Director, AI Engineering — Build AI Platforms (Hybrid)

dentsu

Sydney

Hybrid

AUD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Volunteer leave

Wellness days

Dentsu University access

Career development

Job summary

Dentsu is expanding its data and technology team in Australia with a permanent Director (AI Engineering). You will establish AI engineering as a discipline, owning architecture, evaluation standards and guardrails across multiple AI products.

This role blends strategy with hands-on delivery in a hybrid setting across Melbourne or Sydney. You’ll lead AI-powered product development, set technical direction, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, market-facing capabilities aligned

Qualifications

Experience building, deploying and scaling AI products in production.
Strong foundation in software engineering and cloud platforms.
Ability to lead technical direction and influence stakeholders.
Experience owning complex technical initiatives from strategy to delivery.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of AI-powered products, platforms and capabilities that drive growth and differentiation.
Define AI engineering standards, architecture patterns and technical strategy.
Design, build and deploy production-ready AI systems including LLM apps and intelligent automation.
Collaborate with internal teams to turn ideas into scalable solutions.
Help shape the future AI Engineering function and long-term platform strategy.