The Economist Group - Head of Product & Engineering - AI Lab
Requirements
• Experience leading the development of B2C digital products, with accountability for both product outcomes and engineering delivery. Consumer subscription, media, e-commerce or marketplace background is strongly preferred. • A track record of taking products from 0-1: finding valuable problems, testing assumptions, shipping quickly and learning from real users. • Experience building and operating AI-powered products including practical knowledge of LLM application patterns, evaluation approaches and how the frontier of capabilities is moving. • A strong engineering background and the technical judgement to guide architecture, challenge decisions and earn the confidence of senior engineers. • Team building: A strong record of hiring senior engineering talent in a competitive market and of raising the technical bar of an existing team. • The ability to make progress in ambiguous, fast-changing environments without adding unnecessary process. • Clear communication with technical, editorial and commercial audiences, including the ability to explain assumptions and trade-offs directly. • A deep appreciation of The Economist's journalistic values: intellectual rigour, a global outlook and editorial independence. • Working Arrangements • The majority of our roles operate on a hybrid working pattern, with 3+ days office attendance required. • AI usage for your application • We are an innovative organisation that encourages the use of technology. We recognise that candidates may utilise AI tools to support with their job application process. However, it is essential that all information you provide truthfully and accurately reflects your own experience, skills, and qualifications.
Responsibilities
• Set the direction for the AI Lab - translating our broader editorial mission, company objectives and the evolving AI technology frontier into a focused roadmap of innovation directions and prospective products • Lead and grow a team of multidisciplinary specialists across product, design and engineering; create the conditions for rapid innovation and exploration and a culture of quality that is worthy of our brand • Be the voice of the future customer, ensuring our work is focused on ambitious, high-potential, customer-centred opportunities that will create real value • Own the 0-1 process: generate ideas, coordinate research, prioritise prototype development and user testing and orchestrate from beta launch to production, using evidence - and a good amount of taste - to decide what to improve, scale or stop along the way • Work closely with editorial colleagues (both inside the AI Lab and more broadly) to imagine and create products that amplify our journalism while protecting its quality, provenance and independence. • Shape the technical direction: lead on architecture and build-versus-buy decisions, stay close to the code, and establish the engineering practices for high-quality, novel AI product development • Connect the Lab's work to platforms, data and priorities across The Economist Group; define how success is measured and move concepts that work into the right long-term home
Benefits
• Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance. It includes a highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan, private health insurance, and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program. • We also offer a range of lifestyle benefits, including our Work From Anywhere program, which allows you to work from any location where you have the legal right to do so for up to 25 days per year. In addition, we provide generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering and even for moving home. • You will also be given free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, our range of apps, podcasts and more.
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