Director, Applied AI
Leads Applied AI team to redesign business processes across finance, ops, revenue, and GTM using AI workflows and LLMs. Requires 7+ years in software/AI/ML leadership, hands-on AI tooling expertise, and cross-functional change management.
About the job
What you'll do
- Own the Applied AI roadmap by identifying high-leverage opportunities to rebuild business processes across finance, operations, revenue, and GTM
- Hire, develop, and lead a team of AI Engineers and Process Analysts while establishing a culture of fast iteration
- Partner deeply with functional leaders to understand current work flows and design AI-first solutions to eliminate friction
- Set standards for how the team designs, evaluates, and deploys AI workflows, including prompt systems and LLM integrations
- Establish metrics for each process transformation and hold the team accountable to time savings, error reduction, and cost impact
- Serve as the internal authority on applied AI capabilities, tooling trends, and emerging best practices
- Present strategy, progress, and results to senior leadership and the executive team
What we're looking for
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML, or technical product leadership
- At least 2 years leading teams that shipped AI-powered systems in production
- Maintain deep hands-on familiarity with LLMs, agentic workflows, and AI automation tooling such as OpenAI, LangChain, and vector databases
- Demonstrate strong engineering skills and the ability to credibly review and guide technical decisions
- Show a track record of driving organizational change through technology and ensuring tools are adopted for sustained impact
- Apply experience working across functional boundaries to redesign processes with strong instincts for change management
- Utilize excellent communication skills to distill complex AI concepts for a non-technical executive audience
- Maintain a bias toward shipping by moving fast and setting clear expectations for high standards
Our Stack
Languages + Frameworks: TypeScript, React, Scala (principally), Java (limited)
Datastores: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake
Cloud: AWS
Version control: Git & GitHub
AI Tooling: Copilot on GitHub and Claude Code
Observability: Datadog
Compensation: Anticipated base salary $225,000 - $265,000 USD annually, plus healthcare benefits, 401(k), stock options, bonus plans.
Skills
LLMs, OpenAI, LangChain, Vector Databases, TypeScript, React, Scala, Java, MySQL, Postgres, Snowflake, AWS, Git, GitHub, Datadog
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