Director of AI

Manager of AI
Philadelphia
On-site
$235K + up to 12% bonus

The Company:

The business is growing rapidly and has made AI a core strategic priority, with significant investment already underway. This is a rare opportunity to build something genuinely new inside a well-resourced, technically sophisticated organisation.

The Role:

• Define and drive the company-wide AI strategy, identifying high-impact use cases across manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and customer service
• Build and lead a new Agentic AI team from the ground up, including hiring, onboarding, and establishing best practices
• Act as an AI evangelist across the business, partnering with senior leaders including the COO and CFO to embed AI into core processes
• Own the full lifecycle of AI projects from proof of concept through to production deployment and ongoing monitoring
• Develop and deliver a GenAI training programme to upskill colleagues across the organisation

The Profile:

• 5+ years of experience in AI, Data Science, or Machine Learning, with proven leadership responsibility
• Hands-on experience delivering AI or ML solutions at scale, ideally within a manufacturing, industrial, or engineering environment
• Familiarity with Agentic AI concepts and tools; experience with the Claude ecosystem is highly desirable
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical ideas for non-technical executive stakeholders
• A genuine passion for AI and a track record of staying current with emerging technologies and industry developments

Unfortunately, this company is not able to offer visa sponsorship or relocation support at this time.

If you believe your profile matches what we're looking for, simply apply and attach your most recent CV - I'll be in touch if it's a match.

We receive a high volume of interest across all our roles, so unfortunately we're not able to give individual feedback to everyone. If you haven't heard back within 15 days, your profile hasn't been shortlisted on this occasion.