VP of AI Technology / CTO

Aventis Solutions is proud to partner with a transformative technology firm operating at the intersection of finance, healthcare, and real estate to reignite their CITO: technology and software engineering division. We are now leading the search for a Head / Vice President of AI Technology (VP of AI) to architect, scale, and operationalize AI infrastructure and engineering capabilities across the enterprise.

Key Details:

Salary: $250,000–$280,000 + bonuses + private healthcare + long-term equity incentives

Location: New York HQ + remote working

Leadership Scope: Reporting into the CIO, you will serve as the executive lead for AI engineering and technical enablement, managing senior-level engineers with significant support and financial backing to scale quickly.

Key Skills, Attributes, and Technologies Desired:

• AI Engineering Leadership: Proven success in leading the development and deployment of data engineering, software engineering or more advanced AI/ML development at scale, from prototype to production, across cloud-native environments.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of how AI and data-driven technologies create business value. Able to align technical solutions with P&L impact, product-market fit, and customer success metrics.
• ML Infrastructure & Ops: Deep understanding of machine learning infrastructure, including MLOps, model lifecycle automation, and scalable model deployment frameworks.
• Advanced Modelling & Data Science: Understanding and/or technical capability with advanced ML techniques (deep learning, NLP, forecasting, optimisation), plus Python-based ML stacks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn).
• Data Platform Engineering: Familiarity with real-time data pipelines and modern data architecture, including Microsoft Azure, Fabric, Spark and Databricks. Experience designing AI-ready data ecosystems and versioned feature stores is a strong plus.
• Cloud-Native AI Architecture: Strong technical experience building scalable systems using cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Preference for hybrid and distributed deployments using containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).
• Generative AI Applications: Working knowledge of large language models (LLMs) and GenAI frameworks (e.g. LangChain, OpenAI, Claude, etc.). Experience applying generative models to real-world use cases like document parsing, workflow automation, or predictive chat interfaces.
• AI & Data Governance & Risk Management: Comfort with establishing engineering guardrails for responsible AI, ensuring model interpretability, compliance (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA), and alignment with ethical standards.
• Cross-Sector Innovation: Exposure to complex industries such as finance, healthcare, or real estate, where AI is used to power decisions, automate operations, or personalise experiences.
• Technical Communication & Team Building: Ability to communicate engineering decisions to senior stakeholders. You foster a culture of experimentation, delivery excellence, and talent development across high-performing teams.

Role Overview:

As the company’s first VP of AI Technology, you will be the technical architect behind the organisation’s AI-powered transformation. With direct influence on engineering strategy and product design, you’ll ensure that AI becomes a fully integrated capability across operations and services. If you’re ready to take a leading role in building enterprise AI capabilities from the ground up, this is your moment. Drive innovation at scale with a mission-driven, cross-sector tech firm that’s investing in long-term AI success. We’d consider a wide range of backgrounds, such as a Head of Software Engineering, Chief Technology Officer, Staff Software Engineer, Head of Data Science, CDO, CTO, CIO or similar.

Interested? Please apply with your CV or message Billy Hall for further details.

Aventis is working on behalf of its partner.