Career Coach for AI Careers

I help professionals in the UK, Europe, the US and Canada — in tech and beyond — move into AI roles, or grow faster by leading with AI in the role they have. I'm Yuliya Halavachova, an AI Engineering Manager: I lead 15 engineers building AI agents and hire for AI roles, so you get coaching from someone who makes the hiring decisions. Online or in person in London, in English or Russian.

Why coaching from an AI hiring manager

Most career coaches can help with confidence and clarity, but can't judge whether your AI project, portfolio or interview answer would get you hired. I can, because I build AI systems and hire the people who build them.

You get an honest view of where you stand, a realistic target, and a plan built around what AI hiring managers actually look for — not what course sellers say the market wants.

Start here: what hiring managers look for in the AI era.

Three ways I can help

Move into AI

For professionals who want an AI role. We start by choosing a realistic target for your background, then build the shortest credible path to it. Technical routes include software engineer to AI engineer, or analyst to ML and data roles. Non-technical routes — from marketing, finance, operations, HR and more — include AI product management, AI governance and responsible AI, and AI adoption roles that don’t require coding.

✓Target role chosen for your background, not for hype
✓A 90-day plan: skills, projects and who to talk to
✓Portfolio and project review the way an AI hiring manager reads it
✓CV, LinkedIn and AI interview preparation

Start with: Extended Consultation · £200 · 90 min + written plan

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Grow with AI in your role

For professionals who want to stay in their field and get ahead with AI — in any profession: humanities graduates, teachers, accountants, lawyers, marketers, managers, HR and more. We work out how AI applies to your actual tasks, which results to deliver with it, how to show those results on your CV and in reviews, and how to become the person who leads AI initiatives in your team.

✓AI tools and workflows for your specific role and industry
✓Visible outcomes to deliver in the next 3 months
✓How to show AI skills on your CV, LinkedIn and in interviews
✓Positioning yourself to lead AI work — and for promotion

Start with: AI in Your Role · £180 · 60 min + materials

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Land the role in the UK

For anyone targeting a job in the UK market — already here and stuck, relocating from Europe, or planning a Skilled Worker Visa or Global Talent Visa route. UK hiring has its own rules: CV format, how recruiters screen, how interviews run and how offers are negotiated. I help you get through each step.

✓UK-format CV and LinkedIn that pass recruiter screening
✓Job search strategy: where to apply and how
✓Interview preparation and offer negotiation
✓Skilled Worker and Global Talent Visa career strategy, including the Global Talent evidence portfolio (not legal advice)

Start with: Basic Consultation · £120 · 60 min

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All packages, including interview preparation, LinkedIn audit and the Full Journey bundle: see services and prices →

Experience & credentials

Yuliya Halavachova — career coach for AI careers and AI Engineering Manager, London

✓AI Engineering Manager at a global enterprise software company — leading a team of 15 engineers building AI agents in a B2B SaaS product, and hiring for AI roles
✓Founder of UltraScout AI — an AI product built on LLMs and agents
✓15+ years in tech, previously Data Science Lead (Head-level) at a global advisory firm in London
✓MSc Data Science (Distinction), University of Sussex
✓AI/ML trainer at Capital City College London; author of the LinkedIn newsletter “AI Search Frontier 2026”

AI careers FAQ

Can I move into AI without a computer science degree?

Yes. UK employers hiring for AI increasingly look at what you can show — projects, shipped work and how you reason about AI systems — more than at degree titles. The right route depends on your starting point, which is why the first step is choosing a realistic target role.

Do I need a technical background to move into AI?

No. Engineering roles need coding, but many AI roles do not: AI product management, AI governance and responsible AI, AI adoption and automation roles all value domain expertise. People from marketing, finance, operations, HR and other fields move into these roles.

How long does it take to move into an AI role?

It depends on the gap between where you are and the target role. Engineers and analysts with a solid technical base can often make a focused move within months. Building engineering skills from scratch takes considerably longer — so we pick a target that is realistic for your timeline.

Will AI take my job?

AI is changing tasks faster than it is removing whole roles. The professionals who do best learn the AI tools their role uses, deliver visible results with them, and keep their skills current. That is exactly what the “Grow with AI” track is for.

Is this coaching or an AI course?

Coaching. You get a plan, honest feedback and preparation for your specific target — not a generic curriculum. Where you need to learn something, I point you to the specific resources worth your time.

I'm not in tech — can you still help?

Yes. I work with humanities graduates, teachers, accountants, lawyers, marketers, managers and HR professionals. AI is changing every profession; we work out how it applies to yours, which skills to build and how to turn them into your next career step.

Do you work with people outside the UK?

Yes — I work with professionals targeting roles in the UK, Europe, the US and Canada. Sessions run online (Zoom, Google Meet or Zoho), or in person in London, in English or Russian.