GenAI Tech Lead

Novisto; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous health benefits (100% Insurance coverage)

Flexible schedules

4 weeks of vacation

Stock option plan

Summer hours

Access to telemedicine app

Job summary

An innovative tech company in Montreal is seeking a GenAI Tech Lead to drive their GenAI initiatives. The successful candidate will have over 8 years of experience in AI/ML projects, with leadership in GenAI roles. This position combines hands-on development and technical leadership, requiring expertise in Python and familiarity with cloud infrastructure. The role offers flexible schedules, generous health benefits, and focuses on sustainability efforts through innovative software solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in AI/ML projects, including 2+ years in GenAI.
• Leadership experience guiding teams through technical complexity.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• Knowledge of agentic development frameworks (Langgraph preferred)
• Experience with API development
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP, Azure), CI/CD, and MLOps
• Leadership experience guiding teams through technical complexity
• Fluency in English and French

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, scientific, and system design discussions for GenAI features.
• Build and deploy GenAI-powered product features.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements and actionable tickets
• Mentor GenAI developers and scientists; foster technical excellence
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering for high‑impact solutions
• Ensure compliance, ethics, and security in development
• Lead maintenance and evolution of deployed GenAI models and services

Skills

Python development

Agentic development framework (Langgraph preferred)

API development

AI/ML project experience

Leadership

Fluency in English and French

CI/CD / MLOps

English & French fluency

Education

MSc or PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Cloud infrastructure (GCP, Azure)

CI/CD

MLOps practices

Job description

GenAI Tech Lead

As a GenAI Tech Lead at Novisto, you’ll be the technical driver behind our GenAI initiatives.

Your mission: turn market‑ready GenAI technologies into product‑ready capabilities fast. We don’t reinvent the wheel, we execute quickly and effectively.

You’ll combine hands‑on development with technical leadership, and partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Software Development Tech Leads to shape, prototype, and ship impactful GenAI‑powered features. Together, you’ll ensure every solution we build delivers real value to our users and aligns with Novisto’s product vision.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead architecture, scientific, and system design discussions for GenAI features and internal tools
• Build and deploy GenAI‑powered product features leveraging best‑in‑class market technologies.
• Stay on top of the evolving GenAI ecosystem and evaluate the right tools and models for Novisto.
• Make pragmatic technical decisions balancing speed, scalability, and maintainability
• Ensure alignment with broader data, software, and AI architecture
• Maintain the right balance between experimentation and productization

Delivery & Execution

• Contribute hands‑on to key codebases and prototypes
• Translate business needs into technical requirements and actionable tickets
• Identify technical uncertainties and drive efficient technical feasibility studies and proofs of concept.
• Ensure high‑quality, reliable delivery through planning, code reviews, and mentoring
• Collaborate with other Engineering Tech Leads to ensure timely delivery
• Mentor GenAI developers and scientists; grow the next generation of technical talent
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, fast and continuous learning, and ownership

Cross‑functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to shape and deliver high‑impact solutions.
• Ensure compliance, ethics, and security are embedded into development and document these concepts for major stakeholders, clients, and prospects

Quality & Process

• Champion best practices in GenAI applications development (experimentation, testing, observability, documentation).
• Lead maintenance and evolution of deployed GenAI models and services.
• Ensure balance between feature cost, latency, and accuracy

Job Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in AI/ML projects, including 2+ years in GenAI in a senior or lead role.
• MSc or PhD in Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience)
• Strong proficiency in Python development
• Strong knowledge of at least one agentic development framework (Langgraph preferred)
• Bonus: Experience with sensitive client data and enterprise‑grade AI deployments.
• Experience with API development
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, Azure), CI/CD, and MLOps practices.
• Leadership experience guiding teams through technical complexity.
• Comfortable in fast‑paced, cross‑functional environments.
• Fluency in English and French

What we offer

• Join an early‑stage, well‑financed company
• Advance Novisto’s purpose of contributing to the sustainability of the economy, environment, and society by empowering companies to make better decisions and disclosures through our ESG data management software.
• Contribute your knowledge and insights to increase awareness and knowledge of sustainability.
• Generous health benefits (100% Insurance coverage & access to Dialogue's telemedicine app).
• Flexible schedules & opportunity to work remotely
• 4 weeks of vacation
• Stock option plan
• Summer hours, if you prefer to work at the office, we have a beautiful office in Old Montreal, close to downtown and steps away from a metro (subway) station.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

IT System Data Services