Head of Generative AI

London (GB), United Kingdom

Full Time

Posted July 1, 2026

£27k - £29k· Est.

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Octopus Energy is all about clean, green energy with transparent pricing and a relentless commitment to customer experience.

Technical Leadership
Lead the design, development, and deployment of production-grade agentic workflows and multi-model architectures
Stay across the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to ensure we stay at the forefront of technology
Oversee the technical architecture and ensure scalability, reliability, and security of AI systems
Drive LLMOps best practices, focusing on model evaluation, hallucination mitigation, data privacy, and token cost optimisation.
Strategic Management
Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for AI initiatives aligned with the company’s goals alongside our technology and strategy teams
Identify and manage strategic partnerships with technology providers, research labs, and other stakeholders
Evaluate and integrate third-party AI services and solutions, as needed
Communicate complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders to facilitate understanding and decision making
Team Development & delivery
Build, lead and mentor a high performing AI team
Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of strategic AI projects
Ensure the foundations of our AI solutions are robust

Hands-on GenAI builder
Experience moving GenAI from proof-of-concept to scaled, production-grade systems that drive measurable impact
A deep technical understanding of the problems being solved, with the ability to go hands-on if required
Note: this experience could be from delivering a transformational product at an enterprise, or developing innovative products at a startup
Exceptional leader
Proven leadership experience, with a track record of managing and developing high-performing teams
A product-focused mindset with the ability to translate complex AI capabilities into user friendly experiences, including proven experience leading the direction of tool development
The ability to both get into the nitty gritty with developers and translate complex concepts to non-technical audiences, as a plus enjoying doing technical talks at conferences
Passionate about the future of AI
Knowledge of AI ethics and the evolving regulatory landscape
A close follower of the trends at the cutting edge of GenAI development & implementation