Director of AI-Native Engineering
A senior leadership role focused on building and scaling AI-native engineering capabilities. The position drives the strategy, architecture, and execution of AI-first product and platform initiatives.
About the role
The Director of AI-Native Engineering is a senior leadership position responsible for defining and executing the organisation's strategy for building engineering systems that are AI-native by design — not merely AI-augmented. The role sits at the intersection of engineering leadership, product thinking, and applied artificial intelligence.
The successful candidate will lead cross-functional engineering teams, establish best practices for AI-native development, and ensure that AI capabilities are embedded at the core of platform and product architecture rather than added as an afterthought.
Key responsibilities include:
- Strategic leadership: Setting the vision and roadmap for AI-native engineering across the organisation.
- Team building: Recruiting, mentoring, and scaling high-performing engineering teams with deep AI expertise.
- Architecture oversight: Guiding the design of scalable, reliable, and AI-first systems and platforms.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Partnering with product, data science, and business stakeholders to align engineering output with company goals.
This role requires a leader who combines deep technical knowledge of modern AI systems with the organisational influence to drive adoption at scale. Experience in a fast-paced, global fintech or technology environment would be advantageous.