Artificial Intelligence - India Lead

Interpath; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Interpath in India is seeking a senior leader to own the vision, governance and delivery of the AI function across the organization. You will set the roadmap, align priorities with executive sponsors and translate enterprise ambition into a prioritized portfolio delivered from India.

You will lead a team of engineers and PMOs, manage budget and vendor relationships, drive use‑case prioritization, and ensure responsible AI adoption with governance and risk controls across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data/AI/engineering with 4+ years leading technical teams.
• Proven ability to scale AI/GenAI solutions to production.
• Strong governance, risk management and executive stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Define AI strategy, priorities and 12–24 month roadmap aligned to business goals and global AI agenda.
• Establish and run portfolio governance, responsible AI guardrails, risk and compliance, and executive ROI reporting.
• Act as the primary interface to executive sponsors and global stakeholders; secure funding, manage expectations and report progress, risk and value.
• Build and lead the team (engineers, PMOs, AI support and delivery pods); oversee org design, hiring and capacity planning.
• Own build/buy/partner decisions, AI budget, cloud and vendor relationships.
• Drive use‑case prioritization and value realization; remove blockers across legal, security, procurement and infra.
• Champion an AI-literate culture and responsible adoption across the organization.

Skills

AI leadership

Portfolio management

Governance & risk

GenAI & ML landscape

Team leadership

Education

MBA or equivalent

Advanced CS/ML/Engineering degree

Job description

About Interpath

Interpath is an international and fast‑growing advisory business with deep expertise in a broad range of specialisms spanning Deals, Advisory and Restructuring capabilities. We deliver tangible results for global businesses, their investors, and stakeholders when complex problems arise, and critical decisions need to be made. Interpath is agile, independent, and conflict‑free, and our passion for doing what's right, every time, sets us apart. Our diverse teams provide specialist technical knowledge combined with deep sector experience across our service line specialisms. Since our foundation in 2021, Interpath has grown rapidly, and we now have a presence across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Barbados, and Hong Kong. By 2030 we aim to be one of the world’s leading advisory firms with a truly global footprint.

About the Role

You will own the vision, priorities, governance and leadership alignment for the AI function. You set the roadmap, keep delivery well‑governed and value‑focused, and act as the single senior point of accountability to executive sponsors — translating enterprise ambition into a prioritized portfolio delivered from India.

Key Responsibilities – Artificial Intelligence

• Set priorities & roadmap – define and own the AI strategy, priorities and 12‑24 month roadmap, aligned to business goals and the global AI agenda.
• Own governance & reporting – establish and run portfolio governance, responsible‑AI guardrails, risk and compliance, and executive value/ROI reporting.
• Align with leadership – act as the primary interface to executive sponsors and global stakeholders; secure funding, manage expectations and report progress, risk and value.
• Build and lead the team (Engineer, PMO Lead, AI Support and delivery pods); own org design, hiring, capacity planning and retention.
• Own build/buy/partner decisions, the AI budget, and cloud and vendor relationships.
• Drive use‑case prioritization and value realization; remove blockers across legal, security, procurement and infrastructure.
• Champion an AI‑literate culture and responsible adoption across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years of experience across data/AI/engineering, with 4+ years leading and scaling technical teams.
• Track record of taking AI/ML/GenAI solutions to production at enterprise scale.
• Strong governance, risk and stakeholder‑management skills with executive audiences.
• Deep, current understanding of the GenAI, agentic and ML landscape.
• Experience owning a portfolio, budget and roadmap.

Preferred or Desired Experience (nice to have)

• Experience building or scaling an offshore/GCC/captive centre.
• Sector domain depth (e.g., BFSI, healthcare, retail, manufacturing).
• Advanced degree in CS/ML/engineering or an MBA.

Education & Experience Strong Commercial Acumen

• Minimum Post‑Graduation degree/MBA or equivalent professional course certification.
• Advanced degree in CS/ML/Engineering.

Benefits

Interpath provides employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits.