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Director, AI Strategy

New York, New YorkFull-time$135k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10

Core

Own the technical architecture and hands-on build of AI agent and skill systems, turning complex business processes into scalable, production-grade AI engineering solutions.

Role type

Director, AI Engineering (hands-on IC with leadership)

Builds

Vertical-specific AI systems, agent orchestration, retrieval pipelines, and evaluation frameworks

Domain

Marketing technology, media data, and applied AI platforms

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

AI/ML systems architecture, LLMs, agents, RAG, Python, Java, TypeScript, cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), distributed systems, microservices, containerization, vector databases, LLM evaluation, prompt engineering

Preferred skills

Open-source AI/ML contributions, executive-facing technical demos, marketing technology background

Technologies

LangChain, LlamaIndex, PyTorch, Docker, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Own architecture and technical design of vertical-specific AI systems; Lead hands-on design and delivery of AI-native platform capabilities; Set technical approach for adapting existing capabilities or architecting bespoke solutions; Collaborate with Product, Strategy, Data Science, and Delivery to prioritize initiatives; Present technical architecture and live demos to stakeholders; Mentor engineers on complex AI system design and debugging; Troubleshoot and optimize AI/ML systems for performance and cost efficiency

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on execution