Head of AI/ML Architecture

8 - 12 years

25 - 30 Lacs

Posted:1 week ago| Platform: Naukri logo

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As the Head of AI/ML Architecture, you will own the strategy and vision of the organization s AI ecosystem. You ll lead cross-functional teams and drive the adoption of cutting-edge paradigms like Generative AI and transformers, and build platforms that power innovation, personalization, and intelligence across products.

Key Responsibilities:

AI/ML Architecture & Strategy

  • Define the long-term AI/ML architecture strategy, frameworks, and standards aligned with business objectives.
  • Architect end-to-end ML systems from data ingestion and feature engineering to model training, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Lead the adoption of modern AI paradigms, including Generative AI, LLMs, and multimodal learning.
  • Drive architectural excellence for high availability, low latency, and scalability of AI workloads.

Platform & Infrastructure Leadership

  • Design and oversee the AI/ML infrastructure on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) including MLOps pipelines, model registries, and monitoring frameworks.
  • Partner with engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of ML models into production systems.
  • Establish governance frameworks for data quality, model reproducibility, and lifecycle management.

Innovation & Applied AI

  • Collaborate with product and research teams to explore emerging AI technologies and evaluate their applicability in solving business problems.
  • Build reusable AI components, APIs, and services that accelerate innovation across business verticals.
  • Lead the development of generative AI and advanced analytics capabilities that power personalization, automation, and predictive insights.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

  • Build and mentor a world-class team of AI architects, ML engineers, and data scientists.
  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence, continuous learning, and experimentation.
  • Partner with business, product, and data leaders to translate strategic needs into scalable AI solutions.
  • Implement robust monitoring for model drift, bias detection, and performance degradation.

Key Requirements

  • 8-12+ years of experience in technology roles with at least 4+ years in leading AI/ML architecture or platform engineering teams.
  • Deep expertise in ML algorithms, distributed computing, data pipelines, and model deployment architectures.
  • Proven experience architecting AI systems at scale using modern MLOps tools (Kubeflow, MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI, etc.).
  • Should be able to demonstrate adoption of AI paradigms, with a solid grasp of machine translation techniques and transformer-based AI models.
  • Strong command of data engineering technologies (Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Snowflake, etc.).
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or Scala.
  • Strong understanding of LLMs, vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and prompt optimization frameworks.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience building AI architecture in SaaS/platform / enterprise-scale environments.
  • Exposure to edge AI, reinforcement learning, or autonomous systems.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.

Why Join Us

  • Shape the AI architecture vision of a forward-thinking, technology-first organization.
  • Lead mission-critical AI initiatives that drive real-world impact.
  • Collaborate with exceptional teams at the forefront of AI transformation.

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