Remote Director, AI Foundations & Platform Engineering

OpenTalent; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent seeks a Director, AI Foundations Engineer to drive the engineering strategy for an agentic AI operating system, spanning architecture, development, and operations. This leadership role guides cross-functional teams and partners with product, data, security, and transformation stakeholders to deliver scalable AI services.

Remote in the U.S. with no relocation; travel expectations to be defined by the Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required; advanced degree preferred in business, engineering, computer science, data science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development and ongoing improvement of the organization's AI foundations.
• Define and implement an agentic AI foundational system, engineering standards, and development practices that promote scalability, reliability, repeatability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with product, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to align platform capabilities with enterprise needs and strategic priorities.
• Oversee engineering teams in building reusable platform services, tools, and components that enable agentic AI products and workflows.
• Drive modernization and integration efforts to connect existing systems and processes with AI capabilities.
• Monitor agentic operations and user feedback to identify improvements, resolve issues, and support continuous optimization.
• Establish effective operating models, support processes, and governance practices to ensure consistent delivery of AI capabilities
• Communicate platform priorities, delivery progress, technical risks, and investment needs to senior leaders and cross functional stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

OpenTalent seeks a Director, AI Foundations Engineer to drive the engineering strategy for an agentic AI operating system, spanning architecture, development, and operations. This leadership role guides cross-functional teams and partners with product, data, security, and transformation stakeholders to deliver scalable AI services.

Remote in the U.S. with no relocation; travel expectations to be defined by the Hiring Manager.