AI CoE (Center of Excellence) Lead

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📍 United States

💰 USD 176,000 - 328,000/year

📅 Posted Sep 4, 2026 · via Himalayas

🏷 AI Engineering, AI Architecture, AI Leadership, Machine Learning Leadership, AI Product Management, AI Center Of Excellence

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AI CoE (Center of Excellence) Lead

Location: Remote; ~30% Travel required (Domestic & International)

Position Type: Full-Time Leadership (Director Level)
About the Role

We are seeking a visionary, hands-on AI CoE Lead to drive the architecture, engineering, and deployment of our AI-native solutions across Pharma & Life Sciences, HiTech, and BFS . Partnering closely with the CTO and Head of Sales, you will champion a spec-driven development approach, leveraging AI to build rapid prototypes and create highly differentiated functional/technical specifications. You will lead an elite team of Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) who embed directly within client workflows to translate these specs and prototypes into production-grade software.
Key Responsibilities
- Spec-Driven Development & AI Prototyping: Pioneering a spec-driven engineering framework; leveraging AI coding tools and automation to build rapid, high-fidelity prototypes.

Translate complex domain workflows into highly differentiated functional/technical specifications that power client demos, product buildouts, and seamless downstream implementations.
- AI Architecture & Industry Solutions: Drive the technical vision and modular expansion of our AI platform across Pharma (clinical/R&D), HiTech (engineering workflows), and BFS (risk/operations).
- Lead Forward Deployed Engineers: Hire, mentor, and scale a team of FDEs who sit directly with client teams, work inside their data environments, and ship production-ready tools into active workflows based on robust specs.
- Sales & Demo Partnership: Collaborate with the Head of Sales and CTO on high-stakes enterprise pitches, delivering custom technical architectures, functional specs, and live prototype demos tailored to client needs.

- Drive Workflow Adoption: Ensure models achieve sustained, unprompted daily usage by client teams. Translate client feedback directly back into core specs and product requirements.
- Standardize Infrastructure: Establish best practices for MLOps, model evaluations, data governance, and shared pipelines ("build the plumbing once") to accelerate client go-lives from specs to deployment in weeks.
- Functional Thought Leadership: Act as the primary Functional authority on specific areas to drive AI adoption, building deep credibility with client CxOs, R&D leaders, and business heads.

Qualifications & Experience
- Spec-Driven & Rapid Prototyping Mastery: Demonstrated track record of using spec-driven development methodologies and leveraging AI tools (LLM coders, agentic workflows) to rapidly prototype, spec out, and validate complex enterprise software.
- Multi-Domain Context: Proven track record of deploying AI/ML solutions in enterprise settings, with deep familiarity in at least one core vertical ( Pharma, HiTech, or BFS ) and rapid learning agility across others.
- Technical Leadership: 2+ years in AI/ML or enterprise software, with proven experience client-facing engagements from presales to implementation.
- Deep AI/ML Expertise: Working knowledge of AI architecture, LLMs, RAG, NLP, and modern MLOps/data infrastructure.
- Executive Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical specs and prototypes for C-suite buyers and functional business leaders.

Core Mindset
- Agile Builder: Combines high engineering standards with a bias for action, leveraging modern AI to accelerate prototyping and delivery.
- Insanely Curious: Continuously tests, learns, and integrates emerging AI frameworks and development paradigms into real-world applications.
- Cross-Functional Partner: Bridges the gap effortlessly between commercial strategy, core engineering, and end-user needs.

What We Offer
- Competitive executive salary, equity options, and performance incentives tied to product milestones.
- Complete ownership of AI product strategy, spec-driven engineering, team scaling, and platform execution.

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AI Engineering AI Architecture AI Leadership Machine Learning Leadership AI Product Management AI Center Of Excellence

Skills
AI ML LLM RAG NLP MLOps Spec Driven Development AI Prototyping AI Coding Tools Agentic Workflows Data Infrastructure Technical Architecture Enterprise Software Client Presales AI Architecture Data Governance AI ML Solutions Model Evaluation Technical Specifications Client Engagement Agentic AI

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