AI Practice Lead

Job Overview

We are looking for an execution-focused and visionary AI Practice & Innovation Lead to join our leadership team in Dubai. This full-time hybrid role is ideal for a senior AI professional who thrives on building cutting-edge solutions and leading enterprise-scale AI transformation. The selected candidate will spearhead Intertecs AI Center of Excellence (CoE) design high-impact AI solutions and drive innovation across our business unitsDigital Cloud Managed Services Cybersecurity and Microsoft practices.

Qualifications and Skills

Must-Have Skills

• 10 years of experience in technology or consulting including 4 years in AI/ML leadership roles.
• Proven expertise in AI presales and solution architecture especially in client-facing roles.
• Proficient in:
• ML frameworks: TensorFlow PyTorch scikit-learn
• Large Language Models (LLMs): OpenAI Mistral Claude open-source transformers
• Computer Vision: YOLO OpenCV segmentation models
• Agentic AI frameworks: LangChain CrewAI AutoGen LlamaIndex RAG pipelines
• Hands-on experience with building AI/ML PoCs solution accelerators and custom deployments.
• Familiar with vector databases LLM orchestration prompt engineering and multi-agent systems.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure for AI workloads:
• GPU provisioning (A100 H100 T4)
• High-throughput storage
• Scalable deployments using Docker Kubernetes and MLOps platforms.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred / Bonus Skills

• Experience with enterprise platform integration (e.g. Microsoft Oracle Salesforce ServiceNow).
• Knowledge of MLOps tools: MLflow Kubeflow Sagemaker Azure ML.
• Exposure to AI compliance Responsible AI and ethical frameworks.
• Past success in scaling AI teams or practices in mid-sized or regional IT services companies.

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define the AI vision and roadmap aligned to Intertecs growth strategy.
• Lead the AI Center of Excellence (CoE) collaborating with cross-functional teams including presales delivery product and marketing.
• Identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases across domains and functions.

Solution Development & Presales

• Partner with sales and account leaders to design AI solutions for client RFPs and proposals.
• Build PoCs reference architectures and solution accelerators using ML NLP Computer Vision and Generative AI.
• Translate complex business challenges into scalable AI solutions for industries like Government Healthcare BFSI Utilities and Real Estate.

Innovation & R&D

• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies including LLMs multi-modal models vector databases and open-source tools.
• Pilot internal AI initiatives such as talent intelligence finance automation and project risk prediction.
• Maintain Intertecs edge in GenAI agentic systems and enterprise AI adoption.

Governance & Enablement

• Define best practices data governance and responsible AI guidelines.
• Lead organization-wide enablement through training programs workshops and capability development.
• Ensure scalability compliance and ethical use of AI across all implementations.

Tools & Technologies

ML & CV: PyTorch TensorFlow scikit-learn OpenCV YOLO Detectron2

LLMs & Agents: OpenAI Anthropic LangChain CrewAI LlamaIndex Haystack

Deployment: Azure AI AWS Sagemaker Vertex AI Docker Kubernetes

Data & Ops: MLflow Airflow Hugging Face Weights & Biases

Vector DBs: FAISS Pinecone Chroma Qdrant

What Youll Influence

• Shape Intertecs AI go-to-market (GTM) strategy and client AI vision.
• Lead client conversations from traditional solutioning to AI-driven innovation.
• Help position Intertec as an AI-first system integrator in the region.

How to Apply

Submit your resume and any relevant AI project portfolios to .