AI Leadership & Engineering Coach

Makers’ mission is to build a better future. We transform lives and organisations through pioneering training which keeps pace with global tech shifts. Tech and AI are reshaping jobs, the economy and society. Ensuring this transition is effective, equitable and inclusive will be a driver of human wellbeing into the next century. We believe talent is everywhere and the future belongs to those who can adapt and learn. We are here to help people do this - across tech and in every job being remade now by AI. As a committed B-Corp with the best training results in the country, we believe we uniquely bring the heart and the hard‑won expertise to do this.

The Role

AI is changing how organisations build products, make decisions and organise work. But adopting AI successfully is not simply a technology challenge. Leaders need to understand where it creates genuine value, what infrastructure and capability it requires, how to govern it responsibly and how to bring their organisations through the transition. At the same time, software engineering itself is changing. AI‑assisted development is becoming part of the modern engineering workflow and the boundaries between software development, product and AI Engineering are rapidly converging. Makers is building training for both sides of that transition. We are looking for an experienced technology leader to help us do it.

As AI Leadership Coach, you will bring significant real‑world experience from software development, product, AI or technology transformation into our learning environment. You will work with leaders and technical professionals from some of the UK's most exciting organisations to turn AI ambition into something practical for their own area. You’ll help them identify where AI can create real value, make informed decisions about tools and risk, and lead the changes in ways of working, roles and capability that follow. The programme is designed around real workplace challenges, so learners leave each stage with practical outputs they can use directly in their organisation. This is not a traditional trainer role. We are looking for somebody who has operated inside technology organisations, understands the realities of building and adopting technology, and now wants to use that experience to develop others.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Deliver AI Leadership & AI Engineering Coaching
• Deliver workshops, seminars and technical learning sessions across Makers' AI leadership and engineering programmes.
• Work with learners ranging from deployed software engineers to experienced leaders developing their understanding of AI.
• Bring real‑world technical experience into sessions, helping learners connect concepts to the environments they work in.
• Adapt your delivery to different levels of technical experience, learning needs and client contexts.
• Support learners to apply what they are learning directly to their work, whether that is improving engineering practice, using AI more effectively or making better decisions about AI adoption.

Coach, Mentor and Support Learners

• As a coach, you will play a number of roles depending on what the learner needs:
• Coach: Through active listening and questioning, help learners reflect on their learning, goals, challenges and the approaches they might take.
• Mentor: Draw on your own professional experience to model the behaviours, judgement and practices expected in modern AI‑enabled technology teams.
• Technical expert: Use your technical knowledge to give expert feedback, challenge thinking and help learners work through unfamiliar technical or AI‑related problems without simply giving them the answer.
• Educator: Help learners organise their learning, strengthen their mental models and become increasingly confident and independent in how they approach new problems.

Give Feedback and Support Learner Progress

• Review learner work and provide clear, practical feedback that helps them understand what they are doing well and where they need to improve.
• Help learners recognise gaps in their knowledge or capability and identify what they need to do next.
• Keep learner progress and assessment information up to date so that learners, employers and internal teams have clear visibility.
• Identify when learners need additional support and work with colleagues to ensure they receive it.
• Support learners to meet programme and apprenticeship requirements where relevant.

Strength Technical Delivery & Curriculum

• Act as a senior technical voice within the coaching team, particularly across AI and Engineering, and more complex client delivery.
• Support colleagues where programmes require deeper technical expertise or experience.
• Bring current industry practice into our learning, helping ensure our programmes remain relevant as AI changes how software is designed, built and maintained.
• Contribute to the evolution of curriculum and learning materials based on what you are seeing from learners, clients and the wider technology market.
• Support bespoke or client‑specific delivery where greater technical depth or senior‑level credibility is required.

What You'll Bring

• Significant experience within software engineering, AI, product or a closely related technology environment.
• Previous leadership experience, ideally within engineering, product or technology, with responsibility for technical direction, teams, products or complex delivery.
• Practical experience of AI and a strong understanding of how AI Engineering is changing the way software is designed, built and deployed.
• The technical breadth and curiosity to work across different technologies, languages and environments as client needs evolve.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to connect technology decisions to business value, feasibility, risk and organisational priorities.
• The credibility and communication skills to work with a broad range of audiences, from software engineers through to business leaders.
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills, with the ability to make complex ideas accessible, challenge thinking and help others develop their own judgement.
• A genuine interest in developing others and helping people build the capability to succeed as technology continues to evolve.

Benefits

• We have a minimum holiday policy, rather than a maximum. We encourage our team to take at least 25 days a year (excluding UK Bank Holidays), including a Winter and Spring break when we shut down between late December and January, and mid year for a week.
• The whole company takes a break, so you’ll have peace of mind in knowing that nobody is working, not just you.
• We embrace holistic health at Makers, where mental health matters and is just as important as physical health, which is why we offer unlimited fully paid wellness leave from day 1.
• Private Medical Insurance (after passing probation).
• £500 Learning & Development allowance per annum and paid time off dedicated to your training & learning.
• Join daily meditation sessions run for the staff and students.
• Company pension contributions.
• Enhanced parental pay & leave - up to 20 weeks fully paid maternity leave, up to 8 weeks fully paid paternity & secondary caregiver leave, and up to 20 weeks fully paid adoption leave.
• Access to a Perks at Work account which provides access to a range of shopping and other leisure discounts.

About Makers

Makers is a tech talent and training company founded in 2013. We help people and organisations stay ahead of technology - from developing new software and data talent, to upskilling existing teams in AI‑era skills and leadership. As a B Corp with some of the strongest training outcomes in the UK, we’ve built a 5,000+ alumni community and partner with 130+ leading employers. Our approach is rooted in learning mastery: developing adaptable, curious, high‑performing people who can thrive as technology evolves. We’re a team of around 45, including industry‑leading coaches and curriculum specialists. Our culture is shaped by three commitments: engineering human impact, innovation through inclusivity, and excellence without exception. You’ll join a mission‑led company shaping the future of learning and work. We offer meaningful roles and the chance to create impact — helping thousands of people grow their careers and supporting organisations outpace the shift to AI.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

At Makers, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners. We believe everyone deserves a safe, inclusive and supportive environment in which to grow. Every member of our team is expected to uphold our Safeguarding and Prevent policies, alongside the standards that protect our community. All successful candidates will be required to complete appropriate pre‑employment checks, including DBS screening relevant to the role.