Define and own the AI roadmap across all products in collaboration with Engineering, Product, and Business stakeholders.
Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI/ML use cases that drive measurable business value.
Guide design and implementation of AI-powered features, ensuring scalability, security, and ethical considerations.
Partner with Data Engineering and Product teams to ensure the right data pipelines and infrastructure are in place to support AI initiatives.
Act as a thought leader in innovation — continuously scanning the horizon for new tools, frameworks, and emerging technologies (AI, automation, GenAI, NLP, analytics, cloud-native, etc.).
Run innovation workshops and hackathons with engineering and product teams to surface and validate new ideas.
Drive proof-of-concepts (POCs) and pilots, converting promising ideas into production-ready features.
Build partnerships with external vendors, research organizations, or startups to explore and integrate new solutions.
Work closely with Product Management to align AI initiatives with customer needs and product strategy.
Partner with Engineering teams to integrate AI models and tools into existing architectures.
Collaborate with Security, Compliance, and Legal to ensure AI/ML implementations meet regulatory and ethical standards.
Evangelize innovation and AI opportunities across the organization, acting as a bridge between technical and business stakeholders.
Requirements
6+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, or AI/ML roles, with at least 3+ years in a strategic role.
Expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, generative AI, and modern AI toolchains.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and modern data/AI infrastructure.
Proven track record of delivering AI/innovation projects from concept to launch.
Understanding of MLOps practices, model lifecycle management, and responsible AI principles.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong understanding of IP or data sharing implications for LLM training/prompting data uploads
Strong understanding of the operational financial model for using LLMs, used to inform product pricing and/or product feature design.
Prior experience leading an AI/Innovation lab or workstream within a product engineering organization (preferred).
Background in SaaS, Life Sciences, or compliance-driven industries (preferred).