Technical Director (AI)

TL;DR

Technical Director (AI): Providing strategic and technical leadership across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business goals while fostering innovation and excellence with an accent on technical vision-setting, client engagement, and team leadership. Focus on driving project success and long-term growth.

Location: Must be based in Ireland

Company

hirify.global is an independent team of data & AI experts, engineers, and designers who build intelligent digital solutions and capability at pace.

What you will do

• Define and communicate a clear technical vision, ensuring best practices in architecture, software development, and emerging technologies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, and senior stakeholders, translating business objectives into technical strategies.
• Oversee technical execution, ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Work with resourcing teams to ensure the right talent is staffed on projects.
• Manage project burn-down, optimize resource allocation, and identify revenue growth opportunities.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, contribute to open-source projects, and champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and sustainability initiatives.

Requirements

• 15+ years of technical leadership experience, ideally within consulting, SaaS, or large-scale digital transformation projects.
• Deep expertise in software architecture, cloud platforms, and modern development practices.
• A strong track record of guiding technical decisions on complex, high-impact projects.
• Experience leading pre-sales, discovery, and solution design discussions.
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with AI, databases, distributed systems, and modern software engineering best practices.

Nice to have

• Previous experience working in a fully remote, globally distributed environment.
• Background in financial oversight of technology projects.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects or technical thought leadership.
• Prior exposure to AI-driven solutions and emerging technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Genuine dedication to work/life balance with a flexible working culture.
• Annual leave of 24 days plus public holidays, sick leave, and marriage leave.
• Remote working allowance of up to €1250 every 2 years.
• Training and development allowance of up to €1000.
• Additional private healthcare.
• Pension match of up to 5% and Income Protection and Death in Service.

Hiring process

• Talent Call (30 mins, Zoom)
• Hiring Manager Interview (1 hour, Zoom)
• Panel Interview (1.5 hours, Zoom)