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Job Description:
Baker Tilly is seeking a
VP of AI Engineering to lead the firm's Applied AI and Data & Intelligence engineering capabilities as one integrated organization. This leader will oversee the Agent Factory, which builds the firm's AI agents, agentic experiences, and evaluation capabilities, as well as Data & Intelligence, which builds Compass, the BT Intelligence Platform, including the ontology, knowledge and judgment graphs, and product data estate that power the firm's agentic solutions.
The VP of AI Engineering will establish and maintain the engineering standards, delivery practices, and talent strategy across both areas while ensuring the organization delivers high-quality, production-ready AI products. This leader will build and develop the next phase of engineering teams, including forward-deployed AI engineers, data and knowledge-graph engineers, machine-learning engineers, and AI evaluation talent across the U.S. and India.
A key responsibility of this role will be leading the deliberate transition of engineering capabilities from expert partners to Baker Tilly teams, establishing the processes, standards, patterns, and internal expertise necessary for the firm to own and scale its AI capabilities over time.
This is a player-coach leadership role requiring both executive-level engineering leadership and current technical credibility. The VP of AI Engineering will remain close enough to the work to evaluate agent architectures, evaluation frameworks, engineering estimates, and delivery decisions while building the organization and operating model needed to scale. The role will partner closely with Platform & Production Engineering, Architecture, AI Product Management, Design, subject matter experts, and the India engineering organization to operate as one engineering system.
Responsibilities- Build and lead an integrated engineering organization across the Agent Factory and Data & Intelligence, establishing engineering standards, delivery systems, culture, and a consistent talent bar.
- Hire, develop, and retain high-performing engineering teams across the U.S. and India, including forward-deployed AI engineers, data and knowledge-graph engineers, machine-learning engineers, and AI evaluation talent.
- Establish and maintain engineering hiring standards and structured selection practices across the organization.