) £day rate OUTSIDE IR35 2 days / week in office working (Client office - Canary Wharf) / 3 days per week remote working.  Joining a cross functional team to deliver a merchant activation product. A key part of this banks payment platform, this part of the product is where companies using the payment platform can see a record and analysis of their transactions and associated costs.    The role As a Senior Product Designer, you deliver value from ideation to implementation. You have a strong understanding of branding, Lean design practices and UX. You have a meticulous eye for detail, with the ability to visualise and communicate the ‘big picture’ product vision. You can draw on your experience and knowledge of best practices to create innovative digital solutions. You...

Senior Performance Analyst Role overview The Senior Performance Analyst will lead the day-to-day performance analysis for projects and services, helping teams understand what is working, what needs to improve and how success should be measured. The role requires strong analytical judgement, clear communication and the ability to guide others. You will work with multidisciplinary teams across data, AI, software engineering, product, QA and delivery to create practical outcomes for clients and end users. Key responsibilities Design and maintain performance measurement frameworks, including KPIs, goals, user needs and benefits measures. Carry out complex analysis using multiple data sources and translate findings into clear recommendations. Develop dashboards, reports and visual stories that communicate service performance to different audiences. Lead quality assurance of performance data, including cleansing, validation and explanation of...

AI Specialist – Data Extraction & AutomationJob Title AI Specialist – Data Extraction & Automation Location Hybrid / Remote (UK preferred) Job Type Full-Time / Part-Time / Freelance About the Role We are looking for a highly capable AI Specialist to help automate and scale our business operations using modern AI tools and automation systems. The main focus of this role is extracting, organising, and analysing data from websites, while using AI-powered tools to improve efficiency, reduce manual work, and streamline workflows. You should be comfortable working with AI platforms, web data extraction tools, automation software, spreadsheets, and digital systems. Key Responsibilities Extract and organise data from websites accurately and efficiently Use AI tools to automate repetitive business tasks Build workflows that improve productivity and save time Research and implement the latest AI software and automation tools...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.   Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:   Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society Improve experience of our services while...

Contract Solution Architect Farringdon, London Outside IR35   Who are we?   Toyota Connected Europe wants to create a better world through connected mobility for all. We are a new company created to bring big data and a customer focus into all aspects of the mobility experience, so everyone’s experience is more personal, convenient, fun and safe. We create and enable technologies to delight and simplify the lives of everyone who use our products and empower them to think of and use our services in new ways.   You will be joining us at the beginning of Toyota Connected Europe’s journey of building our team and products. We are building teams to inspire, innovate and build technologies and products that are used by millions of people from all walks of life. We want every member of our team to live and breathe the start-up culture of Toyota Connected Europe and feel and act like an owner everyday. This is an opportunity...

SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER   Location: United Kingdom | Type: Contract   About Newpage Solutions   Newpage Solutions is a global digital health innovation company helping people live longer, healthier lives. We partner with life sciences organisations which include, pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare leaders, to build transformative AI and data driven technologies addressing real-world health challenges. From strategy and research to UX design and agile development, we deliver and validate impactful solutions using lean, human-centered practices. We are proud to be a ‘Great Place to Work®’ certified company for the last three consecutive years. We also hold a top Glassdoor rating and are named among the "Top 50 Most Promising Healthcare Solution Providers" by CIOReview. As an organisation, we foster creativity, continuous learning and inclusivity, creating an environment where bold ideas thrive and make a measurable...

About SketchDeck Elevate your career working with leading global brands alongside inspiring colleagues in a flexible, remote-first environment. At SketchDeck, we aim to bring great people together to deliver exceptional impact. Through a combination of purpose-driven partnership, technology, and global talent, we help brands realize their limitless potential with quality creative and digital solutions provided on demand. We work with clients ranging from startups to well-known enterprise brands such as Dropbox, Rémy Cointreau, and Asana. At SketchDeck, our values are more than just guiding principles—theyʼre the foundation of how we work and grow together globally. We commit to:   → Win as a Team. → Find Solutions. → Take Ownership. → Do the Right Thing. → Be Human. Guided by our vision to be the best full-service creative partner, we empower our team to collaborate and innovate from anywhere with a flexible,...

Contract, Full Stack Engineer Description Would you like to be part of a fast-growing technology and engineering organization that nurtures an open, collaborative learning environment? Are you passionate about technology, people, and developing your coding skills? If this describes you, we’re trying to create the best engineering consultancy in the UK and would love for you to be part of the journey.  We recognize that great talent comes in many forms and welcome conversations about part-time or flexible working arrangements for this role. We draw on our reputation for outstanding delivery to allow our engineers to do the right thing for our clients. Our engineers take a holistic approach that addresses technology, process, and structure to make a lasting impact. We work collaboratively with users to create minimum viable products that are truly ready for use.   Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain internal applications...

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.   UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.   The Data Engineer will be responsible for the requirements analysis and design of solutions for data platforms, ETL, integration and analysis solutions. Our toolset includes AWS hosted databases (postgres, S3 based data lake, MySQL, Athena), integration services (AWS API gateway, lambda functions), ETL services (AWS Glue, Step functions, AWS Batch), infrastructure management tools...

Vulkan Graphics Programmer 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....

Research Engineer - Machine Learning (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...

Role: Microsoft 365 Configuration & Administration Specialist 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. Experience managing Microsoft 365 security and compliance settings. Knowledge of Azure cloud services and modern workplace technologies. Experience with PowerShell administration and automation. Understanding of Microsoft Copilot, AI tools, and LLM technologies. Strong troubleshooting, support, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities. Desirable Skills: Microsoft certifications such as MS-102 or AZ-104. Experience with Power Platform and workflow automation. Knowledge of Microsoft Defender and Purview. Experience working within fast-paced or private equity-backed environments. Role Overview:...

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 Overview Deliver cyber analytics capabilities that measurably improve cyber prevention, control effectiveness, and the resilience of operations across the cyber life cycle Engineer, automate, and continuously enhance cyber detection and response capabilities to enable effective, resilient, and scalable security operations Provide trusted Cyber risk, control, and regulatory insights that inform executive decision-making and investment prioritization Ensure cyber products, data, and bank-wide AI use cases comply with cyber risk appetite, regulatory requirements, and data standards, through effective data and AI governance Evolve Cyber analytics platforms, products, and engineering practices through a controlled maturity roadmap, to improve platform and operational resilience, efficiency, and sustainability without increasing risk The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical product management background, an eagerness to learn, a keen interest in...