Director, AI Platform

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About Digital Technology

We’re not yesterday’s IT department, we're Digital Technology. The world around us keeps changing and so do we. We’re redefining what it means to be IT with a mindset centered on transformation, experience, AI-driven automation, innovation, and growth.  

We’re all about delivering delightful, secure customer and employee experiences that accelerate ServiceNow’s journey to become the defining enterprise software company of the 21st century. And we love co-creating, using, and highlighting our own products to do it.  

Ultimately, we strive to make the world work better for our employees and customers when you work in ServiceNow Digital Technology, you work for them

Emerging Technology Group

Emerging Technology Group (ETG) is ServiceNow’s DT internal incubation group. Being customer zero for ServiceNow products we ensure the products works for us internally and delivers value as it gets in hands of our customers. As Customer Zero we implement all our technology workflows and deliver the best experience. With AI everywhere we are responsible for AI Experiences which cuts across the enterprise like Search, Conversational Interfaces, Automation, and helping our DT developers to be productivity to build enterprise grade products on ServiceNow Platform.

We are focused on accelerating innovations and developing new concepts, forward-thinking solutions and products leveraging ServiceNow’s Intelligent platform.

If you enjoy learning, growing and making an impact, you will love being in this role. You get exposure to every facet of a business and can make a meaningful impact on the business and on the people who work there. You will face new challenges and priorities every day, which can be invigorating and challenge your thought process

What our team values:

· Being humble and having each other’s backs

· Learning new things and sharing expertise with each other—by answering a quick question on teams, pairing on a feature, or leading a lunch and learn session

· Producing high quality work, we’re proud of, and not taking shortcuts

· Having fun—we like to joke around, eat lunch together, and even hang outside of work

· Leaving work at work, maintaining a sustainable pace (no big bangs, few big pushes)

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Director for our AI Platform Services team. This role is pivotal in driving the strategy, development, and implementation of AI platforms that support our organization’s AI initiatives that is a mix of traditional AI and Generative AI. The successful candidate will lead a team of AI engineers, product managers and architects, ensuring the delivery of cutting-edge AI solutions that enhance our products and services.

Key Responsibilities:

· Strategic Leadership:

• Develop and execute the strategic vision for AI platform services in alignment with the company's overall AI strategy. Combination of Traditional AI capabilities and Gen AI that will drive value to our stakeholders
• Collaborate with senior leadership to identify opportunities for AI integration across various business units.

· Team Management:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of AI engineers and servicenow platform developers.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment that encourages continuous learning and improvement.

· AI Platform Development and Maintenance:

• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable AI platforms and infrastructure.
• Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of AI platforms, enabling seamless integration with existing systems.
• Roll out Scalable AI Services at speed like LLM as service, Content Moderation service, Document Parser etc.,

· Project Management:

• Manage multiple AI projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Establish clear project goals, timelines, and deliverables, while effectively communicating progress to stakeholders.

· Innovation and Implementation:

• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI technologies and methodologies.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in AI and machine learning across the organization.
• Implement AI solutions that drive business value and enhance customer experiences.

· Stakeholder Engagement:

• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand their AI needs and develop tailored solutions.
• Present AI strategies and project updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders.

· Governance and Compliance:

• Ensure all AI initiatives comply with relevant data privacy regulations and ethical standards.
• Develop and enforce governance frameworks to manage AI models and data usage specifically with regards to LLMs

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, with a focus on AI
• Expertise in Java or Python, OOP, Design Patterns, time and space-efficient algorithms
• Experience building new products that use challenging algorithms
• Expertise in coding efficient, object-oriented, modularized and quality software
• Knowledge of core AI/ML techniques and algorithms
• Strong working knowledge of PEFT/LORA techniques, GPU inference optimization, LLM transformer architectures, Auto-evaluation methods
• Bias for Action even in ambiguous net new contexts
• Knowledge of unit testing, profiling, and code tuning

Work Style:

• Comfortable working autonomously with minimal guidance, supporting leadership and driving initiatives.
• Ability to operate without direct supervision, prioritizing tasks and supporting multiple leaders.

Leadership and Relationships:

• 5+ years of managerial experience, capable of both direct work contributions and managing a team.
• Proven capability in building relationships and fostering connections across various levels of the organization for success
• Proven track record of leading and managing high-performing teams.

Skills

• Strong understanding of ServiceNow Platform and proven experience of delivering great experiences and solutions on the Now Platform
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a collaborative and engaging approach.
• Ability to interface effectively with customers and diverse roles across all organizational levels.
• Comfort in ambiguous situations, coupled with intellectual curiosity and a proactive attitude

Analytical & Data-Driven:

• Analytical and data-driven mindset to solve complex business problems and recommend continuous improvement initiatives.

Environment and Tools:

• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Servicenow Platform expertise in IT workflows is a must

Additional Information

ServiceNow is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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