Head of AI Engineering Jobs in Chennai AI and ML Company

⚡ Hiring Now
🏫 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning  •  📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu
💵 ₹1,51,000 - ₹3,61,000 / Month
⌛ 10 - 20 Years
🎓 M.Sc./Ph.D. CS with AI engineering team leadership and platform strategy
📅 Full Time
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu
📅 Posted: 2026-09-25 🕑 Valid Till: 2026-11-25 🔑 Job ID: JZ-AIM-HEADAIEN-726

📋 Job Description

Jobzi is sourcing qualified candidates for Head of AI Engineering positions in Chennai's private AI and ML Company sector. This is a full-time opportunity with a reputed Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning employer in Chennai offering competitive salary, structured growth, and a professional work environment. Tamil communication skills are preferred alongside English for professional and business interaction in Chennai.

📌 Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow the AI engineering organisation across ML engineering, MLOps, and AI platform functions
  • Define the technical strategy and roadmap for AI engineering platforms, tooling, and practices
  • Partner with VP of Product, CTO, and research leadership to align AI engineering with business objectives
  • Attract, hire, develop, and retain senior AI engineering talent and build team culture
  • Set engineering standards, quality expectations, and operational excellence norms for the AI org
  • Oversee delivery of AI engineering projects including timelines, quality, and cross-team dependencies
  • Represent AI engineering in company leadership forums and communicate progress and risks clearly

🎓 Qualifications and Requirements

  • M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Computer Science with 10 to 20 years of progressive engineering leadership experience
  • Demonstrated track record of building and scaling AI engineering teams in product companies
  • Deep technical credibility in ML systems, AI platform, or applied research at senior level
  • Experience partnering with product, research, and commercial leaders to deliver AI-powered products
  • Strong hiring and people development skills with experience building high-performing engineering cultures
  • Excellent communication and executive presence for company leadership and board-level discussions
  • Experience managing engineering budgets, vendor relationships, and external partnerships
  • Good Tamil and English communication skills for team coordination and client interaction in Chennai.

✅ Required Skills

AI Team Leadership Engineering Strategy Hiring Platform Architecture Stakeholder Management OKR Planning Cross-Functional Leadership Budget Management

🏫 Chennai AI and ML Company Employment Zones

Chennai's private AI and ML companies build machine learning models, NLP systems, and intelligent automation for enterprise clients from offices in Guindy and Ambattur MIDC, employing Tamil-speaking ML engineers, data scientists, and AI product managers.

AI and ML Company employment zones in Chennai include Guindy, Ambattur MIDC, Sholinganallur, Anna Nagar, Nungambakkam, T. Nagar, Adyar, Velachery, Taramani, and Perungudi.

Guindy Ambattur MIDC Sholinganallur Anna Nagar Nungambakkam T. Nagar Adyar Velachery Taramani Perungudi

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Chennai-ல் Head of AI Engineering வேலைவாய்ப்பு. மாத சம்பளம் ரூ.1,51,000 முதல் ரூ.3,61,000 வரை. 10 - 20 Years અனுபவம் தேவை. AI and ML Company-ல் Full Time பணி. ஆர்வமுள்ளவர்கள் Jobzi மூலம் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.