Role and Responsibilities:

- Client Advisory & AI Strategy: Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders, helping define and execute enterprise AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI strategies.
- End-to-End Delivery: Lead the delivery of enterprise GenAI use cases from ideation through production deployment, ensuring scalability, security, governance, and business value realization.
- AI Governance & Responsible AI: Establish AI governance, model evaluation, prompt management, guardrails, monitoring, and responsible AI practices.
- Cross-functional Leadership: Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, analytics teams, and solution architects, to drive technical excellence, innovation, and AI-powered business outcomes.

Qualifications:

- Educational Background: Master's or Bachelor's in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related fields from top-tier institutions.
- Experience: 7+ years of experience in Data & AI, including 3+ years leading Generative AI initiatives. Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale AI/ML and GenAI solutions from concept to production.

- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Python, PySpark and SQL
- Strong expertise in Databricks Generative AI capabilities, including: Mosaic AI, AI Gateway, Vector Search, Foundation Models, Model Serving, Agent Framework, MLflow and Unity Catalog for AI Governance
- Hands-on experience with: Large Language Models (GPT, Claude, Llama, Mistral, Gemini, etc.),



Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents and Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases and Semantic Search, Model Evaluation and AI Observability, Responsible AI, Guardrails, and Governance
- Strong expertise in Databricks Data Engineering capabilities, including: Databricks Lakehouse Architecture, ETL/ELT Design and Development, Delta Lake, Data Modeling, Batch and Streaming Data Pipelines, Data Quality and Data Governance (Highly Preferred)
- Familiarity with MLOps and LLMOps practices, CI/CD, monitoring, and automated testing.
- Certifications: Relevant certifications in AI and machine learning, such as Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate/Professional, or similar. (Preferred not mandatory)
- Leadership: Demonstrable leadership ability, with experience managing and mentoring teams.
- Problem-Solving: Superior problem-solving skills, with a track record of delivering cutting-edge generative AI solutions.
- Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of industry trends and challenges in generative AI and machine learning.
- Stakeholder Management: Experience engaging with senior business stakeholders and translating business requirements into AI solutions.

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