Senior Product and Delivery Lead
Department: Applied R+D
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: London
Reporting To: Martha Tsigkari
Description
As a Senior Product and Delivery Lead at Foster + Partners, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering AI products and services that support design, operations and business functions across the practice. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders and technical specialists, you will guide products from discovery through delivery and adoption, ensuring solutions meet user needs, align with strategic objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.
This role is ideal if you want to:
- Lead the development and delivery of AI products and services that support digital transformation across the practice.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to turn complex challenges into practical, high-impact solutions.
- Shape product strategy, prioritisation and investment decisions using evidence-based recommendations.
- Drive adoption of emerging AI technologies while promoting responsible and effective use.
- Influence how innovative tools are designed, deployed and measured across a global organisation.
What you will bring to the team:
- Experience in technology product management or delivery leadership, guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver and improve digital products.
- A proven track record of bringing AI, machine learning or LLM-based products into production environments.
- Strong understanding of AI concepts including retrieval-augmented generation, agents, evaluation approaches, latency considerations and token-based costs.
- Experience managing product backlogs, defining user stories and prioritising work to maximise value and outcomes.
- Solid knowledge of Agile delivery practices, including Scrum, Kanban and the use of tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
- Experience establishing measurable success criteria, tracking performance metrics and communicating outcomes to stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of AI governance, data protection principles, cross-functional approvals and stakeholder management in complex environments.
What we offer:
We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes: private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.
To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non-technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.
If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.
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Senior Product and Delivery Lead employer: Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners is an exceptional employer that champions innovation and excellence in fire safety engineering. Located in London, the company fosters a collaborative work culture with a strong emphasis on professional development, offering extensive benefits such as private medical insurance, wellbeing support, and opportunities for continuous learning. Join a diverse team dedicated to shaping impactful designs while enjoying a vibrant workplace filled with social events and activities.
