VP / Head of AI Platform Engineering

Job Title VP / Head of AI Platform Engineering Location Cambridge, London, UK (Hybrid) Type Full‑Time About the Role We are searching for an accomplished Software Development Leader to build and lead the development of core AI Services for our Industrial Intelligence Software Platform. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering secure, reliable, highly available, and scalable platform services that will serve as foundational building blocks for AI capabilities across AVEVA’s product portfolio and partner ecosystem. These services will power intelligent industrial solutions at global scale. You will lead a talented team of engineers to architect, build, and evolve distributed cloud‑native services and public APIs that enable democratized access to AI capabilities, accelerating innovation and adoption across domains, technology teams, and external partners. We are specifically keen on individuals who have experience within start‑up type environments. Key Responsibilities Platform Services Development Drive the Execution, Design, and Build of Core AI services that are scalable, reusable, secure, reliable, and highly available. Ensure the Core AI Services (Orchestration, SDKs, etc.) are extensible and allows contribution on a federated model to accelerate scalability within AVEVA. Ensure Core AI services are sustainable and follow best practices for validation, continuous, delivery, disaster recovery, etc. Democratization & Adoption Drive adoption and reuse of core AI services by AVEVA product and capability teams. Enable self‑service access, reference implementations, and integration toolkits to lower the barrier to entry. Engage with other execution leaders and collaborate with enablement teams to support Core AI adoption. Security, Compliance & Regulations Embed security and privacy‑by‑design practices into all services and APIs. Ensure compliance with global AI regulations and emerging governance frameworks. Establish processes for responsible AI, model explainability, observability, and auditability. AI & Cloud Expertise Provide strong execution leadership in AI and cloud‑native software development. Guide the use of modern AI frameworks, data pipelines, inference engines, and orchestration platforms. Collaborate with Product Managers and Architects to translate industrial AI use cases into services capabilities. Team Leadership & Execution Build and lead a high‑performing, cross‑functional development team with a strong culture of engineering excellence. Foster a builder mindset within the team — encouraging rapid prototyping and continuous improvement with agility of a start‑up. Foster a collaborative environment across geographies, time zones, and technical disciplines. Core Skills and Qualifications 20+ years of experience in software product development, with 10+ years in leadership roles focused on development of cloud‑native platforms or AI services. Proven experience building distributed, secure, and scalable cloud/AI services (ideally on Microsoft Azure ) which accelerate value delivery to customers. Solid background in AI/ML technologies, including experience in AI models and tools. Strong knowledge of public API design and service lifecycle management. Familiarity with the latest AI standards including Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A) . Familiarity with AI regulations (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF) and responsible AI principles. Excellent stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and communication skills. What Success Looks Like Scalability, Reliability, Availability, and Security of core AI services in production. Adoption of services by internal product/capability teams and external partners. Developer experience and ease‑of‑use of AI Services APIs. Compliance with applicable AI governance and regulatory requirements. Engagement and growth of the core AI services team. UK Benefits Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program. Hybrid working By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office‑based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote. Hiring process Interested? Great! Submit your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process. About AVEVA AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting‑edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably. Equal Opportunity Employer AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. #J-18808-Ljbffr