Director of AI Engineering

Director of AI Engineering

Overview
Mastercard is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead a specialised team of AI engineers focused on foundation model development and the delivery of high‑value AI use cases. This role is responsible for driving the practical application of transformer‑based and generative AI capabilities—ensuring models are effectively developed, adapted, and deployed to solve real business problems.
You will lead a team working at the intersection of model development and use case execution, translating foundational AI capabilities into scalable, production‑ready solutions. The role requires strong technical judgement, delivery leadership, and the ability to balance innovation with enterprise requirements for reliability, security, and governance.

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;


• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;


• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and


• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.