Director, AI and Agentic Engineering

Ryan Specialty

Director of AI responsible for architecting enterprise AI solutions and driving strategy. Leading teams to scale AI across the organization for impactful business outcomes.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeCarmel • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $168,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

define and own the enterprise AI architecture
establish model selection frameworks
design and govern AI infrastructure
lead the adoption and governance of Model Context Protocols (MCPs)
architect multi-agent systems capable of reasoning, planning, and executing across complex business processes
design agent orchestration patterns
lead end-to-end business process automation using AI
collaborate with process owners across various departments
develop and maintain the enterprise AI roadmap
build and enforce AI governance frameworks
continuously evaluate frontier research and ecosystem tooling
act as the internal AI thought leader
recruit, develop and lead a high-performing AI team
manage strategic vendor and partner relationships

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in software engineering, data, or applied AI
at least 3 years in a senior AI/ML leadership role
deep hands-on expertise with large language models (GPT-4 class, Claude, Llama, Mistral)
proven track record architecting and deploying agentic AI systems
strong command of Model Context Protocols (MCPs)
experience leading end-to-end AI-powered business process automation
proficiency in Python and familiarity with cloud AI ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP)
demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured, solvable AI architectures
must have used Claude Code, Codex or Github Copilot in previous roles

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid time off for company holidays
paid vacation
paid sick days
paid personal days
paid parental leave
mental health services

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI architecturemodel selection frameworksAI infrastructure designModel Context Protocols (MCPs)multi-agent systemsagent orchestration patternsbusiness process automationlarge language modelsPythonAI-powered business process automation

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationstrategic managementteam developmentthought leadership