Artefact
Director, AI & Data Science
$200K
135 W 26th Street, New York, NY 10001 +3 · Director · Full-time · Posted Jul 13, 2026
- Location
- 135 W 26th Street, New York, NY 10001
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
North America - Experience
- 8+ years in data science and machine learning, including at least 2–3 years working on LLM architecture, agentic design, and harness and context engineering.
- Education
- Master’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, statistics/mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads a team delivering production AI and machine-learning solutions for clients, while shaping architecture, supporting pre-sales, and contributing to AI strategy.
What you'll do
- Lead the design and delivery of production AI systems, including machine-learning models, LLM applications, agentic systems, and fine-tuning pipelines.
- Manage and develop AI and ML engineers, and set technical standards and practices.
- Support client-facing pre-sales work, including scoping, proposals, demos, proofs of concept, and solution architecture presentations.
What they ask for
- Expertise in generative AI/LLM engineering and classical machine-learning modeling, with proven production deployments.
- Hands-on command of machine-learning libraries, agentic SDKs, and fine-tuning frameworks.
- Deep experience with Google Gemini Enterprise / Vertex AI; basic working knowledge of Microsoft AI Foundry and AWS Bedrock.
- Experience leading and growing engineering teams and supporting client pre-sales.
Nice to have
- Google Gemini Enterprise ecosystem, including Vertex AI and Agent Builder.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft AI Foundry and AWS Bedrock.
Pay
$200,000 USD base salary (starts at; NYC location)
Tools
Google Gemini Enterprise, Vertex AI, Microsoft AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, scikit-learn, XGBoost, LangGraph/LangChain, PyTorch
AI focus
Leads production AI delivery spanning classical ML, LLM applications, agentic systems, context and harness engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, and AI strategy.
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