Senior Manager – AI Platform Lead

Job Title: Senior Manager - AI Platform Lead

Job Location

Remote/ Bolingbrook, IL

Interview

Virtual

Job Duration

Long Term Contract

We are seeking a hands-on AI Platform Architecture Lead to drive the design, evolution, and scalability of enterprise AI platforms. This role combines strategic leadership with deep technical expertise in AI/ML, cloud architecture and MLOps. You will lead a team of engineers and architects, define platform strategy, and ensure high performance, reliability, and compliance across AI systems.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Strategy & Architecture

• Translate enterprise AI strategy into actionable platform roadmaps and technical priorities
• Define end-to-end AI architecture (data pipelines, model lifecycle, deployment, compute)
• Lead build vs. buy decisions, tool evaluations, and cost/performance optimization
• Design and scale cloud-native AI platforms (GCP, Databricks)
• Drive AI/ML/Agentic Ops strategy, including tooling, standards, and automation

Architecture Design & Governance

• Architect core AI/ML platform components (training, inference, orchestration, monitoring)
• Establish best practices, standards, and governance for AI/ML systems
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, security, and AI governance requirements
• Implement observability, monitoring, and continuous training pipelines

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with product, data science, engineering, security, and infrastructure teams
• Align platform evolution with enterprise architecture and AI leadership
• Communicate technical strategy to executive stakeholders

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of AI engineers, architects, and AI Ops specialists
• Drive high engineering standards, code quality, and scalable design practices
• Own hiring, onboarding, and talent development

Operational Excellence

* Ensure platform scalability, reliability, uptime, and...