Head of Engineering Applied AI

Overview

Head of Engineering Applied AI leads engineering strategy and scaling for Roche’s Applied AI department in India.

What you'll do

• Define and execute the long-term engineering roadmap for Applied AI engineering.
• Oversee multiple engineering squads building agentic engineering solutions and toolkits.
• Champion an Agentic SDLC and modern AI/ML engineering practices.
• Partner with Applied AI leadership peers to ensure delivery fits business problems and value proof.
• Design and scale organizational structures and recruit/develop Technical Team Leads and engineers.
• Manage the engineering budget including infrastructure costs and vendor relationships.

What you'll need

• 10-15+ years of experience in software engineering and technical leadership with AI/ML and agentic engineering emphasis.
• Experience building and scaling large-scale engineering organizations and managing multidisciplinary technical managers.
• Expert-level understanding of cloud architecture, distributed systems, and modern SDLC automation.
• Agentic AI project experience (must).
• Shipping product (must).
• Proven ability to lead and influence senior leaders and manage talent.
• Exceptional executive communication skills for influencing senior leadership and global stakeholders.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad.