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Our services cover data center and network management, digital workplace services such as service desk, audio visual and IT asset management, and digital engineering across software, data, AI and cybersecurity. We help organizations get more from the way their people and technology work together.\nAbout the Role\nWe are hiring a Director to lead an integrated data, AI and product engineering organization that delivers for enterprise clients. The organization runs production data and reporting services, builds machine learning and generative AI solutions, and designs, builds and operates software products and applications used by client operations teams.\nYou will own the organization end to end: people and structure, delivery and service levels, technical standards, the product and solution roadmap, and the relationship with senior client stakeholders. You will treat data, AI and product engineering as one practice, where data platforms, models and applications are planned and built together so that each strengthens the others.\nThis is a hands-on leadership role. 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