Forward Deploy AI Team Lead (AI)

TL;DR

Forward Deploy AI Team Lead (AI): Leading the full delivery lifecycle of complex, multi-workstream AI programs while contributing production-grade code to hirify.global's AI Solutions Platform with an accent on designing scalable delivery frameworks and orchestrating reusability across missions. Focus on architecting and deploying cutting-edge AI solutions, fostering team collaboration, and defining AI delivery playbooks for client projects.

Location: Remote

Salary: $165,000–$250,000 USD

Company

hirify.global powers companies with elite tech talent and ready-to-deploy AI solutions, backed by $60M from Insight Partners.

What you will do

• Architect and deploy cutting-edge AI solutions tailored to multiple verticals.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering strong collaboration, accountability, and growth.
• Drive accountability of milestones and project execution, ensuring alignment with internal and external roadmaps.
• Establish quality gates for code review, automated tests, and model-card compliance.
• Drive cross-functional conversation and work seamlessly across departments to deliver against timelines.
• Establish the playbook for AI delivery for client projects, scoping, planning, and running 3-6 concurrent projects (LLM apps, MLOps, RAG, agent orchestration).

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience building cutting-edge software with client-facing experience; experience with AI a must
• Demonstrated success in designing and implementing complex AI solutions
• Extensive experience in AI development, including successful implementations in analytics, machine learning models, and cloud architectures, including end-to-end delivery in enterprise or regulated settings
• Proven comfort and effectiveness in client-facing roles, including conducting presentations, facilitating discovery sessions, and engaging in technical discussions at the executive level
• Strong leadership skills with experience in both managing and mentoring engineering talent across time zones
• Project management capability to drive accountability across engineering teams to deliver against deadlines and milestones.

Culture & Benefits

• A supportive team working with empathetic, entrepreneurial co-workers motivated by the mission to change the future of work.
• Extensive resources and tools to help you succeed and achieve personal goals.
• Competitive compensation with attractive base salary complemented by performance-based incentives.
• Unlimited time off to relax and recover.