Head of AI Engineering & Strategy

Aimlroles; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

PTO

Paid holidays

Commuter benefits

Spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability coverage

EAPs

Job summary

Blend360 seeks a Director of AI Engineering to own end-to-end AI model development and the technical roadmap. You will lead cross-functional teams, define best practices, and ensure responsible ML in production for enterprise clients.

You will guide architecture decisions, manage senior data scientists, and collaborate with executives to translate business needs into impactful AI initiatives. This senior role combines technical depth with strategic influence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related quantitative field; Ph.D. strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in data science and machine learning with 3–5 years in leadership roles.
• Proven track record leading AI/ML teams in client-facing or product environments.

Responsibilities

• Define technical investments aligned with business objectives.
• Mentor and manage AI/ML engineers, data scientists, and MLOps engineers to sustain high performance.
• Lead design and development of custom transformer models for marketing and telecom data.
• Oversee end‑to‑end ML workflows from problem framing to production deployment.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML engineering

MLOps

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Statistics/Math

Ph.D. preferred

Tools

SageMaker

Vertex AI

Azure ML

Docker/Kubernetes

MLflow

Weights & Biases

DVC

Job description

Blend360 seeks a Director of AI Engineering to own end-to-end AI model development and the technical roadmap. You will lead cross-functional teams, define best practices, and ensure responsible ML in production for enterprise clients.

You will guide architecture decisions, manage senior data scientists, and collaborate with executives to translate business needs into impactful AI initiatives. This senior role combines technical depth with strategic influence.