Consultant-Senior Advisor

SUMMARYWe at Wadhwani AI are seeking a Senior Advisor who will help with technical expertise and strategic guidance to support the IndiaAI Mission across key focus areas, including AI ecosystem development, infrastructure enhancement, and indigenous AI applications. The candidate will lead the creation of scalable AI infrastructure, ensure ethical data governance for the IndiaAI Datasets Platform, and oversee AI solution deployments in healthcare, agriculture, and education. Additionally, the role includes advising on AI talent development, startup ecosystem support, and policy frameworks, ensuring responsible AI implementation aligned with national priorities.Location - DelhiEmployment Type- ConsultantABOUT US  -  Wadhwani AI is a nonprofit institute building and deploying applied AI solutions to solve critical issues in public health, agriculture, education, and urban development in underserved communities in the global south. We collaborate with governments, social sector organizations, academic and research institutions, and domain experts to identify real-world problems, and develop practical AI solutions to tackle these issues with the aim of making a substantial positive impact.We have over 30+ AI projects supported by leading philanthropies such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID and With a team of over 200 professionals, our expertise encompasses AI/ML research and innovation, software engineering, domain knowledge, design and user research.In the Press:Our Founder Donors are among the Top 100 AI InfluencersG20 India's Presidency: AI Healthcare, Agriculture, & Education Solutions Showcased Globally. Unlocking the potentials of AI in Public Health Wadhwani AI Takes an Impact-First Approach to Applying Artificial Intelligence - Winner of the H&M Foundation Global Change Award 2022Sole Indian Winners of the 2019 Google AI Impact Challenge, and the first in the Asia Pacific to host Google FellowsCultures page of Wadhwani AI - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESProvide technical expertise and guidance to support the IndiaAI Mission's objectives across seven pillars, focusing on AI ecosystem design, infrastructure,and indigenous AI applications.Oversee the development of scalable AI infrastructure and ensure it meets the evolving needs of innovators and aligns with national priorities.Lead the creation of the IndiaAI Datasets Platform, ensuring ethical access to high-quality datasets for AI research, while driving data governance best practices.Guide AI solution deployment in sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and education, integrating responsible AI principles to drive large-scale socio-economic change.Advise on AI lab establishment, curriculum design, and training programs to build a nationwide AI talent pipeline, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.Offer technical insights for evaluating AI startups, support funding decisions,and guide promising startups toward scalable growth.Contribute to creating governance frameworks and ethical AI practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance with global safety standards.REQUIREMENTS12+ years of experience in Product, Engineering BackroundProvide technical expertise and guidance to support the IndiaAI Mission's objectives across seven pillars, focusing on AI ecosystem design, infrastructure,and indigenous AI applications.Oversee the development of scalable AI infrastructure and ensure it meets the evolving needs of innovators and aligns with national priorities.Lead the creation of the IndiaAI Datasets Platform, ensuring ethical access to high-quality datasets for AI research, while driving data governance best practices.Guide AI solution deployment in sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and education, integrating responsible AI principles to drive large-scale socio-economic change.Advise on AI lab establishment, curriculum design, and training programs to build a nationwide AI talent pipeline, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.Offer technical insights for evaluating AI startups, support funding decisions,and guide promising startups toward scalable growth.Contribute to creating governance frameworks and ethical AI practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance with global safety standards.We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourage qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity, and disability. If you have any questions, please email us