Lead AI Engineer

This lead role drives AI capabilities across WPP's proprietary creator, influencer, and social commerce platforms. The engineer will design, develop, and deploy AI-powered features using LLMs, multimodal AI, embeddings, and vector search, while mentoring junior engineers. Requires strong Python proficiency and hands-on experience with modern AI ecosystems like OpenAI, Gemini, and Vertex AI.

This Lead AI Engineer role drives the next generation of AI capabilities across WPP's proprietary creator, influencer, and social commerce platforms. The role combines hands-on AI engineering, product innovation, and technical leadership, focusing on building production-ready AI systems using LLMs, multimodal AI, embeddings, and vector search. Responsibilities include developing AI-powered features, optimizing AI infrastructure, and mentoring junior engineers.

This Lead AI Engineer role drives the next generation of AI capabilities across WPP's proprietary creator, influencer, and social commerce platforms. The position combines hands-on AI engineering, product innovation, and technical leadership, focusing on developing and deploying practical AI solutions for influencer intelligence, creator workflows, and large-scale content analysis. Requires strong proficiency in Python, hands-on experience with LLMs, generative AI systems, embeddings, vector databases, and RAG, plus experience with MLOps/AIOps workflows.

This role owns the technical design of Azure-first data and AI platforms, defining reusable patterns, reference architectures, and end-to-end solution concepts. The architect will spend 70-80% of their time hands-on, building and packaging reusable patterns and prototyping new concepts in code, with the remaining 20-30% in client-facing advisory. Key responsibilities include designing AI solutions with Agentic AI workflows and RAG patterns, implementing security as code, and mentoring engineers on IaC and automation best practices.

Handles the operational aspects of programmatic campaigns, including campaign setup, delivery management, and troubleshooting. Requires strong attention to detail and technical aptitude.

Manages implementation planning for global client solutions, coordinating media buying and campaign execution. Requires strong project management and media planning skills.

This role leads the implementation planning team to execute media campaigns, overseeing planning processes and ensuring quality delivery. It requires extensive media planning experience and leadership skills, with a focus on mentoring junior staff.