Director of Machine Learning

Director of Machine Learning

Caylent is a cloud native services company that helps organizations bring the best out of their people and technology using Amazon Web Services (AWS). We provide a full-range of AWS services including workload migrations and modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security and compliance, and everything in between.

At Caylent, our people always come first. We are a global company and operate fully remote with employees in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity. Come talk to us to learn more about what it means to be a Caylien!

Role Overview

Director, AI / ML Practice Leader. You will lead a 50 - 100 team of ML engineers, architects, and consultants to deliver cutting-edge AI / ML solutions on AWS. You will drive practice strategy, technical innovation, and operational excellence, while building high-value partnerships with AWS and scaling the practice for growth.

This role demands a leader who is as comfortable shaping consulting offerings and go-to-market initiatives as they are diving deep into the technical stack to guide solution architecture, MLOps strategy, and large-scale ML deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Excellence : Oversee execution of complex AI / ML engagements across industries, ensuring on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, and AWS Well-Architected compliance.
• Strategic Leadership : Define the vision, roadmap, and operating model for the AI / ML practice aligned with company objectives and AWS innovations.
• Practice Development : Build and mature the consulting practice through development of offerings, accelerators, delivery frameworks, and knowledge management.
• Technical Oversight : Serve as an executive-level technical authorityguiding architecture decisions, reviewing high-impact designs, and ensuring use of best practices in ML engineering and MLOps.
• Business Growth : Partner with sales, alliances, and AWS field teams to drive pipeline, co-sell initiatives, and joint customer success stories.
• Talent & Culture : Attract, mentor, and retain top technical and consulting talent, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and delivery excellence

Technical Focus Areas & Core Stack

Qualifications

Benefits

Base Salary Range : The expected base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $220,000 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Additional Compensation Components : In addition to the base salary, the compensation package may include bonuses, commissions, equity, and other incentives. The specific components will vary depending on the role and individual and / or company performance.

Caylent is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at Caylent.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.