Cloud Enablement for AI Platforms

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead the proactive enablement of our AI platform capabilities. This role defines and drives the implementation of backend and cloud infrastructure features (on Azure and AWS Databricks) needed to support secure, scalable AI workload deployment, including PII data onboarding and service-oriented platform features.

Key Responsibilities
• Define and maintain the AI platform cloud capability roadmap
• Design service-oriented platform features to support AI and GenAI adoption at scale
• Liaise with platform teams to ensure backend infrastructure is ready for secure PII onboarding
• Identify and close capability gaps for AI workloads on Azure and AWS Databricks
• Develop reusable infrastructure patterns and templates for compliant deployment
• Work cross-functionally to align platform evolution with business and governance requirements
• Oversee rollout of new platform features into production environments
• Monitor adoption and effectiveness of new platform capabilities across AI use cases
• Coordinate updates or optimizations to platform features based on operational feedback

Key Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cloud platforms (Azure and AWS)
• Background in AI solutioning, cloud enablement, DevOps/MLOps, or data engineering
• Strong strategic planning and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proven ability to drive cross-team initiatives
• Understanding of governance and compliance in financial services environments