Director of Artificial Intelligence

Position - Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI Technical Fellow)

Location - Hyderabad / Chennai

Work Mode - Hybrid

Shift Time - 4 PM to 12 AM (IST)

Position Overview

We are seeking an AI Technical Fellow to join our organization in India. This senior role combines deep technical expertise in artificial intelligence – especially generative AI and video-language (multimodal) models – with proven experience in leading global teams to build AI products and platforms. The AI Technical Fellow will focus on product development and platform architecture , driving the long-term AI strategy and ensuring the integration of cutting-edge generative AI capabilities into our solutions. The position involves leading existing engineering teams and recruiting new talent to build a world-class AI group, while primarily based in India (with minimal travel requirements). This role requires deep research expertise, proven industry experience leading global engineering and research teams, and the ability to translate advanced AI concepts into scalable, high-impact products and platforms.

Overview

The AI Technical Fellow will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for driving innovation and advancing the company's AI capabilities across generative models, video-language understanding, and next-generation multimodal systems . This role requires deep research expertise , proven industry experience leading global engineering and research teams, and the ability to translate advanced AI concepts into scalable, high-impact products and platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development in advanced AI areas, including generative modeling, video-language models, and large-scale multimodal systems.
• Architect and guide the design of AI platforms that power end-to-end product ecosystems, integrating video, text, and audio understanding .
• Mentor and provide technical oversight to global AI teams, ensuring alignment of research innovation with business objectives.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and data science leadership to operationalize cutting-edge research into production-grade AI products.
• Drive partnerships with academic and industry institutions, shaping the organization's thought leadership in AI and emerging technologies.
• Define long-term AI technical vision and roadmap , influencing company-wide engineering decisions and strategic investments in AI infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Attributes

Strategic Impact of the Role

In this Technical Fellow position, the individual will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's AI trajectory. By driving the high-level architecture and long-term strategy for AI, they ensure that the organization stays ahead of industry trends and maintains a competitive edge through innovation. The Fellow's guidance will align AI initiatives with business goals, enabling the seamless integration of AI capabilities across products and services to unlock new opportunities and enhance existing offerings. As a senior technical leader and visionary, this person will influence company-wide AI practices – from steering important research & development decisions to cultivating an AI-driven culture – thereby empowering the organization to harness generative AI and multimodal technologies in transformative ways. The strategic impact of this role will be seen in the creation of a robust AI platform that underpins current and future products, the elevation of technical standards and innovation within the team, and the company's reputation as a leader in applying AI to achieve business value.

Skills Required

Jax, Tensorflow, Pytorch, MLops, Docker, containerization , Cloud Infrastructure, platform architecture, Kubernetes