Associate Director -AI/ML Engineering

Verizon • Irving, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, the leader acts as the primary strategic bridge across the enterprise. They interact daily with and rely heavily upon VP and SVP-level executives across Legal, Information Security (InfoSec), and Responsible AI (RAI). Partner closely with AI Platform Engineering leaders who build the models, and they guide BU-level AI product owners to ensure compliance. Direct a specialized team of Principal AI Engineers and Scientists. Rely on Verizon's corporate compliance policies, RIL (Responsible AI, Integrity, Legal) frameworks, and industry AI safety standards (e.g., NIST AI RMF). Utilizes executive dashboards, cloud governance frameworks (AWS/GCP), AI registration hubs (Engram, Agent Registry), and the 4-Quadrant AI Evaluation architecture to make strategic go/no-go deployment decisions. Responsible for the leveraging of big data tools and programming frameworks to ensure that the raw data gathered from data pipelines are redefined as data science models that are ready to scale as needed. Manages a team of employees including planning work and dividing it among employees. Ensures that production ML tasks are working properly and that data science code is maintainable and scalable using subject matter expertise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience (work, military, or specialized training).
• Three or more years of managing high-performing engineering/AI teams.
• Experience in AI Science/Engineering.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in AI/GenAI architecture, LLMOps, enterprise risk management, and distributed systems.
• Master's in Computer Science or AI Science.
• Ten or more years of AI Science/Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the primary strategic bridge across the enterprise, interacting with VP and SVP-level executives.
• Partners with AI Platform Engineering leaders and guides BU-level AI product owners.
• Directs a specialized team of Principal AI Engineers and Scientists.
• Ensures compliance with corporate compliance policies, RIL frameworks, and industry AI safety standards.
• Utilizes executive dashboards, cloud governance frameworks, AI registration hubs, and the 4-Quadrant AI Evaluation architecture for deployment decisions.
• Leverages big data tools and programming frameworks to redefine raw data into scalable data science models.
• Manages a team of employees, including planning and dividing work.
• Ensures production ML tasks are working properly and data science code is maintainable and scalable.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year.
• Up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Other incentives.
• Premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances.
• Up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager