Save Job Back to Search Job Description Summary Similar JobsDefine organizational AI strategyLead a dynamic team and work in a fast paced environmentAbout Our ClientOur client is a leading insurance firmJob DescriptionAs the AI lead, you will be responsible for -* Define and execute the AI / GenAI strategy for Operations, Risk, Underwriting & Claims, and Customer Service functions. * Partner with business heads to identify high-value GenAI use cases and prioritize by ROI, speed-to-value and regulatory sensitivity.* Act as the chief evangelist for Generative AI - educate stakeholders, run pilots, and drive scaled adoption while ensuring safety and compliance. * Establish robust frameworks to track and communicate the value and ROI of AI initiatives to all stakeholders.* Lead design and delivery of AI / GenAI solutions and own technical decisions on model selection, fine-tuning, RAG/embedding architectures, etc.* Ensure deployed solutions are production-grade and integrated within existing workflows / systems.* Work with Legal, Compliance and Risk to ensure IRDAI/regulatory expectations are met for model use and customer interactions.* Build and manage external relationships with various cross-industry/ academia forums for outside in perspective, seeking new and innovative approaches and to showcase our learnings. * Mentor & guide the team in executing the projects end to end including conceptualization, development, implementation and continuous monitoring. * Build and nurture a strong team to become next generation business focused problem solvers, with strong culture of solution delivery, continuous learning and experimentation.The Successful ApplicantAs a successful candidate, you should have -* Ability to form partnerships with functional leaders.* Improvement in operational efficiencies of functions supported. Showcase actual business benefit from implemented AI/ML solutions.* Number of AI/GenAI use case implementation * Key people metrics - capability, engagement, attrition.* Master's or PhD in a quantitative discipline (CS, ML/AI, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Econometrics or equivalent).* 15 or more years of experience in AI/ML with 7+ years in senior leadership roles building AI/ML programs; demonstrated experience in insurance/financial services strongly preferred.* Proven track record of developing and deploying AI/ML solutions in BFSI sector. * Deep expertise in AI/ML model development and deployment.* Practical, demonstrable work experience in Generative AI / LLMs - model fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, LLMOps and hallucination/bias controls.* End-to-end delivery experience: data engineering, feature engineering, model development, containerised deployment (microservices), CI/CD, monitoring and model lifecycle management.* Proficiency in python, ML frameworks and MLOPs practices.* Strong understanding of data architecture, data pipelines and cloud platforms (AWS preferred). * Passion for continuous learning and thought leadership in AI.* Excellent stakeholder management, communication and executive presence.What's on OfferWork in a fast paced and data driven environment.Being responsible for organisation level strategic decision making.Quote job refJN-112025-6876831Job summaryFunctionAnalyticsSub SectorMachine LearningWhat is your area of specialisation?Financial ServicesLocationGurgaonJob TypePermanentJob ReferenceJN-112025-6876831
