Director, AI Engineering & Transformation

MasterCard; Purchase (NY); On-site; USD 195,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k with company match

On-site fitness facilities

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to drive transformation across AI initiatives, aligning AI strategies with business goals and governance. You will lead ML lifecycle, partner with product, data science and operations teams, and shape scalable, ethical AI deployments.

Strong expertise in transformer architectures, generative AI, and production-ready ML systems is required, along with a track record of delivering impact in a fast-moving financial tech environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on understanding of transformer architectures and generative AI.
• Experience bridging model development and business impact.
• Solid engineering background with Python and ML frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes short- and medium-term AI engineering plans aligned to objectives.
• Translates organizational needs into scalable AI solutions and strategies.
• Oversees the ML engineering lifecycle from architecture to deployment.
• Leads cross-functional teams to ensure performance, governance, and ethics.

Skills

Transformer AI

Generative AI

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

MLOps

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to drive transformation across AI initiatives, aligning AI strategies with business goals and governance. You will lead ML lifecycle, partner with product, data science and operations teams, and shape scalable, ethical AI deployments.

Strong expertise in transformer architectures, generative AI, and production-ready ML systems is required, along with a track record of delivering impact in a fast-moving financial tech environment.