Chief AI Officer (Remote or Hybrid)

Job Category

Artificial Intelligence Job Type: Full Time Job Location: Texas Base Salary: Competitive Job Title: Chief AI Officer

Work Arrangement

Remote, Hybrid or In-Person options in Dallas / Fort Worth area

Experience Level

Minimum 10 years of relevant experience

### Position Summary

Custom Information Services is seeking a visionary Chief AI Officer (CAIO) to lead and mature our rapidly expanding Artificial Intelligence practice.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer will define the long-term AI strategy, build and mentor a high-performance data/ML engineering team, and deliver production-ready AI solutions that create measurable value for mid-market clients across Texas and beyond.

### Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership – Own the enterprise-wide AI roadmap, prioritize high-impact initiatives, and align projects with business goals and client needs.
• Innovation & Architecture – Evaluate emerging models (LLMs, generative AI, graph networks, multimodal learning) and design reference architectures that are secure, scalable, and governable.
• Program Delivery – Oversee end-to-end project lifecycles, from use-case discovery and PoC development to full deployment and MLOps hand-off.
• Governance & Ethics – Chair the AI Ethics Committee, establish guardrails for responsible use, and ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and evolving U.S. AI regulations.
• Talent Development – Recruit, coach, and retain data scientists, ML engineers, and prompt-engineers; foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation.
• Thought Leadership – Represent Custom IS at conferences, author whitepapers/blogs, and brief C-suite clients on AI trends and ROI.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner with Cybersecurity, Cloud, and ERP practices to embed AI capabilities into existing managed-service offerings.

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