AI Engineering Lead / Director
Onsite 4x/week in NY

Overview:
We are seeking a strategic and technically strong AI Engineering Leader to help establish and scale enterprise AI capabilities across the organization. This individual will play a key role in shaping the company's AI roadmap, building scalable AI platforms, and leading the delivery of innovative AI-powered solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

This role requires a combination of deep technical expertise, leadership experience, and the ability to partner with executive stakeholders to operationalize AI initiatives across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:
AI Strategy & Platform Development

• Develop and drive the organization's AI engineering vision and long-term technology strategy
• Collaborate with business leaders, product teams, and technology stakeholders to identify high-impact AI opportunities
• Design scalable, secure, and enterprise-ready AI architectures and foundational platforms
• Establish standards and best practices for AI solution development, deployment, and governance
• Build reusable AI services and frameworks that support rapid innovation across teams

AI Solution Delivery

• Lead the development and deployment of AI-driven applications, including generative AI, predictive modeling, intelligent automation, and advanced analytics solutions
• Help transition AI initiatives from proof-of-concept efforts into scalable production environments
• Ensure AI solutions align with business objectives and deliver measurable operational or financial impact
• Oversee AI platform reliability, monitoring, orchestration, and lifecycle management processes

Leadership & Team Development

• Build and lead high-performing AI engineering and platform teams
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders while fostering a collaborative, innovation-focused culture
• Promote engineering excellence through modern AI engineering practices, MLOps standards, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Partner with cross-functional technology teams to align AI capabilities with enterprise priorities

Governance & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with legal, compliance, risk, security, and data teams to ensure responsible AI adoption
• Support the development of governance frameworks around AI usage, explainability, and risk management
• Communicate technical strategy, risks, and progress effectively to executive leadership and business stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML engineering, data engineering, or related technical disciplines
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams or enterprise technology initiatives
• Proven track record designing and scaling enterprise AI or advanced analytics solutions
• Strong understanding of modern AI ecosystems, including model deployment, orchestration, monitoring, and operationalization
• Experience translating business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Demonstrated success working with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Excellent communication and leadership skills

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working in highly regulated or compliance-driven environments
• Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI, or model explainability practices
• Familiarity with cloud-native AI technologies and modern data platforms
• Experience building or scaling an AI Center of Excellence or enterprise AI function
• Exposure to generative AI, LLM-based solutions, AI agents, or intelligent workflow automation

Desired Outcomes:

• Establish a scalable enterprise AI architecture and engineering framework
• Improve the speed and quality of AI solution delivery across the organization
• Enable AI initiatives to move efficiently from ideation to production deployment
• Build trust and adoption of AI capabilities among business and technology leadership

Additional Requirements:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Ability to work onsite multiple days per week
• Must be able to pass applicable background screening requirements
• Flexibility to support critical initiatives and project deadlines as needed

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