Head of AI - Platform AI

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive AI roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the research and implementation of large-scale AI models (e.g., LLMs, Vision Transformers) and automation frameworks.
• Design and deploy AI solutions for predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and real-time decision systems.
• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI projects, including data engineering, model development, testing, and production deployment.
• Build and optimize infrastructure for distributed AI training using GPUs, TPUs, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Implement advanced MLOps frameworks for efficient model deployment and monitoring.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of AI researchers and engineers.
• Foster collaboration between AI teams and cross-functional departments to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Ensure the development of responsible AI systems that address bias, fairness, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in AI research and deployment, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in transformer-based models (e.g., GPT, BERT, T5), computer vision, and multimodal AI.
• Hands-on experience with AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and JAX.
• Proven track record of deploying large-scale AI systems with measurable business impact.

Pay

Estimated base salary range: $215,000 - $245,000 USD/annually. The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role. It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, skill level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Benefits

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.