Forward Deploy AI Team Lead

A.Team • New York, NY

1d • $165,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Build the future of AI with us Are you a technical leader who excels at both managing complex AI delivery programs and contributing production-grade code? Join us in revolutionizing how companies build and how people work by leading transformative AI initiatives at A.Team . About A.Team A.Team powers the world's most ambitious companies with elite tech talent and ready-to-deploy AI solutions. We've helped over 500 organizations like Lyft, McGraw Hill, and Grindr build their future faster through our AI-driven platform that precision-matches initiatives with experts from our network of 11,000+ pre-vetted engineers, data scientists, product leaders and more. Backed by $60M from Insight Partners and supported by Adam Grant and Jay-Z's Roc Nation, we're on a mission to empower passionate builders to do the work they care about on their own terms. Your Mission & Impact As A.Team ’s first AI Delivery Lead/ Architect, you'll own the full delivery lifecycle of complex, multi-workstream AI programs while contributing production-grade code to A.Team 's AI Solutions Platform. Your mission is to design the delivery framework that scales our consulting model while maintaining your identity as an elite hands-on engineer. Anticipated salary band: $165,000 USD - $250,000 USD, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• Former Senior Software Engineer, Solutions Architect, or equivalent, with demonstrated success in designing and implementing complex AI solutions
• Extensive experience in AI development, including successful implementations in analytics, machine learning models, and cloud architectures, including end-to-end delivery in enterprise or regulated settings.
• Proven comfort and effectiveness in client-facing roles, including conducting presentations, facilitating discovery sessions, and engaging in technical discussions at the executive level
• Strong Leadership skills with experience in both managing and mentoring engineering talent across time zones
• Consultative, client-facing ability to translate business problems into technical solutions – success in this role requires engaging with enterprise stakeholders, defining success metrics, and leading iterative delivery in sprints. It's not just about building models, but about co-designing AI systems that fit workflows and earn adoption
• Entrepreneurial mindset, driven by mission-focused initiatives and passionate about delivering technology that creates measurable business impact
• Project management capability to drive accountability across engineering teams to deliver against deadlines and milestones
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field (Master's degree preferred)
• 10+ years of professional experience building cutting-edge software with client-facing experience; experience with AI a must
• Demonstrated ability to manage and mentor cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy cutting-edge AI solutions tailored to multiple verticals.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering strong collaboration, accountability, and growth
• Drive accountability of milestones and project execution, ensuring alignment with internal and external roadmaps
• Establish quality gates—code review, automated tests, model-card compliance
• Ability to drive cross-functional conversation and work seamlessly across departments to deliver against both internal and external timelines to align business and delivery outcomes
• Establish the playbook for A.Team 's AI delivery for client projects — scope, plan, and run 3-6 concurrent projects (LLM apps, MLOps, RAG, agent orchestration)
• Orchestrate reusability across multiple missions
• Embed A.Team engineering into deployed missions to gather industry/vertical-specific domain knowledge

Benefits

• A supportive team that has your back: you'll be working with empathetic, entrepreneurial co-workers who are all deeply motivated by our mission to change the future of work.
• Extensive resources and tools to help you succeed and achieve your own personal goals.
• Competitive compensation: attractive base compensation complemented by performance-based incentives.
• Unlimited time off: take the time you need to relax and recover so that you can bring your A game every day

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees