Head of Platform & Engineering, Synthetic Data

Ipsos North America

Lead the engineering team at Ipsos focusing on synthetic data and generative AI platform. Collaborate across disciplines to deliver secure, reliable solutions for internal stakeholders.

Posted 6/19/2026full-time🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the engineering function of the Synthetic Data Team
Build a platform people trust
Standardise how ML work ships
Enable self-serve at scale
Operationalise privacy-by-design
Create a healthy delivery machine
Own the high-level architecture and platform strategy
Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of Software Engineers
Act as the critical translator between our Applied ML Scientists and the Engineering team
Drive initiatives around system security, data privacy, compliance, and high availability
Take ownership of cloud infrastructure costs
Standardize our internal developer platform.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven track record of managing, scaling, and mentoring cross-functional engineering teams
Deep experience designing highly available, distributed, and asynchronous systems at scale
Strong background in cloud-native ecosystems (GCP preferred) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
Experience leading teams that build or manage machine learning infrastructure
Familiarity with the operational requirements of deploying modern AI systems
Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to align technical roadmaps with business objectives
Experience navigating enterprise-grade security requirements, SOC2 compliance, and implementing robust data governance frameworks.

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days annual leave
pension contribution
income protection and life assurance
range health & wellbeing
financial benefits
professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud-native ecosystemsdistributed systemsasynchronous systemsmachine learning infrastructuredata governance frameworkssystem securityhigh availabilityprivacy-by-designcontainer orchestrationGCP

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationcross-functional team managementalignment of technical roadmapsleadershipteam buildingcritical translationinitiative drivingoperationalizationdelivery management

Certifications

SOC2 compliance