Director of AI Engineering — Production AI Platforms

Dentsu International Americas

Sydney

Hybrid

AUD 260,000 - 340,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Volunteer leave

Wellness days

Dentsu University access

Job summary

Dentsu Australia is seeking a Director (AI Engineering) to lead AI-driven product development and establish standards, architecture patterns and guardrails for scalable AI systems. You will own multiple products, guiding delivery across teams in a hybrid setup in Sydney or Melbourne.

The role requires hands-on engineering leadership, a strong software and cloud foundation, and the ability to translate AI advances into business outcomes while influencing stakeholders and shaping the 2027 AI

Qualifications

Experience building, deploying and scaling commercial AI products in production environments.
Strong foundation in software engineering and modern AI architectures.
Ability to lead technical direction and influence stakeholders.
Experience owning complex technical initiatives from strategy to delivery.
Hands-on mindset with willingness to stay technically active.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of AI-powered products, platforms and capabilities.
Define AI engineering standards and architectural patterns across the org.
Design, build and deploy production-ready AI systems including LLM apps and automation.
Collaborate with internal teams to turn ideas into scalable solutions.
Shape the future AI Engineering function and long-term platform strategy.