Practice Lead – AI, GenAI & Agentic AI Solutions

Practice Lead – AI, GenAI & Agentic AI Solutions

Location: Bengaluru, India (Hybrid)
Experience: 12+ years in IT Services / Consulting, with at least 4+ years in AI / ML / GenAI solutioning/leadership roles
Company: Chimera Technologies

Role Overview

The Practice Lead – AI / GenAI / Agentic AI Solutions will define and execute Chimera’s AI strategy, conceptualize client solutions leveraging AI technologies, and lead a cross-functional team of architects, data scientists, and engineers to deliver business value. The role involves a blend of solution leadership, pre-sales, thought leadership, and practice building.

We are not looking for someone who has already done this, but we are looking for someone who is wanting to do it coming from a tech background so far.

Key Responsibilities

1. Practice & Strategy Leadership

• Define the strategic roadmap for AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI initiatives within Chimera.
  
• Build the AI practice capabilities, frameworks, reusable assets, and delivery methodologies.
  
• Identify emerging AI trends, tools, and platforms relevant to client use cases.

2. Solutioning & Consulting

• Engage with customers to understand their business needs and translate them into AI-driven solutions.
  
• Architect solutions using GenAI platforms (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI).
  
• Develop PoCs, prototypes, and reference architectures demonstrating business impact.
  
• Collaborate with sales teams to support RFPs, proposals, and client pitches.

3. Delivery Oversight & Technical Leadership

• Guide AI project teams through design, development, and deployment phases.
  
• Ensure delivery quality, scalability, and performance of AI-driven solutions.
  
• Partner with engineering leads to integrate AI into digital platforms and applications.

4. Thought Leadership & Evangelism

• Represent Chimera at conferences, webinars, and industry forums.
  
• Author blogs, whitepapers, and internal knowledge content on AI innovations.
  
• Mentor and upskill internal teams on AI tools, frameworks, and best practices.

Requirements

Desired Skills & Experience

• 
  Strong background in AI / ML solutioning, including NLP, Computer Vision, and predictive modeling.
  
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, agent frameworks).
  
• Experience with AI platforms like OpenAI API, LangChain, crew.ai, HuggingFace, AWS Bedrock, or similar.
  
• Prior experience in pre-sales, proposal writing, and client engagement and if not willingness to do this.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Proven ability to propose solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or related discipline.
  
• Certifications in AI/ML or cloud AI services (AWS, Azure, Google).
  
• Experience working with international clients across domains such as BFSI, Healthcare, Retail, or SaaS.
  
• Social media presence with tech writings and posts

Benefits

About Chimera Technologies

Chimera Technologies is a 25-year-old global IT services organization, delivering cutting-edge technology solutions to clients across industries. With a strong foundation in software engineering, product development, and digital transformation, we partner with enterprises and startups to help them build scalable, secure, and future-ready systems.

As we expand our capabilities in Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, we are looking for a dynamic Practice Lead who can drive our AI strategy, build solutions for customers, and lead our internal AI CoE (Center of Excellence). A person who can work with our prospects, provide solutions, estimate them and provide them consulting advice.

Why Join Chimera

• Be part of a 25-year legacy of trusted software innovation.
  
• Lead the creation of a new-age AI practice driving real business transformation.
  
• Collaborate with global customers on next-gen AI initiatives.
  
• Enjoy a culture of innovation, learning, and entrepreneurial freedom.
  
• Be a part of a team that is going to build hundreds of agents in the foreseeable future.