Head of Generative AI

What you’ll do...

• The four main areas are:


Technical Leadership


• Lead the design, development, and deployment of generative AI solutions and systems, including spending time hands-on coding
• Stay across the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to ensure we stay at the forefront of technology 
• Oversee the technical architecture and ensure scalability, reliability, and security of AI systems


Strategic Management 


• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for AI initiatives aligned with the company’s goals alongside our technology and strategy teams
• Identify and manage strategic partnerships with technology providers, research labs, and other stakeholders 
• Evaluate and integrate third-party AI services and solutions, as needed 


Cross-Functional Collaboration


• Work closely with technical and non-technical teams across the business, be the bridge between these teams specifically for AI use cases 
• Communicate complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders to facilitate understanding and decision making


Leadership and Team Development


• Build, mentor, and lead a high performing AI team
• Set clear objective and performance metrics for the team 
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of AI projects ensuring they meet quality, timeline, and budget requirements
• Manage project risks and issues, implement mitigation strategic as needed 

The ideal candidate will be…

• The three main areas are:


Hands-on GenAI builder


• Experience delivering business value from GenAI tools, building and scaling AI/ML systems from 0 to 1
• Understanding of evaluations and how to improve GenAI systems against proprietary data in production
• This experience could be from delivering a transformational product at an enterprise, or developing innovative B2B products at a startup


Exceptional leader


• Proven 2+ years of leadership experience, with a track record of managing and developing high-performing teams
• A product-focused mindset with the ability to translate complex AI capabilities into user friendly experiences, including proven experience leading the direction of tool development
• The ability to both get into the nitty gritty with developers and translate complex concepts to non-technical audiences, as a plus enjoying doing technical talks at conferences


Passionate about the future of AI


• Knowledge of AI ethics and the evolving regulatory landscape
• A close follower of the trends at the cutting edge of GenAI development & implementation

💚 Why else you'll love it here

• 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
• 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
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