About Verve

At Verve, we’re expanding what’s possible in modern research. We combine the best of Human, Cultural, and Artificial Intelligence to help some of the world’s most iconic brands – like Samsung, Unilever, Mars Petcare, and Shell – make faster, smarter decisions.

At Verve, we don’t bolt AI on – we build in it. Through Verve Vero, our AI-powered platform, we fuse rigour, creativity and next-gen tech to deliver transformative solutions and deeper insight – at scale, on demand, and grounded in human truth.

Our work spans categories and continents, from brand innovation to strategic foresight. We move fast, think hard, and keep people at the heart.

Verve is a place where curiosity leads, creativity drives solutions, and every team member can shape what comes next. We’re not just responding to change – we’re defining it.

About the Role

If you’re looking for a high-impact, career-defining role at the forefront of AI and insight – this is it.

As a Director of Technical AI Product in the R&D Lab, you’ll be hands-on bringing ideas to life – experimenting, testing emerging tech, and rapidly prototyping new Vero tools and processes, while improving the ones we already have.

Your Contribution

Work closely with our Lead Product Manager, and collaborate with developers and the wider Vero team to:

• Identify and prioritise opportunities to improve or create Vero tools and processes
• Rapidly prototype and run fast, lightweight experiments
• Translate successful prototypes into production-ready solutions

What you’ll bring

• A technical background with hands-on Python experience
• Working knowledge of AI concepts and infrastructure – APIs, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, MCP, vector embeddings
• Interest or experience in applying AI to product development or improving ways of working
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams – product, dev, marketing, and beyond
• A clear, confident communication style – able to explain complex technical ideas simply and align teams around them
• A growth mindset – you’re comfortable with ambiguity, take initiative without waiting for detailed direction, and thrive in fast-moving, entrepreneurial environments

Bonus points for

• Experience in the market research sector
• Experience building AI tools to improve business processes – especially if you’ve run early-stage experiments or created rapid prototypes using low/no-code platforms (e.g. Lovable)

What we offer

• Hybrid role - working from our Manchester (UK) Hub at least once per month
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI tools and thinking – practical, not theoretical
• Working at the intersection of product, tech, consultancy and clients
• Fast-paced, agile, empowering environment
• Autonomy to test, learn and influence how things get built
• Collaborating with an ambitious global team solving real-world problems

If you’re excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of AI-empowered consultancy – by building tools that move fast, work hard, and make a real difference – we’d love to hear from you.