AI Team Lead - Generative AI & Enterprise AI Solutions

About the role

InnovationTeam, a technology company delivering AI-driven solutions for enterprises and government organizations, is looking for an AI Team Lead to work onsite in Saudi Arabia. The role leads the design, development, implementation and delivery of end-to-end AI solutions across Generative AI, machine learning, deep learning, data science, computer vision, NLP, intelligent automation and enterprise AI systems. It is not limited to Generative AI and calls for a strong technical background, hands-on experience building production-ready AI solutions and the ability to manage AI engineers, data scientists, ML engineers and cross-functional teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the AI team in designing, developing and delivering enterprise AI solutions, from requirement gathering to production deployment.
• Translate business needs into technical AI solution designs and implementation plans.
• Design and supervise solutions involving Generative AI, LLMs, RAG systems, AI agents, NLP, machine learning, deep learning and computer vision.
• Lead data science initiatives and build and oversee end-to-end AI pipelines, including data ingestion, preprocessing, model training, inference, monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Guide model implementation with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow and Scikit-learn, and supervise AI agents, chatbots, recommendation systems and predictive analytics.
• Define AI architecture, APIs, microservices and deployment strategies, and ensure solutions are scalable, secure and production-ready.
• Collaborate with business, product, data, software and cloud teams, and support presales with technical input, proposals and feasibility assessments.
• Establish MLOps, LLMOps, model governance and quality assurance best practices, and mentor engineers and data scientists.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in AI, machine learning, data science or related fields.
• Minimum 2-3 years leading AI teams or managing AI solution delivery.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience in machine learning, deep learning, NLP and Generative AI.
• Excellent command of English, written and spoken; willingness to work onsite in Saudi Arabia.
• Nice to have: experience in regulated sectors, GPU optimization, computer vision, Azure/AWS/Google enterprise AI platforms, and Arabic.

Required skills

• Python and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Hugging Face, LangChain or LlamaIndex.
• REST APIs, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and Git.
• Cloud deployment on OCI, Azure, AWS or GCP (OCI preferred).
• MLOps and LLMOps, including model versioning, monitoring and deployment automation.
• Project management, stakeholder communication and risk management.

What we offer

• Leadership role with direct impact on enterprise and government AI transformation projects.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Access to modern AI infrastructure, cloud platforms and enterprise data environments.
• Professional growth, leadership development and continuous learning opportunities.