Head of AI

Atos SE; United States; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Atos SE in North America is seeking a Head of Artificial Intelligence to lead strategy, growth, delivery excellence, and talent for the AI portfolio across the U.S. and Canada.

This executive role owns practice P&L, builds scalable GenAI, ML, data science, AI platforms, and MLOps offerings, and partners with sales and delivery leaders to expand revenue and customer impact across industries. Reporting to the Head of Data & AI - North America, this role will build a high-performing AI leadership

Qualifications

• 15+ years in technology consulting or enterprise technology leadership.
• 8+ years in AI/ML/GenAI leadership with P&L responsibility.
• Proven ability to build and scale an AI practice with revenue growth.
• Strong understanding of GenAI, LLMs, ML, data engineering, AI platforms, MLOps/LLMOps, and cloud services.
• Experience delivering AI solutions end-to-end from discovery to production.
• Executive presence to influence EVP-level stakeholders and lead complex deal pursuits.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams (AI Architects, AI Engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, architects, product managers, delivery leaders).

Responsibilities

• Define NA AI practice strategy aligned to corporate goals and market demand.
• Build a 12–24 month capability roadmap across GenAI, Agentic AI, applied ML, AI engineering, MLOps, and AI governance.
• Identify strategic bets (industries, partnerships, platforms) and prioritize investments for impact and scale.
• Lead the delivery team for AI across NA including building and managing talent and ensuring utilization targets for the team.
• Support Head of Advisory and Global Teams with packaged offerings and accelerators (POCs-to-production playbooks, reference architectures).
• Work with industry-specific solutions with measurable outcomes (banking, healthcare, telecom, public sector).
• Represent the company externally through speaking, publishing, analyst briefings, and customer success stories.
• Own pipeline and bookings targets for AI services in North America; partner with sales, alliances, and marketing.
• Help support the partner ecosystem with hyperscalers and AI platform vendors; drive co-sell motions where applicable.
• Ensure high-quality delivery across AI engagements with governance, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Drive customer adoption, measurable business value, and referenceability through disciplined success management.
• Build and scale a high-performing AI team: hiring plans, skills frameworks, career paths, mentorship.

Skills

AI leadership

P&L management

Executive stakeholder management

GenAI / LLMs

Delivery governance

Strategic leadership

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

Python

PyTorch/TensorFlow

MLflow

RAG

Vector databases

Job description

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Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 67,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €10 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands - Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE is listed on Euronext Paris.

The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

Position : Head of Artificial Intelligence

Role Summary

The Head of Artificial Intelligence Practice (North America) leads strategy, growth, delivery excellence, and talent for the AI portfolio across U.S. and Canada. This executive role owns practice P&L, builds scalable offerings (GenAI, ML, data science, AI platforms, MLOps), and partners with sales and delivery leaders to expand revenue and customer impact across industries.

Reporting and Scope

• Reports to: Head of Data & AI - North America
• Direct reports: AI practice leadership team (solution leads, delivery leaders, architects), plus dotted-line matrix teams
• Geography: United States and Canada (remote/hybrid depending on location)
• Travel: Up to 25-40% (client sites, executive briefings, industry events)

Key Responsibilities

Practice strategy and roadmap

• Define the North America AI practice strategy aligned to corporate goals and market demand.
• Build and maintain a 12-24 month capability roadmap across GenAI, Agentic AI, applied ML, AI engineering, MLOps, and AI governance.
• Identify strategic bets (industries, partnerships, platforms) and prioritize investments for impact and scale.
• Lead the delivery team for AI across NA including building and managing talent and ensuring ulitization targets for the team

Portfolio, offerings, and thought leadership

• Support Head of Advisory and Global Teams with packaged offerings and accelerators (POCs-to-production playbooks, reference architectures, reusable components).
• Work with Head of Innovation industry-specific solutions (e.g., banking, retail, healthcare, telecom, public sector) with measurable outcomes.
• Represent the company externally through speaking, publishing, analyst briefings, and customer success stories.

Go-to-market and revenue growth

• Own pipeline and bookings targets for AI services in North America; partner with sales, alliances, and marketing.
• Help Represent the solutioning for strategic pursuits, including executive-level proposal narratives, value cases, and pricing models.
• Help support the partner ecosystem with hyperscalers and AI platform vendors; drive co-sell motions where applicable.

Delivery excellence and customer outcomes

• Ensure high-quality delivery across AI engagements, with strong governance, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Drive customer adoption, measurable business value, and referenceability through disciplined success management.

Talent, org design, and culture

• Build and scale a high-performing AI team: hiring plans, skills frameworks, career paths, and mentorship.
• Upskill broader delivery teams through training programs, communities of practice, and internal enablement.
• Foster a culture of engineering rigor, responsible AI, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Governance, security, and responsible AI

• Partner with security, legal, and compliance teams to ensure AI solutions meet client and regulatory requirements.
• Define and monitor AI practice quality standards, including data governance, model lifecycle controls, and audits.

Financial management and operations

• Help support the Head of Data and AI P&L: revenue, gross margin, utilization, bench, subcontractor mix, and investment planning.
• Set operating rhythm: QBRs, forecast accuracy, capacity planning, and delivery health dashboards.
• Optimize delivery model (onshore/nearshore/offshore) to meet client needs and margin targets.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in technology consulting, product engineering, or enterprise technology leadership, with 8+ years in AI/ML/GenAI leadership.
• Proven track record building and scaling an AI practice or portfolio with P&L responsibility and measurable revenue growth.
• Strong understanding of modern AI stack: GenAI (LLMs), Agentic AI, ML, data engineering, AI platforms, MLOps/LLMOps, and cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Demonstrated experience delivering AI solutions end-to-end: discovery to production, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Executive presence with ability to influence EVP-level stakeholders and lead complex deal pursuits.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams (AI Architects, AI Engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, architects, product managers, delivery leaders).
• Knowledge of responsible AI, security, and privacy requirements for enterprise AI implementations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in IT services/consulting organizations operating with global delivery models (onshore/nearshore/offshore).
• Domain expertise in one or more regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, telecom, government).
• Partnership experience with hyperscalers and AI platform vendors; co-sell and alliance management success.
• Hands-on experience with AI solution architecture, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, and agentic workflows.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field; MBA a plus.

Core Competencies

• Strategic leadership and business building
• Consultative selling and executive stakeholder management
• AI engineering rigor and delivery governance
• Talent development and organizational design
• Cross-functional collaboration in matrix environments
• Strong communication: narrative building, proposals, and presentations

Tools and Technologies (Representative)

• AI/ML: Agentic AI, Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, scikit-learn, MLflow (or equivalent), feature stores
• GenAI: LLM APIs and platforms, prompt engineering, RAG patterns, evaluation frameworks, guardrails
• Data: SQL, modern data warehouses/lakehouse platforms, streaming where needed
• MLOps/LLMOps: CI/CD for models, monitoring/observability, model registry, governance tooling
• Remote or hybrid within North America; may require proximity to major client hubs.
• Travel expectation up to 25-40% based on client needs and business development cycles.
• This role may require occasional work outside standard business hours to support executive meetings across time zones.

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