Engineering Manager - Machine Learning (AI Products)

The role & impact As Engineering Manager, you'll lead a high-performing, inclusive team of ML and platform engineers, responsible for turning research and models into production-grade ML infrastructure that runs at scale. You'll balance predictable delivery with a relentless focus on system health, taking the lead on MLOps maturity, observability and the operational realities of running AI systems in production, not just shipping features. You'll work closely with senior individual contributors, including staff and principal engineers, who shape the technical architecture, while you focus on team growth, delivery rigour and championing AI-native workflows across the software development lifecycle. This is a role for someone who wants to build both the systems and the people capable of running AI at Xero's scale. The team & how they connect You'll join Xero's Data & AI organisation, within the AI Products division, reporting to the GM of ML Engineering. The team takes research and models from applied scientists and turns them into safe, scalable, production ML infrastructure that millions of small businesses rely on every day. It's a close, cross-functional group that partners tight... Click Apply to read the full job description.