• Play a central role in growing the business commercially, supporting international expansion across the UK, US, Europe and APAC
• Lead and shape best-in-class opinion research, forecasting and analytical programmes across politics, public and private sectors
• Act as a trusted adviser to senior clients, translating complex analysis into clear strategic direction
• Build the organisation’s public profile through thought leadership, commentary and contribution to the wider public conversation
• Work closely with a highly talented, international team across research, data science and strategy

• Experience in senior research or advisory roles, ideally spanning politics, public, corporate research or data-led consultancy
• Leadership
• Proven ability to advise Boards and senior decision-makers
• Strong commercial track record, including business development or revenue responsibility
• Act as public face and thought leader for the business
• Intellectually curious, analytically rigorous and motivated by real-world impact

1. MLOps & Azure Architecture

You’ll architect and build our entire cloud-native MLOps platform on Azure, including:

• High-throughput video processing infrastructure
• Robust data pipelines (Encord → Azure → Roboflow)
• Automated model training + versioning
• Deployment of high-performance inference services
• ETL pipelines to turn predictions into client-ready metrics

This is full system ownership — and you’ll be the one building it.

2. Computer Vision Strategy & Model Lifecycle

You will define how we track brand assets across sports video and social media content by:

• Designing the CV approach (models, data strategy, optimisation)
• Integrating Encord annotations with Roboflow training pipelines
• Deploying and optimising the model at scale
• Setting up monitoring to catch model drift before it becomes a problem

3. Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) Tooling

You’ll build the analyst verification interface that:

• Flags low-confidence detections
• Lets analysts quickly confirm/correct outputs
• Feeds improved data straight back into the training pipeline

This is the backbone of our continuous learning loop.

4. Knowledge Transfer

At the end of the project you’ll hand over:

• Documentation
• Architecture diagrams
• Runbooks
• Codebase walkthroughs

So our internal team can take full ownership.

🌟 Why This Role Is Special

• True ownership: You design it, you build it, you ship it.
• No legacy tech: Clean slate. You choose the right tools and architecture.
• Real-world impact: Your system will power visibility metrics used by global brands.
• Massive scope: MLOps, CV, cloud architecture, inference, ETL, HITL — all yours.
• Fast-moving domain: Sports + AI + video = one of the most exciting fields right now.

If you’re tired of being one engineer on a huge team and want to own the entire machine, this is your chance.

You don’t need every keyword — but you should have strong experience with:

• Building production MLOps systems on Azure
• Designing data pipelines and automated model lifecycles
• Deploying and optimising computer vision models (YOLO, Detectron, etc.)
• Working with annotation tools (Encord, Labelbox, Roboflow, etc.)
• Creating scalable inference systems for video/image workloads
• Building HITL or internal analyst tooling
• Shipping production systems in fast-paced environments

• 6-month contract (likely extension)
• Competitive day rate
• Hybrid initially then possible remote UK
• Start date: Jan 2026

As Research Information Manager, you’ll lead a small, expert team delivering high-quality analytical reports that support evidence-based decision-making. You’ll oversee workloads, mentor researchers, review and approve outputs, and occasionally represent your team’s work in formal settings as part of expert testimony.

This is a hands-on role where analytical rigour meets real-world impact — perfect for someone who enjoys both managing people and getting into the detail themselves.

We’re looking for someone who:

✅ Has strong experience in research or data analysis (labour market, economics, or social science background ideal)

✅ Is confident managing, coaching, and motivating others

✅ Can interpret complex information and present it clearly and accurately

✅ Works well under pressure and takes pride in precision

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with the potential to go permanent — a chance to take on leadership responsibility within a trusted, purpose-driven research team.

👉 If that sounds like you, please apply!