Head of Artificial Intelligence

Project

Lead the end-to-end execution of the AI Teacher Agent: an autonomous, real-time, personalized virtual educator trained using deep learning, multimodal LLMs, and real classroom interactions. You will harness the power of our clients unprecedented video dataset to train the world’s most effective AI educator—and drive systemic impact across the U.S. and beyond.

What You’ll Do

• Project Ownership:

  Architect and execute the entire project lifecycle, from scoping to delivery, for the Genetic AI Teacher system.

• Team Collaboration:

  Work closely with our

  existing cross-functional team

  —spread across the U.S. and international time zones—developers, video engineers, and curriculum specialists.

• Data Engineering:

  Design pipelines for processing, proper annotating, and training on hundreds of terabytes of classroom video, including teacher-student interactions, whiteboard content, and live assessments.

• Model Strategy:

  Guide development and selection of foundational models (LLMs, vision-language, speech, etc.) and lead multi-phase training/fine-tuning.

• Cross-functional Alignment:

  Coordinate with product, engineering, legal, and district-facing teams to ensure ethical, scalable deployment aligned with FERPA and education compliance.

• Vendor Management:

  Manage partnerships with AI infrastructure providers.

• MVP:

  Work to implement a product quickly to test in our classrooms with approval from current clients.

• AI Tool selection:

  Work to develop the delivery tool for our Ai Agent.

What You Bring

• 8–15 years of experience in AI, ML, or computer vision projects, video, or speech.
• Proven success managing complex, multi-stakeholder AI projects in fast-paced environments.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale video or multimodal training data pipelines.
• Fluency in LLMs, generative AI, multimodal learning, NLP/NLU, and reinforcement learning approaches.
• Strong leadership and collaborative skills
• Passion for transforming education through ethical and impactful AI.

Bonus Points For:

• Advanced degree (PhD or Master’s) in AI, ML, Cognitive Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing AI tutors, intelligent agents, or persona-driven educational systems.
• Familiarity with U.S. K–12 compliance (FERPA, COPPA) and AI ethics frameworks.
• Multilingual abilities or international deployment experience.

Why Join Us?

• Shape a flagship AI product designed to revolutionize education access.
• Collaborate with a mission-driven, globally distributed team.
• Operate with startup agility supported by an established, growth-stage company.
• Help create tools that empower teachers and inspire millions of students.

How to Apply

• Your resume or CV
• A brief cover letter explaining your vision for this role
• (Optional) Links to projects, GitHub, publications, or relevant AI work