Lead ML Engineer

Job description

Job Type: Permanent Build a brilliant future with Hiscox Role Purpose: As a Lead Machine Learning Engineer (MLE) at Hiscox, you will shape and scale our Machine Learning Engineering capability and ensure the successful deployment and operation of ML in production. You will lead the MLE sub-chapter, line manage Machine Learning Engineers, and partner closely with the Head of Data Science, the Data Science sub-chapters and Platform/Group teams to enable scalable, reusable, and well-governed ML solutions. You will be accountable for the MLOps platform, ensuring it is reliable, secure, and continuously evolved and for ensuring our business unit ships ML to production in a scalable way that is reusable across value streams, enabling efficient model maintenance, monitoring, and lifecycle management. Combining deep technical expertise with leadership, you will set standards, uplift capability, and enable squads to deliver robust, production-grade ML systems. Key Responsibilities: People Leadership: o Manage and grow talent: Set objectives, conduct performance reviews, and guide career progression for the MLE sub‑chapter. o Foster a strong engineering culture: Promote collaboration, psycho...