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Director, AI & Data Science

  • Montréal, QC
  • On-site
  • Posted Aug 19, 2026
  • 1 position

US$200,000+ / year

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education
Master’s degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

You will lead a team of AI and machine learning engineers to design and deliver production-grade AI solutions, including classical models and LLM-powered applications. Additionally, you will partner with business stakeholders on pre-sales activities and define technical strategy for AI architecture and model development.

Job details

You will lead a team of AI and machine learning engineers to design and deliver production-grade AI solutions, including classical models and LLM-powered applications. Additionally, you will partner with business stakeholders on pre-sales activities and define technical strategy for AI architecture and model development. The role requires over 8 years of experience in data science and machine learning, with at least 2-3 years specifically focused on LLM architecture and agentic design. A master's degree or higher in a quantitative field is required, along with hands-on expertise in AI system design and team leadership.

What you’ll do

You will lead a team of AI and machine learning engineers to design and deliver production-grade AI solutions, including classical models and LLM-powered applications. Additionally, you will partner with business stakeholders on pre-sales activities and define technical strategy for AI architecture and model development.

Requirements

The role requires over 8 years of experience in data science and machine learning, with at least 2-3 years specifically focused on LLM architecture and agentic design. A master's degree or higher in a quantitative field is required, along with hands-on expertise in AI system design and team leadership.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits

Listed skills

  • Machine learning · Preferred
  • Team Leadership · Preferred
  • Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • AI Strategy
  • Machine Learning
  • LLM Architecture
  • Agentic Design
  • Context Engineering
  • RAG
  • Fine-tuning
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • MLOps
  • Team Leadership
  • Pre-sales
  • Solution Architecture
  • Data Science

Job areas

  • Data & Analytics
  • Technology
  • Consulting
  • Software
  • Management & Leadership

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