Head, AI Platform Engineering

Curinos; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Flexible working hours

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A financial technology firm is seeking a Head of AI Platform Engineering to lead the development of a foundational AI infrastructure for their B2B SaaS Decision Intelligence Platform. This remote or hybrid role in the US involves managing a team of AI professionals, ensuring the delivery of reliable and compliant AI features, and guiding cross-functional collaborations. The candidate should have substantial experience in AI and data science, with an advanced degree preferred. Competitive compensation and excellent work-life balance options are offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience (10+ years) leading data science, AI, or engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with LLM-based systems and production platforms.
• Experience with cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own AI Platform roadmap focusing on production readiness.
• Lead design and delivery of scalable AI platform services.
• Represent AI with executive leadership.

Skills

LLM-based systems

Data science

AI frameworks

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Agility

Education

PhD in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Databricks

PySpark

Job description

Curinos empowers financial institutions to make better, faster and more profitable decisions through industry-leading proprietary data, technologies and insights. With decades-long expertise in the financial services industry and a relentless focus on the future, Curinos technology and analytics ecosystem allows clients to anticipate customer needs and optimize their go-to market decisions in an increasingly competitive market.

Curinos operates in a hybrid/remote model, and this position is fully remote in the United States or hybrid in the Greater New York, Boston or Chicago metropolitan

Job Description

Curinos is seeking a Head, AI Platform Engineering to lead the AI Platform team building the foundational AI capabilities that enable compliant, safe, production-grade AI in our B2B SaaS Decision Intelligence Platform in the FinTech vertical. The AI Platform is a force multiplier at Curinos. This role is responsible for making advanced AI—LLMs, agents, and tools—reliable, governed, and easy to ship, so product teams can focus on delivering client value.

You will lead a talented team of AI scientists and ML engineers, work with product managers, and partner with Data Platform and client-facing product teams in bringing to life LLM-powered features, agentic/tool‑calling workflows, and MCP server‑based tool integrations.

As a company that specializes in data‑driven insights in a highly regulated industry, the reliability, scalability, and effectiveness of our AI platform are integral to our product offerings. This role requires deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong collaboration across engineering, data science, and product teams, as well as the skill to manage and mentor team members in their professional development. You will exercise your executive presence to influence internal stakeholders, including executive leadership, and represent Curinos AI with clients and external technology partners.

Responsibilities

• Own a pragmatic AI Platform roadmap focused on reuse, adoption, and production readiness of components that reduce friction and accelerate AI feature delivery across product teams
• Lead the design, engineering, delivery of scalable AI platform services, (e.g., extraction, assistants, chatbots) agentic / tool‑calling workflows, LLM‑backed systems
• Drive adoption and integration of MCP servers in our products as a first‑class mechanism for exposing tools and data to agents, using standardized, governed patterns
• Ensure observability of quality, safety, latency, costs across all AI‑enabled products, including guardrails, evaluation patterns and safe defaults, consistent with company‑wide standards of governance
• Lead and grow a team of AI engineers, setting a high technical bar through architecture reviews, coaching, SDLC, CI/CD, and clear ownership expectations
• Represent AI Platform with executive leadership, working closely with product managers, product teams and external technology partners

Base Salary Range: $160,000-$220,000 (plus Bonus)

Desired Skills & Expertise

• Significant experience (10+yrs) and demonstrable track record leading data science, AI, engineering teams building and operating production platforms
• Hands‑on experience with LLM‑based systems, agentic or tool‑calling architectures, MCP servers and/or ML/AI services in production
• Experience with cloud platforms and strong working experience of data science, AI, and ML frameworks; Databricks and PySpark highly preferred
• You have exceptional communication skills that can be delivered in the context of your audience from deep science to business decision‑makers
• You possess strong interpersonal skills and an ability to influence others around you towards data‑driven business goals
• You can quickly pivot and act with agility as dictated by the needs of the business
• You hold an advanced degree (PhD preferred) or equivalent career experience in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline

Why work at Curinos?

• Competitive benefits, including a range of Financial, Health and Lifestyle benefits to choose from
• Flexible working options, including home working, flexible hours and part time options, depending on the role requirements – please ask!
• Unlimited PTO policy, floating holidays, volunteering days and a day off for your birthday
• Learning and development tools to assist with your career development
• Work with industry leading Subject Matter Experts and specialist products
• Regular social events and networking opportunities
• Collaborative, supportive culture, including an active DE&I program
• Employee Assistance Program which provides expert third‑party advice on well‑being, relationships, legal and financial matters, as well as access to counselling services

Applying

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't meet all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have relevant skills or experience, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need!

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Inclusivity at Curinos

We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Curinos is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.