This role is for one of our clients

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Industry: AI solutions

Min Experience: 7+ years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

₹1,00,00,000 - ₹3,00,00,000 a year

About the role

• Define and execute a long-term AI strategy aligned with research and business goals, focusing on emerging areas like AGI, multimodal AI, and AI security
• Lead the creation of a world-class AI research ecosystem, including architecture design, infrastructure, and talent acquisition
• Drive end-to-end ownership from ideation to productisation, ensuring research outputs translate into scalable, deployable AI products
• Build and scale high-performing teams consisting of AI researchers, scientists, and engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence
• Oversee development of advanced AI models including proprietary LLMs, RAG systems, and agentic AI frameworks

What's on Offer

• Prospect to build and lead a greenfield AI research centre with a strong focus on innovation and ownership
• High visibility role working closely with global leadership and decision-makers in the organisation
• Unique BOT model offering structured transition into a global enterprise after initial setup phase
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI domains including AGI, agentic systems, and AI security
• Competitive compensation benchmarked with top-tier global organisations, including customised benefits
• Strong emphasis on research excellence, with support for publications, patents, and conference participation




• Access to global AI ecosystems, academic collaborations, and startup partnerships
• Hybrid working model with a modern R&D; environment in a leading technology hub
• Opportunity to work with highly accomplished peers from top global institutions and research labs
• Clear mandate to take research innovations into production and commercial success within defined timelines
• Long-term career growth within a globally recognised technology powerhouse

Looking for people who translate research into products - similar kind of work - established Ai team from scratch - good product company -4th very good footprint into the AI ecosystem - very well connected with academia and startup ecosystem - very forward thinking guy - challenging.
Candidates from- big product companies - which has a research division - IBM Research, Microsoft Research and Samsung R&D;

Academia - We prefer premier institute

Must-have skills

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Research

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