Director of Applied AI

• Metropolis is seeking a Director of Applied AI to lead our newly formed Applied AI organization and architect an AI-first operating model from the ground up
• You are a technical leader with a rare blend of engineering depth, organizational influence, and a relentless instinct for shipping production-ready systems
• Reporting to senior leadership, you will define where AI creates the most leverage across our business—including finance, operations, and GTM—and build the high-performing team of AI Engineers and Process Analysts required to make that vision a reality
• Your success will be measured by your ability to partner cross-functionally to redesign core processes, eliminating friction and delivering tangible outcomes in time savings and cost impact
• Own the Applied AI roadmap by identifying high-leverage opportunities to rebuild business processes across finance, operations, revenue, and GTM
• Hire, develop, and lead a team of AI Engineers and Process Analysts while establishing a culture of fast iteration
• Partner deeply with functional leaders to understand current work flows and design AI-first solutions to eliminate friction
• Set standards for how the team designs, evaluates, and deploys AI workflows, including prompt systems and LLM integrations
• Establish metrics for each process transformation and hold the team accountable to time savings, error reduction, and cost impact
• Serve as the internal authority on applied AI capabilities, tooling trends, and emerging best practices
• Present strategy, progress, and results to senior leadership and the executive team

Benefits

• We subsidize high-quality health insurance coverage for full-time and hourly employees
• Equity options - We offer ownership opportunities through stock options
• Wellness benefits - A wellness program designed to support a variety of needs
• Health insurance - We subsidise high-quality health insurance coverage for full-time and hourly employees
• 401(k) match - Plan for your future with a 4% company match
• Parental leave - Receive support prior to, during leave, and as you transition back to work
• Time off - Unlimited PTO for salaried employees, and a generous PTO package for our hourly employees
• Paid holidays - We observe major holidays with company-wide closures, and double hourly rates for those who work
• Hybrid environment - Magic happens face to face, but we support a flexible working model- Maintain a bias toward shipping by moving fast and setting clear expectations for high standards
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML, or technical product leadership
• At least 2 years leading teams that shipped AI-powered systems in production
• Maintain deep hands-on familiarity with LLMs, agentic workflows, and AI automation tooling such as OpenAI, LangChain, and vector databases
• Show a track record of driving organizational change through technology and ensuring tools are adopted for sustained impact
• Utilize excellent communication skills to distill complex AI concepts for a non-technical executive audience
• Apply experience working across functional boundaries to redesign processes with strong instincts for change management
• Demonstrate strong engineering skills and the ability to credibly review and guide technical decisions