Head of AI - Platform AI

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Position Overview

Our Head of AI will lead the strategic design, development, and deployment of AI-driven solutions across the organization. This role focuses on implementing cutting-edge machine learning, deep learning, and automation technologies to drive innovation, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Reporting to the VP, Architecture, Cloud & AI, this leader will advance the organization’s AI capabilities and foster a culture of continuous innovation.

Location: This remote work role will consider applicants that currently reside in the continental United States.

Key Responsibilities

AI Strategy and Innovation

• Develop and execute a comprehensive AI roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the research and implementation of large-scale AI models (e.g., LLMs, Vision Transformers) and automation frameworks.

AI System Development

• Design and deploy AI solutions for predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and real-time decision systems.
• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI projects, including data engineering, model development, testing, and production deployment.

AI Infrastructure and Scalability

• Build and optimize infrastructure for distributed AI training using GPUs, TPUs, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Implement advanced MLOps frameworks for efficient model deployment and mon...