Head of AI Engineering

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

Head of AI Engineering

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question. This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Head of AI Engineering to design, develop, deploy, and optimize AI-powered solutions that drive business value and operational efficiency. The role focuses on building production-ready AI applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, agentic AI frameworks, and AI-assisted development tools such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Microsoft Copilot.

Working closely with business stakeholders, software engineers, architects, data professionals, and product teams, the AI Engineer will deliver scalable AI solutions that enhance automation, decision-making, customer experience, and productivity while ensuring compliance with AI governance and security standards.

Role Responsibilities

AI Solution Development

• Design, build, test, and deploy AI and Generative AI applications.

• Develop intelligent agents, copilots, and AI-powered automation solutions.

• Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using enterprise data sources.

• Design and implement multi-agent AI systems for complex business workflows.

• Develop custom AI integrations using APIs, SDKs, and cloud-native AI services.

• Optimize and fine-tune AI solutions for performance, accuracy, and user experience.

AI Engineering & Software Development

• Develop production-ready software applications leveraging AI-assisted development tools.

• Use OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, and Microsoft Copilot to accelerate development and improve code quality.

• Build AI services using Python, JavaScript, .NET, or other modern programming languages.

• Develop RESTful APIs and microservices supporting AI solutions.

• Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices for AI applications.

• Ensure application scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.

Data & Platform Integration

• Connect AI solutions with enterprise data platforms, databases, APIs, and business applications.

• Design and implement vector databases and semantic search capabilities.

• Develop data pipelines supporting AI training and inference workloads.

• Integrate AI solutions with Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud environments.

• Ensure AI solutions comply with organisational governance, security, and compliance requirements.

AI Governance & Risk Management

• Implement AI governance frameworks, guardrails, and responsible AI practices.

• Monitor model performance, drift, hallucinations, and bias.

• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and organisational policies.

• Conduct AI solution testing, validation, and performance monitoring.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with business stakeholders to identify AI opportunities.

• Translate business requirements into technical AI solutions.

• Provide technical leadership and best practice guidance across AI initiatives.

• Support knowledge sharing, mentoring, and capability development within teams.

Basic Skills

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• 14+ years of total experience

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.

• 2+ years of hands-on AI/Generative AI engineering experience.

• Experience building AI-powered applications using OpenAI, Claude, or similar LLM platforms.

• Experience using OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, and Microsoft/GitHub Copilot within software development lifecycles.

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

Technical Skills

Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI

• Strong experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) including:

  • OpenAI GPT models

  • Anthropic Claude models

  • Microsoft Copilot technologies

  • Azure OpenAI Service

• Experience designing and implementing:

  • RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

  • Agentic AI systems

  • Prompt engineering

  • Tool calling and function calling

  • AI orchestration frameworks

  • Multi-agent architectures

• Knowledge of model evaluation, testing, and optimisation techniques.

AI Development Tools

• Demonstrable expertise using:

  • OpenAI Codex

  • Claude Code

  • GitHub Copilot / Microsoft Copilot

• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants for:

  • Software development acceleration

  • Code review

  • Unit test generation

  • Refactoring and optimisation

  • Documentation creation

  • Solution prototyping

Programming Languages

• Expert-level Python development.

• Strong proficiency in one or more of:

  • JavaScript / TypeScript

  • C#

  • Java

  • Go

AI Frameworks & Libraries

Experience with:

• LangChain

• LangGraph

• Semantic Kernel

• LlamaIndex

• AutoGen

• CrewAI

• Hugging Face

• PyTorch

• TensorFlow

Cloud Platforms

Strong experience with:

• Microsoft Azure

• Azure AI Foundry

• Azure OpenAI Service

• Azure Machine Learning

Preferred Skills

• Master's degree in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or related field.

• AI-related certifications from Microsoft, AWS, Google, OpenAI, or Anthropic.

• Experience implementing AI governance and responsible AI frameworks.

• Experience within Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Retail, Telecommunications, or Enterprise organisations.

• AWS Bedrock

• Google Vertex AI

Data Platforms

Knowledge of:

• SQL and NoSQL databases

• Vector databases (Pinecone, Chroma, Weaviate, Qdrant, Azure AI Search)

• Data engineering concepts

• Data governance and data quality principles

DevOps & Engineering Practices

Experience with:

• Git and GitHub

• Azure DevOps

• CI/CD pipelines

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Automated testing frameworks

Soft Skills

• Passion for Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies.

• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Ability to explain complex AI concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Continuous learning mindset and commitment to innovation.

• Strong attention to detail and quality standards.

• Collaborative team player with leadership potential.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Successful deployment of AI solutions into production.

• Reduction in development effort through AI-assisted engineering.

• Improvement in business process automation and efficiency.

• AI solution reliability, performance, and adoption rates.

• Compliance with AI governance and security standards.

• Stakeholder satisfaction and business value delivered.

Location – this role is based in: Bangalore, India

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 Job Posting End Date

 

 

2026-08-10

 

 

 

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

 

 

 

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

 

 

 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.