Technical Lead of AI Engineering

Responsibilities

• We’re looking for a hands‑on Technical Lead to build and lead our Enterprise Grade AI Platform. You’ll drive execution of our conversational AI, Generative and agentic AI roadmap, managing a team of talented engineers while remaining hands‑on yourself
• This role requires both exceptional leadership skills and the ability to roll up your sleeves and solve complex technical problems
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 5-8 AI engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and delivery
• Drive end‑to‑end execution of conversational AI features that enable users to interact with Anaplan models through natural language
• Oversee the development of agentic AI systems that can autonomously analyse data, generate insights, and execute planning workflows
• Own the team’s delivery roadmap, working closely with product management to prioritise features and manage technical trade‑offs
• Establish engineering best practices for AI development, including testing strategies, evaluation frameworks, and deployment patterns
• Lead sprint planning, technical design reviews, and retrospectives to ensure consistent delivery velocity and quality
• Collaborate with AI Solutions Architects to translate architectural vision into executable engineering plans
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI applications, including automated testing and prompt regression suites
• Partner with platform teams to ensure AI features integrate seamlessly with Anaplan’s core infrastructure
• Communicate progress, risks, and technical decisions to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders

• Strong project management skills with experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Deep knowledge of LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and conversational AI patterns
• Experience with agentic frameworks and autonomous agent architectures
• Proficiency in Python and modern software development practices (testing, code review, CI/CD)
• Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects on time with high quality
• Software engineering experience while leading engineering teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and build cohesive, productive teams
• Strong hands‑on experience building and deploying AI applications in production
• Experience leading teams in fast‑growing startups or enterprise software companies
• Knowledge of financial planning, analytics, or business intelligence domains
• Experience with RAG systems, vector databases, and semantic search
• Familiarity with model fine‑tuning, evaluation, and continuous improvement workflows
• Background in distributed systems, microservices, or cloud‑native architectures