Hybrid AI Director for Enterprise Growth

EPAM Systems Inc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

Private medical insurance

Dental care

Employee Assistance Program

Pension plan

Cycle schemes

Season ticket loans

On-site perks

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks an Applied AI Director who marries strategic thinking with entrepreneurial execution. This hands-on leadership role drives AI-powered value creation, builds world-class teams, and shapes go-to-market strategy.

You will mentor practitioners, lead presales, and scale AI capabilities across clients, with a hybrid UK-based model and occasional travel. You will work at the intersection of business, technology and AI to deliver measurable outcomes, leveraging cloud platforms and

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in generative AI and agentic systems, including large language models and multi-agent orchestration frameworks.
• Proven experience deploying AI solutions into production with measurable value.
• Executive stakeholder management with senior, C-suite and board-level leaders.
• Commercial acumen across revenue, margin, utilization, opportunity development, and engagement growth.
• Transformation leadership mindset focused on reimagining business models through applied AI.
• Practical expertise in AI governance, responsible AI, agentic evaluation frameworks, and cost modelling.
• Knowledge of leading AI platforms and cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and board-level stakeholders on agentic transformation within your industry domain
• Define and drive AI strategies for clients, applying practical knowledge of generative AI and agentic systems to validate assumptions and guide decisions
• Conduct discovery and ideation to turn business challenges into AI opportunities with a clear path to value
• Drive enterprise AI adoption by identifying high-impact use cases and leading organizational change
• Lead cross-functional teams from concept through production and adoption
• Grow EPAM's Applied AI practice via talent development and market positioning
• Originate and convert enterprise opportunities with account and sales teams
• Track industry developments to shape client strategy and go-to-market initiatives
• Mentor consultants and client stakeholders to build AI capabilities

Skills

Generative AI

Agentic systems

Executive stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Transformation leadership

AI governance

Responsible AI

Conversations AI

Cost modelling

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

EPAM Systems seeks an Applied AI Director who marries strategic thinking with entrepreneurial execution. This hands-on leadership role drives AI-powered value creation, builds world-class teams, and shapes go-to-market strategy.

You will mentor practitioners, lead presales, and scale AI capabilities across clients, with a hybrid UK-based model and occasional travel. You will work at the intersection of business, technology and AI to deliver measurable outcomes, leveraging cloud platforms and