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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Onsite
Grade Level (for internal use):
13S&P Global Energy
The Role- Director, AI-Driven Applications
The Team:
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled engineering leader for S&P Global Energy. We strive to deliver solutions that are sector-specific, data-rich, and hyper-targeted for evolving business needs.
The Impact:
S&P Global Energy is seeking a Director of AI-Driven Applications who is a senior strategic and hands-on technical leadership role responsible for defining and executing the organization's vision for intelligent, AI-native enterprise systems. This role requires deep expertise in agentic AI design, large-scale data modelling, and enterprise solution architecture translating complex business challenges into scalable, production-grade AI solutions.
What’s in it for you:
It’s a fast-paced agile environment that deals with huge volumes of data, so you’ll have an opportunity to sharpen your data skills and work on an emerging technology stack.
Responsibilities
AI Strategy & Application Development
Define the enterprise AI application strategy, roadmap, and governance frameworks aligned with business objectives
Lead the design and delivery of production AI applications using LLMs, multi-agent systems, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuning pipelines
Architect end-to-end agentic AI workflows: autonomous planning, tool use, memory management, and multi-agent orchestration
Evaluate and select AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, CrewAI, custom) appropriate to enterprise scale and security requirements
Champion responsible AI principles - explainability, bias mitigation, auditability, and data privacy
Data Modelling & Architecture
Design and govern enterprise data models supporting AI feature engineering, vector embedding stores, knowledge graphs, and real-time inference pipelines
Define ontologies, taxonomies, and semantic layers that enable AI systems to reason over structured and unstructured enterprise data
Oversee the architecture of data platforms including data lakes, lakehouses, streaming pipelines, and feature stores
Establish data quality, lineage, and observability standards to ensure model reliability in production
Enterprise Architecture Leadership
Own and evolve the enterprise architecture for AI integration across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments
Drive architecture decisions across the full AI stack: model serving, API gateways, orchestration layers, observability, and security
Align AI architecture with enterprise platforms and integration patterns (event-driven, microservices, API-first)
Establish architecture review boards, design patterns, and reusable accelerators to scale AI delivery across business units
People Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of AI and Software engineers, data architects, and solution architects
Partner with C-suite, business unit heads, and product leaders to identify and prioritize AI opportunities
Represent the AI architecture function to executive stakeholders, board-level audiences, and external partners
Drive a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and engineering excellence
Success Metrics (First 12 Months)
Deliver an enterprise AI application roadmap adopted by executive leadership
Ship at least two flagship agentic AI applications to production at enterprise scale
Establish reusable AI architecture patterns and accelerators reducing delivery time by 30%+
Build and grow a team of AI engineers and architects
Define, publish, evangelize enterprise AI governance and data modelling standards
Basic Required Qualifications
12+ years of progressive experience in software/data/AI architecture with 5+ years in a leadership role
Proven delivery of enterprise-scale AI or ML applications in production environments
Deep expertise in at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated AI/ML services
Strong background in data modelling and data platform design (relational, NoSQL, graph, vector)
Demonstrated experience architecting agentic AI solutions using LLMs and orchestration frameworks
Excellence in stakeholder communication, able to translate technical concepts for executive audiences
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government) with AI governance requirements
Published research, patents, or open-source contributions in AI/ML
Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer, or equivalent
Experience with TOGAF, Zachman, or other enterprise architecture frameworks
What’s In It For You?
Our Mission:
Advancing Essential Intelligence.
Our People:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries
Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.
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