Head - Artificial Intelligence & Data Solutions

About the Role:

We are looking for an accomplished and commercially driven Head of AI to lead the organization's Artificial Intelligence strategy, solution development, client engagements, and AI-led business growth.

The ideal candidate will bring 15 - 17 years of strong experience across AI, Data, Analytics, and technology solutions, with proven exposure to AI services and solutioning within a service-based IT/technology environment.

This is a senior leadership role requiring a combination of deep AI and data expertise, business acumen, client-facing capability, solution architecture, team leadership, and strategic thinking.

Key Responsibilities:

- Define and drive the organization's AI vision, strategy, roadmap, and transformation agenda.

- Identify emerging AI technologies, industry trends, and use cases that can create business value.

- Establish AI frameworks, standards, methodologies, and best practices across projects and client engagements.

- Engage directly with CXOs, technology leaders, business heads, and key client stakeholders to understand business challenges and identify AI opportunities.

- Lead solutioning for complex AI opportunities, including RFPs, RFIs, proposals, POCs, and client presentations.

- Drive the development and delivery of AI-led services, consulting offerings, accelerators, frameworks, and reusable solutions.

- Work closely with sales, pre-sales, delivery, and account management teams to drive AI-led revenue growth.

- Build, mentor, and lead high-performing AI, Data Science, ML, and analytics teams.

Required Skills & Expertise:

- Strong expertise across Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Analytics, and AI-driven solutions.

- Strong understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and modern AI architectures.

- Proven experience in AI services, consulting, solutioning, or technology-led AI engagements.

- Excellent solution architecture and problem-solving capabilities.

- Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.

- Strong commercial orientation with the ability to connect technology solutions with business outcomes and ROI.

- Strong people leadership and organizational capability-building skills.