AI Technical Execution Leader

Role overview Own the technical direction and execution of AI and automation initiatives across a global business operations portfolio. Translate qualified business needs into architecture and delivery plans, lead a shared team of contract technical specialists, and guide solutions from early prototypes through validation and potential production scale. The role partners with a portfolio counterpart responsible for community enablement and adoption.

Responsibilities - Turn selected opportunities into scoped work packages with technical requirements, architecture choices, milestones, deliverables, and acceptance criteria. - Direct technical contractors, plan capacity across regions, resolve resource conflicts, and maintain clear ownership and handoffs. - Define solution and cloud deployment approaches using relevant software, AI, data, and containerization capabilities; favor reuse where suitable. - Set expectations for code quality, version control, documentation, and delivery, and review work against agreed criteria. - Assess feasibility, effort, risk, and readiness for scale, including data access, dependencies, security, performance, and operational support. - Coordinate demonstrations, testing, iteration, and technical mentoring; share reusable components and lessons across teams.

Requirements - Strong software engineering and cloud architecture experience, with the ability to guide prototypes toward production use. - Experience building with Python and modern frameworks, vector databases, cloud AI APIs, and scalable deployment patterns. - Experience leading external developers or technical contractors and coordinating work across regions and time zones. - Ability to explain technical limits, risks, and trade-offs clearly to business stakeholders. - Sound judgment in prioritizing work, assessing technical readiness, and recommending whether initiatives should advance, change, pause, or stop.

Benefits and work setup - Remote position with collaboration across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. - Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; retirement savings contributions; tuition and adoption assistance; paid parental leave; disability and life insurance; paid holidays; and permissive time off.