Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive advantages and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As the Senior Director of Software & AI/ML Engineering for GTS, you will drive the strategic vision, architectural direction, and production delivery of scalable, resilient, and secure software and AI/ML solutions that support healthcare applications and workflows. Combining deep software engineering expertise with applied AI/ML leadership, you will build and lead teams delivering cloud-native services, reusable components, and robust APIs alongside machine learning models, generative AI solutions,



retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI agents that enable workflow automation and decision-making. You will advance the adoption of AI-powered development tools and cloud AI services, establish engineering standards for automated evaluation, deployment, and monitoring, and ensure solutions align with security, reliability, and responsible AI practices., You will own people management, talent development, team performance, and delivery across both areas, partnering with product, data, security, and business leaders to shape the roadmap and deliver measurable business value. In this senior leadership role, you will develop engineering leaders, guide critical architecture decisions, and accelerate software modernization and AI adoption through your teams, maintaining technical depth through reviews and targeted prototypes rather than serving primarily as a hands-on individual contributor.

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📌 Senior Director AI/ML Engineering (Chennai)
🏢 Optum India
📍 Chennai