Strategic AI Director for Enterprise Transformation

EPAM Systems; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid leave per year

Meal vouchers 11€ per day

Private medical insurance (50% covered

Pension fund

ESPP

Navigo transport allowance

Remote work approvals

IT equipment provided

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking an Applied AI Director to advise senior leaders on AI transformation and to shape strategic initiatives across Europe. You will lead cross-functional teams, drive enterprise AI adoption and mentor consultants to scale AI capabilities.

The role focuses on leveraging generative AI and agentic systems, with exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, and a strong emphasis on governance and responsible AI. Hybrid work across Europe is offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in senior AI roles across Banking/Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare or Life Sciences.
• Demonstrated executive stakeholder management with C-suite and board-level leaders.
• Hands-on expertise in generative AI, agentic systems and deployment in production.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and board-level stakeholders on AI transformation.
• Define and drive AI strategies for clients with practical knowledge of generative AI and agentic systems.
• Lead cross-functional teams from concept to production and adoption.
• Originate enterprise opportunities by shaping engagements and leading presales activities.

Skills

Executive stakeholder management

Generative AI

Agentic systems

Large language models

Cloud platforms

Business case development

Change management

Governance & Responsible AI

Presales & engagement

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking an Applied AI Director to advise senior leaders on AI transformation and to shape strategic initiatives across Europe. You will lead cross-functional teams, drive enterprise AI adoption and mentor consultants to scale AI capabilities.

The role focuses on leveraging generative AI and agentic systems, with exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, and a strong emphasis on governance and responsible AI. Hybrid work across Europe is offered.