Director, AI Engineering

About the role

dentsu's data and technology team builds and maintains solutions supporting marketing, media buying, creative and customer experience teams. As Director (AI Engineering) you will work closely with the Executive Director of Engineering to establish AI engineering as a discipline, starting with a programme of work to build a portfolio of AI-driven marketing products. This is a brand-new, permanent role, open to an individual contributor who leads the delivery of several products at once and owns the shared architecture, evaluation standards and guardrails.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development of AI-powered products, platforms and capabilities that drive commercial growth and competitive differentiation.
• Define AI engineering standards, architecture patterns and technical strategy across dentsu.
• Design, build and deploy production-ready AI systems, including LLM applications, agentic workflows and intelligent automation solutions.
• Work with internal stakeholders to turn ideas into scalable solutions.
• Build and shape the future AI Engineering function, including capability development and long-term platform strategy.

Required profile

• Experience building, deploying and scaling commercial AI, machine learning or generative AI products in production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction, influence stakeholders and translate emerging technologies into business outcomes.
• Experience owning complex technical initiatives from strategy through to delivery and ongoing optimisation.
• Hands-on approach with a passion for building new capabilities from the ground up.

Required skills

• Strong foundation in software engineering, cloud platforms and modern AI architectures.
• Ability to stay hands-on while leading technical direction.

What we offer

• Flexible working under the 'Be the Best You' policy, with a $250 contribution to your home office setup.
• Dedicated volunteer leave and a whole-company event, One Day for Change.
• 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service and 3 whole-company wellness days off per year.
• Career development and learning opportunities, including access to dentsu University.