Job Vacancy Team Lead, Content Tools
Cambridge (CB2 8BS)
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Job position Team Lead, Content Tools
As soon as possible
£49k-65,500
CB2 8BS, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Published on 25/08/2025
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Job Title: Team Lead, Content Tools
Salary: £49,000 - £65,500
Location: Cambridge/Hybrid
Contract: Permanent
We are recruiting for a Team Lead who will be responsible for shaping, designing, and improving a wide range of cutting-edge AI-driven solutions that bring innovation, efficiency, and value to our organisation. You'll be leading a team building and enhancing internal tools that leverage AI to solve complex business problems and significantly improve our learning and assessment content generation and management processes.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About the role
As the Team Lead for our Content Tools team, you will:
The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognized, listened to, and cared for. And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career that's linear, or want to follow your own path, we'll support you and help give you the resources and training you'll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.
Salary: £49,000 - £65,500
Location: Cambridge/Hybrid
Contract: Permanent
We are recruiting for a Team Lead who will be responsible for shaping, designing, and improving a wide range of cutting-edge AI-driven solutions that bring innovation, efficiency, and value to our organisation. You'll be leading a team building and enhancing internal tools that leverage AI to solve complex business problems and significantly improve our learning and assessment content generation and management processes.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About the role
As the Team Lead for our Content Tools team, you will:
- Take ownership of a critical, production-ready internal application, assessing its existing architecture and making strategic decisions for its evolution and improvement
- Lead and develop a team of 2-6 members, aligning performance with organizational values and leadership competencies
- Design, refine, and document the overall architecture of solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term technical strategy
- Foster team growth through knowledge sharing, technical mentoring, and promoting best practices
- Collaborate closely with the Product Owner, senior stakeholders, and end-users to gather requirements for AI solutions
- Set technical direction and deliver solutions, including roadmap management and stakeholder communication
- Balance short-term tactical and long-term strategic technical focus
The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognized, listened to, and cared for. And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career that's linear, or want to follow your own path, we'll support you and help give you the resources and training you'll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.
Candidate profile
About you
We're looking for an experienced Team Lead with extensive expertise in AI and machine learning technologies and a proven track record in technical leadership. You'll need deep understanding of software architecture and team management, with 50-70% of your time focused on team leadership and the remainder on hands-on technical work. We value strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in developing and mentoring technical teams while driving strategic technical initiatives.
Your experience incudes
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 4 th September 2025 Interviews are scheduled to take place as applications are received.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.
We're looking for an experienced Team Lead with extensive expertise in AI and machine learning technologies and a proven track record in technical leadership. You'll need deep understanding of software architecture and team management, with 50-70% of your time focused on team leadership and the remainder on hands-on technical work. We value strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in developing and mentoring technical teams while driving strategic technical initiatives.
Your experience incudes
- Lead and develop a technical team of 2-6 members, fostering performance, growth, and a strong culture of mentoring and best practices.
- Take ownership of production-ready internal applications, making strategic architectural decisions to ensure scalability, quality, and alignment with business goals.
- Design, refine, and document solution architectures, balancing short-term tactical needs with long-term strategic vision.
- Directly build, deploy, and manage LLM-powered applications, with proficiency in relevant programming languages (especially TypeScript) and familiarity with low-code/no-code tools.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, senior stakeholders, and end-users to translate product vision into technical requirements and deliver AI solutions.
- Oversee team operations and agile practices, including daily stand-ups, planning sessions, retrospectives, and knowledge sharing activities.
- Select, assess, and implement AI technologies and cloud services (notably AWS and Okta) to meet performance, scalability, and security standards.
- Communicate technical uncertainty, team progress, risks, and challenges clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Stay current with trends and best practices in AI, LLMs, and software development, partnering with other leaders to improve departmental practices and technical strategy.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Group personal pension scheme
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Green travel schemes
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 4 th September 2025 Interviews are scheduled to take place as applications are received.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.
Working environment
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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Knightsbridge, England, United Kingdom
> 1000 employees
IT School / University
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a global leader in academic publishing, educational resources, and assessment. With over 500 years of expertise, the organization provides innovative learning materials and exams to support education and research worldwide.
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