Lead ML / Data Scientist

• Lead ML / Data Scientist
• Company: Kanini
• Job Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Experience Required: 8 - 15 years

We're looking for an experienced AI Lead to drive our enterprise AI strategy, design scalable architectures, and lead the implementation of cuttingedge AI/ML solutions. If you enjoy solving complex problems, shaping futureready AI capabilities, and leading crossfunctional innovationthis role is for you.

• About the Role
• As our AI Lead, you will:
• Define and own the organization's AI vision and roadmap
• Architect cloudnative, scalable AI/ML solutions
• Lead end-to-end model lifecycle (data model MLOps deployment)
• Build and integrate LLM, Generative AI, NLP, and predictive solutions
• Ensure responsible AI, governance, and compliance across all initiatives
• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Product, and Business teams to deliver measurable outcomes
• Key Responsibilities
• Design AI/ML architectures on Azure / AWS / GCP
• Build MLOps frameworks for CI/CD, monitoring, and lifecycle management
• Lead development of LLM, RAG, NLP, Computer Vision, and GenAI solutions
• Translate business problems into impactful AI use cases
• Evaluate emerging tools, models, and frameworks for enterprise adoption
• Drive responsible AI practices, including security, privacy, and explainability
• What We're Looking For

815+ years of experience in Data, AI/ML,Strong hands-on background in Python, ML/DL frameworks (Tensor Flow/PyTorch)Cloud AI platforms (Azure AI / AWS Sagemaker / Vertex AI)Data engineering (Spark, Databricks, pipelines)Experience leading AI/ML teams or large-scale implementations

• Deep understanding of LLMs, vector DBs, RAG systems, and GenAI architectures
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills
• Nice-to-Have
• Cloud certifications (Azure AI Engineer / AWS ML Specialty)
• Experience with responsible AI frameworks and enterprise governance
• Industry experience (finance, healthcare, retail, telecom, etc.)
• Why Join Us
• Opportunity to shape and scale our AI ecosystem from the ground up
• Lead high-impact AI initiatives across the enterprise
• Work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative innovation-focused culture
• Location : Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Coimbatore
• Regards,
• TA Team .