Practice Manager - AI & Data
About The Position
We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As Practice Manager, AI & Data you will be responsible for leading and managing the AI & Data practice, including the allocation of resources, line management, and technical leadership. You will also engage with clients, partner with sales teams, and provide technical leadership in advanced AI & Data domains, driving the development of offerings and ensuring adoption of best practices.
Requirements
- 12-15 years of experience in consulting, engineering services, or technology-driven organizations
- 5+ years of experience in AI, Data, or Analytics leadership roles
- Proven experience building and scaling technical teams or practices
- Experience in: Generative AI technologies (LLMs, RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, API-based AI services)
- AI/ML frameworks (e.g., Python ecosystem, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
- Data Engineering tools & platforms (Spark, Databricks, distributed systems)
- Cloud AI ecosystems (Azure AI, AWS SageMaker/Bedrock, Google Vertex AI)
- MLOps / LLMOps tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, containerization, orchestration)
- Understanding of data governance, security, and AI regulations
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or related field
Nice To Haves
- Certifications in AI/ML, Cloud are a plus
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the AI & Data practice
- Manage and steer the allocation of practice resources across multiple activities, including: Technical pre-sales support, Technical expertise delivery to projects, Recruitment support, Training and competency development
- Provide line management and leadership to members of the practice including technical leadership across AI and Data
- Define skills development objectives for practice members and evaluate progress and effectiveness
- Develop, improve, and standardize processes, methodologies, and tools
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing across the practice
- Partner with Sales and Account teams to identify and shape AI & Data opportunities
- Lead or contribute to solutioning, proposals, and RFP responses
- Act as a trusted advisor in client discussions and executive forums
- Align AI & Data solutions with business value and client outcomes
- Provide leadership across advanced AI & Data domains: Generative AI & LLM ecosystems (prompt engineering, RAG, multi-agent systems), Data Engineering & Modern Data Platforms (ETL/ELT, streaming, data lakes, data mesh), Cloud-based AI architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP AI services), Machine Learning & Deep Learning (supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning)
- Support delivery teams with hands-on guidance and expert oversight
- Drive development of AI & Data offerings, accelerators, and reusable assets
- Identify opportunities for AI-driven productivity gains and automation
- Ensure adoption of industry best practices and scalable architectures
- Create, maintain, and manage the practice skill matrix
- Identify competency gaps and develop capability-building plans
- Develop and coordinate technical training programs and certification initiatives
- Build and strengthen a team of experts through: Recruitment, Coaching and mentoring, Internal talent development and training
- Support career development planning and succession management within the practice
- Promote technical communities, best practices, and continuous learning initiatives
Benefits
- Annual Performance Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
