Enterprise AI Solutions Lead

Mesa Associates; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates is seeking an AI Technical Lead to translate approved AI opportunities into practical, secure, measurable business solutions. You will lead discovery, define architectures, prototype solutions, and coordinate delivery with IT, governance, and risk teams.

You will evaluate platforms, build PoCs, ensure reliability and cost control, and maintain roadmaps and backlogs while partnering with multiple business units to drive enterprise AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technology leadership, software delivery, or enterprise architecture.
• 3+ years delivering or evaluating enterprise AI, machine learning, analytics, or LLM-enabled solutions.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL with cloud AI services, LLM platforms, APIs, integrations, solution architecture, and AI delivery data patterns.
• Experience moving solutions from feasibility assessment and PoC through testing, implementation, monitoring, and support.
• Ability to work across multiple business units, IT, cybersecurity, data governance, privacy, legal, vendor, and governance teams while explaining technical decisions clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI intake discussions, clarify business needs, and define expected outcomes and success measures.
• Evaluate priority workflows for business value, feasibility, data readiness, integration needs, complexity, and supportability.
• Design AI solution approaches, reusable patterns, integrations, human review points, and operating requirements.
• Evaluate AI platforms, models, vendors, and products, including security and third-party risk considerations.
• Build or guide proofs of concept and validate accuracy, reliability, usability, cost, and technical fit.
• Coordinate development, testing, deployment readiness, access, support, release activities, and operational monitoring.
• Support governance reviews with recommendations, evidence, status updates, and escalation of material technical risks.
• Maintain the AI roadmap and backlog, align delivery priorities, and help teams use approved AI capabilities effectively.

Skills

AI leadership

Technical program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

Azure AI

LLM platforms

APIs & Integrations

Job description

Mesa Associates is seeking an AI Technical Lead to translate approved AI opportunities into practical, secure, measurable business solutions. You will lead discovery, define architectures, prototype solutions, and coordinate delivery with IT, governance, and risk teams.

You will evaluate platforms, build PoCs, ensure reliability and cost control, and maintain roadmaps and backlogs while partnering with multiple business units to drive enterprise AI initiatives.