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Director, AI and Agentic Engineering

chicago, il • Posted 1 weeks ago
Onsite Full Time Manufacturing & Production

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the enterprise AI architecture, spanning LLMs, SLMs, fine-tuned models, and retrieval-augmented systems
  • Establish model selection frameworks
  • Design and govern AI infrastructure: vector databases, embedding pipelines, model registries, and inference optimization
  • Lead the adoption and governance of Model Context Protocols (MCPs)
  • Architect multi‑agent systems capable of reasoning, planning, and executing across complex business processes
  • Design agent orchestration patterns
  • Lead end‑to‑end business process automation using AI
  • Collaborate with process owners to identify and prioritize automation opportunities with measurable ROI
  • Develop and maintain the enterprise AI roadmap
  • Build and enforce AI governance frameworks
  • Act as the internal AI thought leader
  • Recruit, develop, and lead a high‑performing AI team
  • Build a center‑of‑excellence model that distributes AI capability and fluency across business units

Requirements

  • 10+ years in software engineering, data, or applied AI with at least 3 years in senior AI/ML leadership role
  • Deep hands‑on expertise with large language models (GPT-4 class, Claude, Llama, Mistral) and small language models in production
  • Proven track record architecting and deploying agentic AI systems using frameworks such as LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or equivalent
  • Strong command of Model Context Protocols (MCPs) and tool‑use patterns for connecting agents to enterprise systems
  • Experience leading end‑to‑end AI‑powered business process automation — not just prototypes, but production‑grade systems with SLAs
  • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with cloud AI ecosystems (AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, GCP Vertex AI)
  • Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured, solvable AI architectures
  • Must have used Claude Code, Codex or Github Copilot in the prior roles

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