
Cleo. Where AI meets money. Cleo launched in 2016 by people who have been burned by banks. Fed up with the broken system, we decided it was time to make a change. Since then, the cost of living…

Cleo. Where AI meets money. Cleo launched in 2016 by people who have been burned by banks. Fed up with the broken system, we decided it was time to make a change. Since then, the cost of living…
What they do: AI-first consumer finance platform and conversational AI financial assistant
Founded: 2016
Headcount (reported): 250+ (recent growth from ~100 to 250+); site lists 628 employees
Notable funding: Reported Series C $80M; total funding reported ~ $137.5M–$175M across profiles
Founder / CEO: Barney Hussey-Yeo
Consumer personal finance, spending tracking, saving and debt management through conversational AI
2016
Financial Services
$10M
$44M
$80M
Reported by company materials as Series C; associated with a $500M valuation in company copy
“EQT Ventures and Sofina led later rounds; early backers and angels include Entrepreneur First, LocalGlobe, Taavet Hinrikus, Niklas Zennström and Errol Damelin”
About The Company About Cleo At Cleo, we're not just building another fintech app. We're embarking on a mission to fundamentally change humanity's relationship with money. Imagine a world where everyone, regardless of background or income, has access to a hyper-intelligent financial advisor in their pocket. That's the future we're creating.
Cleo is a rare success story: a profitable, fast-growing unicorn with over $300 million in ARR and growing over 2x year-over-year. This isn't just a job; it's a chance to join a team of brilliant, driven individuals who are passionate about making a real difference. We have an exceptionally high bar for talent, seeking individuals who are not only at the top of their field but also embody our culture of collaboration and positive impact.
If you’re driven by complex challenges that push your expertise, the chance to shape something truly transformative, and the potential to share in Cleo’s success as we scale, while growing alongside a company that’s scaling fast, this might be your perfect fit.
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About The Role We’re hiring an Applied Research Manager to grow and lead a team of research scientists and machine learning engineers solving some of the hardest AI problems at Cleo.
You’ll be accountable for setting research direction, turning exploration into impact, and scaling research outcomes into product-ready solutions. This role sits at the intersection of long-term innovation and high-value product execution - taking ideas from prototype through to measurable value.
You’ll own the research roadmap for areas like large language models, AI agents, personalisation, and evaluation, leveraging Cleo's data from open banking, app interactions, and conversation transacripts. You’ll also build, coach, and develop a team that thrives on curiosity, technical excellence, and pushing boundaries.
You’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure research speaks directly to real user and business needs.
What you’ll be doing
Lead & Shape Research Strategy
Manage & Develop Talent
Cross-Functional Collaboration
About You You have deep technical credibility
You are a leader of people and ideas
You drive impact
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What do you get for all your hard work?
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Compensation range
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