Forward Deployed AI Engineer Day rate: £700-£1,200 Outside IR35 Contract: Initial 12 months Commitment: Approximately three days per week Location: Two days per week onsite in London Harnham is working with a leading private equity firm looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to support businesses across its portfolio. The portfolio is primarily made up of SMEs and scale-ups generating approximately £5m-£50m in annual revenue. These businesses operate across different sectors and have varying levels of technical maturity. The role combines senior-level consulting with hands-on AI engineering. You will work directly with CEOs, boards and leadership teams to understand how their businesses operate, identify where AI can create genuine commercial value and then personally build and deploy the solutions. The role You will work across multiple portfolio companies, taking projects from initial discovery through to production delivery and adoption. Responsibilities will include: Working directly with CEOs, boards and operational leaders. Understanding each company's commercial priorities, processes, systems and constraints. Identifying bottlenecks, repetitive work and opportunities for AI or automation. Translating business problems into clear technical requirements. Prioritising use cases according to commercial value, feasibility, cost and risk. Determining whether the right answer is AI, conventional automation, an existing product or a wider process change. Designing, building and deploying production AI applications. Developing LLM applications, RAG solutions, agentic workflows and process automation. Integrating solutions with existing APIs, databases, CRMs, document stores and operational platforms. Introducing appropriate evaluation, monitoring, security and guardrails. Supporting user testing, training and adoption. Measuring the commercial and operational impact of each implementation. Documenting solutions and leaving portfolio companies with maintainable systems. <...
Forward Deployed AI Engineer employer: Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment Careers
As a leading consumer retail organisation based in London, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that champions innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programmes and the opportunity to lead transformative digital initiatives, all while enjoying a competitive salary and bonus structure. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values your contributions and empowers you to drive meaningful change in a rapidly evolving market.
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