Director of AI / ML Platform (Enterprise Databricks AI)

Jobot; Coppell (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible spending

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Director of AI / ML Platform to lead the development of a new enterprise AI capability on a modern Databricks + Microsoft stack. You will own architecture, strategic roadmap, and production-grade platforms for LLM, RAG, and automation, with direct involvement in governance and security.

You will build and scale an AI engineering organization, partner with data and business leaders to drive measurable value, and influence senior leadership on AI strategy across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in AI, ML, Enterprise Data Platforms, or related engineering disciplines.
• Experience architecting enterprise AI platforms from the ground up.
• Strong hands-on Databricks experience.
• Experience building and leading AI engineering teams.
• Ability to discuss architecture in depth with senior technical leadership.
• Strong communication skills with both executive stakeholders and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise AI strategy, architecture, and technical roadmap.
• Design and build production AI/ML platforms using Databricks as the core enterprise AI platform.
• Architect and deploy production-grade LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, and intelligent automation solutions.
• Build and scale an AI engineering organization while establishing engineering standards and best practices.
• Partner with Data Engineering and business leaders to operationalize AI solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Drive adoption of AI capabilities including Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, and intelligent automation.

Skills

AI architecture

Databricks

Team leadership

Enterprise data

Executive communication

Tools

MLflow

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Databricks Genie

Job description

Hybrid - Build, lead a new enterprise AI function from the ground up—owning GenAI, RAG, agentic systems, and automation on a modern Databricks + Microsoft stack.

Salary: $180,000 - $250,000 per year

A bit about us

We’re a growing, innovation-focused organization investing heavily in enterprise data and AI capabilities. Our technology environment is centered around a modern data platform, and we’re now scaling advanced AI solutions, including generative AI, multi-agent systems, and intelligent automation to drive measurable business outcomes.

This is not a research role, this is about operationalizing AI at scale.

Why join us

• Greenfield opportunity to build enterprise AI capability from scratch
• High ownership role spanning architecture, execution, and early team leadership
• Direct impact on operational efficiency (supply chain + business automation use cases)
• Modern AI stack centered on Databricks + Microsoft Copilot ecosystem
• Visible role working directly with senior leadership

Comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, and flexible spending programs.

Director of AI / ML Platform (Enterprise Databricks AI)

We're building the next generation of enterprise AI capabilities, and this is a rare opportunity to lead both the architecture and delivery of a modern AI platform built on Databricks and the Microsoft ecosystem.

What You'll Do

• Lead the enterprise AI strategy, architecture, and technical roadmap.
• Design and build production AI/ML platforms using Databricks as the core enterprise AI platform.
• Architect and deploy production-grade LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, and intelligent automation solutions.
• Build and scale an AI engineering organization while establishing engineering standards and best practices.
• Partner with Data Engineering and business leaders to operationalize AI solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Drive adoption of AI capabilities including Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, and intelligent automation.

Technical Environment

• Delta Lake / Lakehouse architecture
• Unity Catalog
• MLflow (experiment tracking, Model Registry, lifecycle management)
• Feature engineering
• Model serving and production monitoring
• Vector Search
• RAG architectures
• Databricks Genie / Mosaic AI (or similar GenAI capabilities)
• End-to-end AI workflow orchestration

Production AI Expectations

• AI governance and Responsible AI
• Auditability and lineage
• RBAC and enterprise security
• Model lifecycle management
• Production monitoring and evaluation
• Governed enterprise data supporting AI workloads

Ideal Background

• 10+ years in AI, Machine Learning, Enterprise Data Platforms, or related engineering disciplines.
• Experience architecting enterprise AI platforms from the ground up.
• Strong hands-on Databricks experience.
• Experience building and leading AI engineering teams.
• Ability to discuss architecture in depth with senior technical leadership.
• Strong communication skills with both executive stakeholders and engineering teams.

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