Senior AI Engineer in Manchester

Step into a role where your work shapes the future of insurance. At Ageas/esure, we are building on an exciting foundation of 20 live AI use cases already empowering over 900 frontline colleagues — and we’re just getting started!

As a Senior AI Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the next generation of AI‑driven solutions across our business. You’ll take ownership of end‑to‑end projects — from gathering requirements and defining the approach, through to building, deploying and measuring real‑world impact. Working with mature AI products already used by hundreds of colleagues, you’ll operate at the forefront of our cloud and GenAI ecosystem, using cutting‑edge tools to drive meaningful innovation. If you’re driven by autonomy, problem‑solving and the chance to influence how AI is delivered at scale, this is an opportunity to make a significant mark.

Responsibilities

• Help shape the AI roadmap across use cases and technology.
• Work with stakeholders to understand processes and data, identifying high‑value GenAI opportunities.
• Contribute to scalable, innovative AI delivery as part of the Data Science & AI team.
• Collaborate with a cross‑functional squad — DevOps, data engineers, developers, testers and Infosec — to productionise AI services in AWS.
• You’ll be a key technical mentor within the team, helping to guide junior engineers and elevate our engineering standards.

Skills and experience

• Experience delivering AI into production, solving real commercial problems and measuring impact.
• A self‑starter with a track record of taking research and models through to production to drive clear business and customer value.
• Skilled at balancing quick delivery with longer‑term capability building.
• Able to communicate confidently and credibly across all levels of the business, from individual contributors to the C‑suite.
• Able to work independently and efficiently to deliver projects on time, taking project briefs and refining them to strong results.

Benefits

• Flexible Working: Smart Working at Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (within the UK) and, for many roles, flexibility within the working day. Vacancies may be part‑time or job share.
• Minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) with the option to buy/sell days.
• Health: Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities.
• Wealth: 50% off esure and Sheila’s Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
• Workplace: Well‑being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
• Family: Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non‑pregnant parent/co‑adopter entitlement of 8 weeks at full pay.
• Other: Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover, tech deals on gadgets, and mobility benefits.

About Ageas

We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We serve over four million customers and encourage an inclusive application process; we are signatories of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, members of iCAN and GAIN, and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to ensuring recruitment processes are fully inclusive, and we guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria.

We have a zero‑tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process. Most roles across Ageas allow some time to be spent working from home, and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements including full‑time, part‑time or job share.