Data & AI Tech Lead — Hybrid Istanbul

Accenture; Fatih; Hybrid; TRY 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health insurance

Learning budget

Buddy program

Shuttle service

Job summary

Accenture in Istanbul is seeking a Senior Data & AI Lead to design and implement scalable data and AI solutions aligned with business goals. You will guide the technical direction of ML projects from prototyping to production and work with data engineers, scientists and stakeholders to identify high-impact use cases.

You'll drive MLOps adoption, ensure data governance, and stay ahead with emerging AI technologies while mentoring colleagues and shaping the Data & AI architecture across projects.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Computer Engineering, AI, Data Science or related field.
• 7+ years delivering end-to-end data and AI solutions.
• Strong Python with ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Production ML via MLOps tools (MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI, Azure ML).
• Cloud experience across AWS, Azure or GCP; data engineering collaboration.
• CI/CD, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes; data privacy and governance awareness.
• English fluency; German a plus. Agile team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable Data & AI solutions aligned with business goals.
• Guide the technical direction of data science and machine learning projects from prototyping to production.
• Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to identify AI use cases.
• Drive adoption of MLOps for robust model deployment and monitoring.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and security standards across AI initiatives.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI/ML technologies and best practices.
• Mentor and support technical team members, fostering innovation and learning.
• Contribute to architectural decisions within the broader Data & AI ecosystem.

Skills

English Fluency

Cloud & Data AI Design

MLOps Leadership

Python & ML Libraries

Cross-functional Leadership

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor or Master in Computer Engineering / AI / Data Science

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

MLflow

SageMaker

Vertex AI

Azure ML

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Accenture in Istanbul is seeking a Senior Data & AI Lead to design and implement scalable data and AI solutions aligned with business goals. You will guide the technical direction of ML projects from prototyping to production and work with data engineers, scientists and stakeholders to identify high-impact use cases.

You'll drive MLOps adoption, ensure data governance, and stay ahead with emerging AI technologies while mentoring colleagues and shaping the Data & AI architecture across projects.