AI Techology Lead

Position: AI Technology Lead

Location: NYC / NJ

Experience: 12 Years

Role Summary

We are seeking an AI Technology Lead to lead the delivery of GenAI-powered applications and data science solutions from concept through production. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, data science, and business, requiring strong project management discipline combined with hands-on technical expertise.

The ideal candidate can manage complex technical programs, guide a team of developers and data scientists, actively contribute to solution design and development of GenAI solutions.

Required Qualifications Experience:

• 10 years of experience delivering technical projects in software engineering, data, or AI domains
• 3 years leading projects involving AI/ML or GenAI technologies
• Proven experience managing engineering and data science teams
• Hands-on experience delivering production-grade applications, not just prototypes

Technical Skills

• Strong experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure
• Understanding of core Azure services, including: Azure OpenAI Service and GenAI integrations, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, App Services, AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), Azure Blob Storage
• Strong understanding of:

o Full-stack application development

o Cloud platforms ( Azure)

o APIs, microservices, and scalable architectures

• Solid knowledge of GenAI concepts, including:

o LLMs, embeddings, vector search, RAG architectures

o Model limitations, hallucinations, evaluation techniques

• Experience with data science workflows, MLOps, or LLMOps is highly desirable
• Comfortable reviewing code and contributing when needed

Project Management Skills

• Strong Agile delivery expertise
• Experience managing complex, ambiguous problem spaces
• Excellent risk management and dependency tracking
• Ability to balance speed, quality, and technical debt

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in finance or asset and wealth management