Director - AI Engineering

Welcome to Searce:

The process-first AI-native modern tech consultancy that's rewriting the rules.

We dont do traditional.

As an engineering-led consultancy, we are dedicated to relentlessly improving the real business outcomes.

Our solvers co-innovate with clients to futurify operations and make processes smarter, faster & better.

We build alongside our clients.

Not for the vanity metrics.

But for the transformation to embed lasting competitive advantage for our clients.

The result? Modern business reinvention, built on math, tech, and clarity of purpose.

Your Mission: The Role

- Solving for better.

- You are a revenue-enabling, outcome-delivering, forward-deployed solver (fds) leading AI-powered transformation from the first principles.

- Youll be a Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for co-innovating transformative AI solutions with client stakeholders by building differently & questioning the status quo.

- Lets be clear: this is not your typical Engineering Manager role where success is measured in Jira tickets.

- At Searce, you get into the weeds, leading with a code-first mindset, as you evolve intelligent outcomes; while you remain 100% accountable for the solutions engineered & the real outcomes realized.

- If youre a tech-savvy, hands-on engineer with the brain of an architect, the heart of an innovator, and the charisma of a leader weve got a seat for you at the front of the table.

- You're not a project manager.

- You're the transformation engine.

Your Responsibilities:

- What you will wake up to solve.

- This isnt a manage the backlog role.

- You are the founder, the architect, and the DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) for building a part of AI-native engineering-led modern tech consultancy that remains transformative outcome-focused.

- Your mission is to partner with visionary clients, leverage our builder DNA to disrupt traditional architectures and genuinely futurify clients' business operations to create real value.

Heres how youll make your mark:

Own Growth with a founders mindset:

Own the technical execution (and efficiency if you are in a people management role).

Prototype.

Build.

Deploy.

- Architect and execute a region-specific GTM strategy that earns client trust.

- Forge deep alliances with hyperscalers, ISVs, and AI platforms.

- Be the face of Searce in CXO conversations, industry forums, and roundtables.

- Engineer & Build as the "face of Searce" in CXO conversations, industry forums, and roundtables:.

- Architect innovative solutions to deliver intelligent outcomes.

- Lead engaging discovery workshops using first-principles thinking.

- Apply our proprietary evlos methodologyiterate fast and fearlessly.

- Your role is to serve as the chief translator between a client's biggest challenges and our most intelligent, AI-powered solutions.

- Design AI-native, cloud-forward solutions grounded in data intelligence that drive true value.

- Replace nice diagrams with pleasant surprises for clients via working real outcomes.

- Lead by example & impact, Not control.

- At Searce, leadership is an action, not a title.

- You are the DRI for client outcomes.

- Attract, hire, mentor, and grow top-tier builder talent.

- Live the Always in Beta mindset build learners, not followers.

- Model extreme ownership, uncomfortable honesty, and clarity in chaos.

- Cultivate a team of self-managed, HAPPIER thinkers.

- The evlos mindset.

- This is the "how" behind your work.

- Its a deep-seated drive to improve, discover, and own.

Builder-core:

- Problem-solving is not just a default setting for a Searcian, it is our genuine passion and makes our eyes light up.

- We actually build solutions to unwind.

- Real improver: Searcians are built to push for better, not just settle for done.

- Real builders iterate to become better everyday and remain self-driven.

- We continually under-promise & over-deliver and love to see the pleasant smile & surprise from our clients.

- Code-first, AI-second: Automates what matters.

- Optimizes what moves.

- Authentically original thinking: Asks the why that unlocks whats next.

- Brings unique, valuable perspectives to every discussion.

- Super-Learner: Learns faster, adapts smarter, levels up relentlessly.

- What you can do tomorrow matters more to us than what you did yesterday.

- Your learning curve beats experience.

Functional Skills:

- Technical leadership and solutioning You've been instrumental in engineering and deploying large-scale, impactful AI solutions that have translated into significant client value and demonstrable ROI.

- Great listener who asks appropriate questions to get to the heart of the matter.

- Articulate, persuasive communication that distills complex AI solutions into compelling CxO-level storytelling with technical accuracy & clarity.

- Negotiation & Influence: Skillfully steering clients to awesome, mutually beneficial decisions.

- You're the ultimate win-win facilitator.

- Cross-Functional Catalyst: Thrives in cross-functional teams Across product, engineering, sales, and delivery eagerly sharing knowledge and bringing out the best in others to achieve a common goal.

- Commercial Acumen: Growth is good.

- Profitable, strategic growth? Thats your signature.

Tech Superpowers:

- AI-native fluency: Truly understands the AI-native services stack infra, data, analytics, work & process modernization not just the buzzwords, but the first principles of how those create real business value for various functional areas in specific industries.

- Cloud-smart, not just cloud-certified: You've led cloud & data modernization from first principles.

- GCP, AWS, Azurethese are tools, not talking points.

- Proficiency with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) frameworks.

- Product-mindset meets engineering depth: Builds scalable, future-ready platforms and experiences, not just product demos and POCs.

- You think like a systems designer: Cloud infra.

- Data pipelines.

- Intelligence layers.

- Human+machine workflows.

- You engineer the full stack of modern business.

- Fluent in change: Youve led org transformation using agile engineering frameworks.

Experience & Relevance:

- Engineering Pedigree: 12+ years of experience in business technology & outcome engineering (Cloud | Data | AI | Work | Process Modernization journeys on modern CSP tech stack).

- Impactful Project Leadership: Proven track record of leading the end-to-end engineering and deployment of large-scale, complex AI/ML solutions that demonstrably drove significant business outcomes for clients.

- Client-Facing Tech Acumen: 8+ years of experience in a client-facing technical lead or principal engineer role, acting as the trusted technical advisor, translating complex engineering concepts into business value.

- Ecosystem Strategist: You understand the local tech landscapekey industries, client needs, and the capabilities of CSP & ISV platforms.

You can strategically align our engineering efforts to unlock new opportunities and deliver targeted, high-impact AI solutions from day one.