Engineering Manager – AI Platforms

Sia Partners'; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership development programs

Dynamic team environment

Job summary

Sia Partners is looking for an Engineering Manager – AI Platforms in Mumbai to lead the design and delivery of next-generation AI platforms.

This role involves bridging data science research and software engineering, managing a cross-functional team, and ensuring robust AI solutions aligned with global consulting frameworks. You'll oversee AI platform strategy, MLOps governance, and cross-functional collaborations.

Qualifications include extensive experience in data/software and a degree in Data Science or related fields. Join us to drive innovation in the AI landscape.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data/software, with 3+ years in people-management or technical leadership.
• Deep understanding of data science with hands-on experience with LLMs.
• Solid understanding of vector databases and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a cross-functional team of engineers.
• Own roadmap for AI platforms and oversee machine learning workflows.
• Provide architectural guidance for AI integrations.

Skills

Team leadership

Data Science lifecycle knowledge

AI/GenAI application building

Kubernetes expertise

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Soft skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

Docker

AWS Bedrock/SageMaker

Google Vertex AI

Job description

Sia Partners is a next-generation global management consulting firm, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Paris, France. The firm is recognised for its innovative approach, combining strategy and management consulting with data science and creativity. Sia Partners serves a diverse range of sectors, including energy, banking, healthcare, and technology, providing services to over 1,000 clients worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies. With a strong emphasis on delivering tangible results and superior value, Sia Partners is committed to helping clients navigate the digital revolution and achieve transformation. The firm operates with a global presence, employing over 3,500 consultants across 48 locations in 20 countries.

Our Mumbai office was launched in 2024, marking an exciting new chapter for us. We’re building the team with people who are eager to shape something from the ground up — combining the agility and entrepreneurial energy of a startup with the backing and reach of a global brand.

Sia Partners is looking for an Engineering Manager – AI Platforms to support the design and delivery of next‑generation AI and Generative AI platforms within Sia’s AI Factory. This role is pivotal in bridging high‑level product vision with robust, cloud‑native engineering execution.

As an Engineering Manager, you will serve as the bridge between Data Science research and production‑grade software engineering. You will be responsible for the health, growth, and delivery of a cross‑functional team, ensuring that our data‑driven AI services are scalable, secure, and seamlessly integrated into our global consulting framework. You will not only guide the technical architecture of our Large Language Model (LLM) platforms but also foster a culture of scientific excellence, rapid experimentation, and professional development.

Your leadership will ensure that Sia remains at the forefront of the AI landscape, transforming complex statistical models and algorithms into robust, platform‑centric solutions that deliver measurable value to our clients worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Mentoring: Manage, coach, and grow a team of Software Engineers, ML & GenAI Engineers. Conduct performance reviews, define career paths, and foster an inclusive environment that encourages innovation in algorithmic design and deployment.
• Platform Strategy: Own the roadmap for Sia’s AI Platforms, evolving them from experimental models to enterprise‑grade foundations that support RAG, agentic workflows, and automated model fine‑tuning at scale.
• Data Science Excellence: Oversee the development of scalable machine learning workflows, ensuring best practices in statistical rigor, model validation, and the transition from research notebooks to production‑ready code.
• MLOps & GenAIOps Governance: Drive the adoption of robust MLOps pipelines (CI/CD, model monitoring, drift detection) to ensure the reliability and observability of deployed Data Science models.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner with Lead Data Scientists, Product Managers, and Cloud Architects to align technical execution with business objectives and client needs.
• Technical Oversight: Provide architectural guidance and conduct reviews for complex AI integrations involving vector databases, orchestrators (LangChain, LlamaIndex), and multi‑cloud environments.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure all AI platforms adhere to global security standards (GDPR, SOC2) and implement Responsible AI guardrails to mitigate bias and ensure data privacy in model training and inference.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as a technical advocate, translating complex Data Science and platform capabilities into clear, value‑driven insights for executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience: 8+ years in the data/software space, with at least 3+ years in a formal people‑management or technical leadership role leading Data Science or ML teams.
• Data Science Mastery: Deep understanding of the Data Science lifecycle, including exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and advanced modeling techniques (Deep Learning, NLP, etc.).
• AI/GenAI Depth: Hands‑on experience building and scaling applications powered by LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Llama) and implementing complex RAG architectures.
• Platform Expertise: Proven track record with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud‑native AI services (AWS Bedrock/SageMaker, Azure AI, or Google Vertex AI).
• Infrastructure: Solid understanding of vector databases (Milvus, Pinecone, Weaviate) and distributed system design for large‑scale data processing.
• Management Skills: Strong experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies, capacity planning, and managing globally distributed teams.
• AI‑Native Engineering Leadership: Experience managing teams that utilize Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude Code as a core part of their daily workflow.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, AI, or a related quantitative field.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and the ability to inspire a team during rapid technological shifts.

What Success Looks Like

• Platform Ownership: Own AI platform foundations (infra, tooling, pipelines) as long‑lived products.
• Enablement First: Measure success by how fast and safely product teams ship using the platform.
• Technical Depth: Understand AI/ML platform trade‑offs (compute, latency, cost, scalability, security).
• Production Readiness: Ensure platforms support model productionization, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Reliability & Scale: Drive uptime, resilience, and performance for multi‑team AI workloads.
• Developer Experience: Reduce friction in CI/CD, environments, experimentation, and deployments.
• Cost & Efficiency Awareness: Balance performance with cloud and compute cost controls.
• Cross‑Team Alignment: Work closely with Product EMs, Staff Engineers, and DevOps to align platform roadmaps.
• Team Leadership: Build and grow strong platform, DevOps, and ML‑in‑fra engineers.
• Calm Ownership: Lead with clarity and accountability during incidents and scaling challenges.

Additional Information

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead cutting‑edge AI projects in a global consulting environment.
• Leadership development programs and training sessions at our global centers.
• A dynamic and collaborative team environment with diverse projects.

Position Based in Mumbai (onsite)

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.