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The right person is fluent across the full data science spectrum and knows which technique fits which problem\nHands-on comfort across the full range of data science: tree-based methods, linear models, stochastic processes, computer vision, graph ML, NLP, agentic AI, reinforcement learning, and LLMs\nThe judgment to select the right approach for each problem — and to justify the trade-offs to both engineers and executives\nProven technical leadership in a consulting, professional services, or product engineering environment serving enterprise clients\nHands-on depth in modern data engineering and cloud-native architecture: pipelines, DataOps, governance, and MLOps/LLMOps\nComfort with Temporal for durable workflow orchestration — building reliable, long-running data, ML, and agentic pipelines\nArchitecture-level fluency in at least one major cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and the modern data/ML tooling ecosystem\nTrack record of leading teams through ambiguous, research-heavy problems to working solutions\nExceptional communicator who can move between a whiteboard with engineers and a boardroom with C-level stakeholders\nSuccessful clearance of the GAIA Interview as part of the selection process (required)\nNice to Have\nExperience building or scaling an AI/ML or data engineering practice from the ground up\nFamiliarity with production GenAI: RAG, agentic workflows, evaluation frameworks, and LLMOps\nDomain knowledge in a strategic vertical (retail, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, or technology)\nA visible public thought-leadership presence: talks, publications, open-source, or reference architectures\nExperience managing distributed, multi-country engineering teams\nWhat We Offer\nThe mandate to shape and scale a strategic, high-visibility AI and data practice\nWork with Fortune 1000 clients on transformative, AI-first problems with real business impact\nStrong leadership exposure, competitive compensation, and a culture that values engineering excellence and continuous learning\nA boutique-feel, global-scale environment with access to the latest in generative, agentic, and physical AI\n\nAbout Grid Dynamics\nGrid Dynamics (Nasdaq: GDYN) is an AI-first digital engineering and technology consulting company. 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