Vice President, AI Platform Engineering

LaBine and Associates

Vice President, AI Platform Engineering

Santa Clara, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Vice President, AI Platform Engineering

    About the Role

    A leading enterprise undergoing a bold AI transformation is seeking a Vice President of AI

    Platform Engineering to architect and scale its next-generation AI platform. Reporting directly to the Chief AI Officer, this executive will build the foundation that powers AI-native products and intelligent agentic systems across the organization.

    This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the enterprise’s AI platform strategy from the ground up — enabling rapid experimentation, deployment, and governance of AI at scale. You’ll collaborate closely with product, data, infrastructure, and security leaders to convert cutting-edge AI innovation into measurable business outcomes.

    Key Responsibilities

    • AI Platform Strategy: Define and execute the enterprise AI platform vision, ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency for AI product and agent development.

    • Platform Architecture: Design and operate robust AI/ML platforms including model lifecycle management, feature stores, vector databases, orchestration frameworks, observability, and governance tooling.

    • Agentic Systems Enablement: Build foundational capabilities to support multi-agent systems, LLM deployments with RAG, orchestration frameworks, and agentic SDKs.

    • MLOps and LLMOps Excellence: Establish CI/CD pipelines, model evaluation, and monitoring systems to ensure safe, fast, and reliable AI deployments.

    • Security & Governance: Partner across functions to implement responsible AI practices, data privacy controls, auditability, and governance standards.

    • Data & Integration: Collaborate with Data Engineering on lakehouse architecture, semantic layers, and real-time data flows that power AI applications.

    • Cross-Functional Alignment: Lead through structured governance forums to ensure AI platform priorities align with enterprise strategy and shared business outcomes.

    • Team Leadership: Build and lead a world-class AI platform engineering organization with a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and innovation.

    • Vendor & Ecosystem Strategy: Evaluate and integrate best-in-class AI technologies and cloud solutions to accelerate transformation.

    • Optimization: Drive performance, reliability, and cost optimization across AI workloads and infrastructure.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred).

    • 12+ years of engineering leadership experience, including 5+ years in AI/ML platform engineering or large-scale distributed systems.

    • Proven track record of building and scaling enterprise AI platforms or AI infrastructure at scale.

    • Deep expertise in MLOps, LLMOps, modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow), vector databases, RAG, and AI agent orchestration.

    • Strong understanding of AI security, governance, and operational performance metrics.

    • Demonstrated success in productionizing AI-native applications and integrating agentic workflows into business operations.

    • Exceptional communication, strategic influence, and cross-functional leadership skills.

    Why Apply?

    This is a rare opportunity to shape the foundation of an enterprise-wide AI transformation — with the autonomy, executive visibility, and resources to deliver real innovation at scale. If you’re passionate about building AI platforms that redefine how organizations operate, we’d love to connect.