Director of AI & Data Science Strategy

RELX; Ciudad de México; Hybrid; MXN 4,042,000 - 7,508,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical, Dental and Vision

Savings Fund with company matching

Life insurance

Grocery voucher

Vacation Bonus

Learning and development resources

Employee Assistance Programme

Awards for service milestones

Time off for charities

Job summary

Elsevier, a global information and analytics leader, seeks a senior leader to define and drive AI and data science strategy across ML, NLP, search, and generative AI. You will guide teams through the full lifecycle from experimentation to production, aligning work with product goals and customer needs.

You will influence senior stakeholders, shape roadmaps, and deliver scalable AI solutions across the organization, including LLMs, RAG, and knowledge-driven systems, in a hybrid Mexico City

Qualifications

• Significant experience in data science, AI/ML, NLP, or related quantitative field.
• Strong technical expertise across modern data science methods including deep learning and generative AI.
• Hands-on experience delivering AI-powered products including LLMs, RAG, and semantic search.
• Proven success leading technical teams in complex product or research environments.
• Experience building scalable, production-ready AI/ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Set AI and data science strategy across ML, NLP, search, recommendation, experimentation, and generative AI, aligning work to product goals, customer needs, and business priorities.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams by coaching talent, setting priorities, fostering scientific rigor, and building an inclusive, collaborative culture.
• Deliver advanced AI and knowledge-discovery systems across the full lifecycle, from experimentation through production, including LLMs and domain-enriched AI solutions.
• Drive evaluation and AI quality by establishing robust frameworks, metrics, experimentation practices, and responsible AI standards.
• Influence across product, technology, and business by partnering with cross-functional leaders, shaping roadmaps, translating technical insights, and aligning teams on customer and business impact.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

NLP

Production AI systems

Team leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Elsevier, a global information and analytics leader, seeks a senior leader to define and drive AI and data science strategy across ML, NLP, search, and generative AI. You will guide teams through the full lifecycle from experimentation to production, aligning work with product goals and customer needs.

You will influence senior stakeholders, shape roadmaps, and deliver scalable AI solutions across the organization, including LLMs, RAG, and knowledge-driven systems, in a hybrid Mexico City