Artificial Intelligence - India Lead

Interpath Ltd; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 10,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rewards

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Interpath Ltd in Gurugram seeks an Artificial Intelligence - India Lead to own the AI vision, roadmap, governance and senior accountability to executives, translating enterprise ambition into a prioritized portfolio delivered from India.

You will drive the 12–24 month roadmap, lead the AI pod teams, manage budgets, and align with global stakeholders while promoting responsible AI adoption across the organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years' experience across data/AI/engineering.
• 4+ years leading and scaling technical teams.
• Track record of AI/ML/GenAI in production at enterprise scale.
• Strong governance, risk and stakeholder management with executives.
• Deep understanding of GenAI, agentic and ML landscape.
• Experience owning a portfolio, budget and roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Define AI strategy, priorities and 12–24 month roadmap aligned to goals.
• Establish and run portfolio governance, guardrails, risk and ROI reporting.
• Interface with executive sponsors; secure funding and report progress.
• Build and lead the AI team; org design, hiring and capacity planning.
• Own build/buy/partner decisions, AI budget and vendor relations.
• Drive use-case prioritization and value realization; remove blockers.
• Champion AI-literate culture and responsible adoption.

Skills

AI leadership

Enterprise AI

Governance & risk

Stakeholder management

Portfolio & budget

Offshore/Captive centres

Education

Post Graduation / MBA

Advanced CS/ML degree

Job description

Artificial Intelligence - India Lead

Director

Interpath | Gurugram

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

• 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' 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 and Experience

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

Employees receive a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits.