Head of AI
Core
Define and execute AI/ML strategy for an Infrastructure Intelligence Platform that processes LiDAR, imagery, and GPS data to generate geospatial insights for government transportation infrastructure management.
Role type
Head of AI/ML (Strategy & Leadership)
Builds
Production AI/ML systems for perception, knowledge representation, and data architecture within a geospatial intelligence platform.
Domain
GovTech / Geospatial Intelligence / Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
ML/AI strategy, team leadership (3+ engineers), production system deployment on sensor/geospatial data, hands-on model training and pipeline design, data-efficient learning (active/semi-supervised), senior technical hiring
Preferred skills
LiDAR/point cloud processing, autonomous vehicles/HD mapping, knowledge graphs/ontology, geospatial databases (PostGIS), agentic/LLM data architectures, startup scaling experience
Technologies
LiDAR sensors, 3D mapping, geospatial databases, knowledge graph frameworks
Responsibilities
Translate product vision into concrete AI/ML technical roadmap; build initial ML pipelines and validate architectures; hire and lead the AI/ML team; own the end-to-end intelligence extraction pipeline; align AI investments with product priorities.
Seniority
Executive, hands-on IC leader