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Senior Director AI

Klanik
Dubai, UAE
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1 months ago
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We are looking for a strategic and hands-on

Director of AI Engineering

to lead our AI initiatives within the Professional Services team.

You will drive the technical vision, deliver high-impact AI programs, and build a high-performing team of AI engineers.

This role combines deep technical expertise with executive-level communication and leadership in complex AI projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • **Strategic Leadership:**
  • Advise C-level executives and stakeholders on AI strategy, architectural roadmap, and governance.
  • **Team Leadership:**
  • Recruit, mentor, and lead a team of senior AI engineers, fostering technical excellence and continuous learning.
  • **Program Ownership:**
  • Ensure successful delivery of complex AI applications, including Generative AI, RAG systems, and large-scale predictive modeling.
  • **Technical Architecture:**
  • Define architectural blueprints, MLOps best practices, and scalable, secure AI solutions.
  • **Thought Leadership:**
  • Represent the company in AI/ML communities, conferences, and technical publications.
  • **Business Impact:**
  • Drive customer success, manage technical risk, and contribute to revenue and utilization goals.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Proven expertise in
  • AI/ML architecture
  • , Generative AI, RAG systems, and large-scale predictive modeling.
  • Strong experience in

MLOps

  • , CI/CD, model governance, and enterprise-scale deployment.
  • Proficiency in

Python

  • , containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and building production-grade REST APIs.
  • Minimum
  • 3 years’ experience managing technical teams
  • , including recruitment, performance management, and career development.
  • Exceptional
  • executive-level communication skills
  • and client-facing experience.
  • Hands-on experience with
  • cloud platforms
  • (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and on-premise deployments.
  • 8–10 years of progressive AI/ML experience, with at least 3 years in a
  • director or leadership role
  • .
  • Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, Engineering, or a related field.

About KLANIK

Klanik is an IT consulting company providing solutions to some of the world’s largest industrial and services groups for 14 years.

We support our clients with the creation and development of their new products and services around 4 main business lines:

➜ Information Technology and Systems (IT & IS)

➜ DevOps and Cloud

➜ Big Data and AI

➜ Cybersecurity

Klanik is a community of +500 passionate experts empowering clients in 6 countries throughout Europe, Middle East and the Americas.

Our Team is dedicated to offer our global clients project support while guaranteeing a consistent level of service alongside a commitment to excellence and strong core values.

We’re always looking for smart, talented, driven, down-to-earth, fun-to-work-with people who want to make a positive and meaningful impact!

Being a “KLANIK”

That means being an out of the box thinker, a precursor who is keen to create, innovate and collaborate in an environment where you can enjoy being yourself and valued for your ideas.

It’s being part of a community of experts that have a passion for and stay abreast of the latest technologies.

You feel like a technology pioneer, full of creative ideas, supported by a strong know how and expertise in the latest technologies?

We believe you could be a good fit to our culture!

Our culture is our pride

At Klanik, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone.

Trust, ethics, respect and transparency are deeply fixed in our culture, alongside with the pride in a job well done.

Our community motto is that people give the best of them when they feel listened, respected and empowered to develop themselves.

Therefore the better we treat our people, the bigger the success they will achieve.

We apply those values on day to day basis among our teams, with our clients and even with our competitors.

Being part of the Klanik community means relying on each other’s, learning from each other’s and growing all together.

Our community fosters creativity, innovation and development within our teams to tackle more and more complex challenges and deliver the best solutions to our clients.

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