AI Technical Consultant – Manchester (Hybrid) – £45,000–£65,000 + Share Options
Join a cutting-edge AI scale-up based in Manchester that's redefining how businesses harness data. Backed by experienced founders with multiple successful exits, this well-funded company has built a standout AI platform and is entering a high-growth phase, now 35+ strong and aiming to grow by 50% over the next 18–24 months.
They're now hiring two AI Technical Consultants to help shape and deliver bespoke AI solutions to clients across sectors.
The Role
This is a hybrid role blending technical understanding with solution design and client engagement. You’ll act as a key interface between the client and internal technical teams—translating business problems into AI-driven solutions.
You won’t be expected to build ML models from scratch, but you’ll need to understand how they work, how they’re applied in production, and how to tailor outputs to client needs.
If you’re comfortable engaging with stakeholders, translating requirements into real-world results, and have a solid grasp of modern AI tools, this is an opportunity to help shape AI adoption from the ground up.
What You’ll Do
* Translate business problems into technical requirements
* Configure and customise AI solutions for new client use cases
* Collaborate with the internal engineering team to shape features, data inputs, and logic behind model performance
* Refine and test solutions to ensure they perform in production scenarios
What You’ll Need
* Strong Python skills (NumPy, OpenCV)
* Familiarity with PyTorch or TensorFlow
* Experience working with ML pipelines and tooling (CI/CD, TDD)
* Comfortable working in a Linux environment
* Good understanding of ML and Deep Learning concepts (especially Computer Vision)
* Prior experience in a customer-focused or consultative technical role
Why Join?
* Be part of a high-growth, well-funded AI startup
* Real impact: work directly with clients to solve meaningful problems
* Strong equity/share package
* Hybrid setup: 1 day a week in the office
* Unlimited holidays and a flexible working culture
* Opportunity for rapid career growth as the business scales
Interested? Apply now or reach out to david@neartechsearch.com for more info.
Unfortunately, this role cannot provide visa sponsorship at this time.