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You will translate cutting-edge AI & Automation research into practical enterprise solutions while collaborating with technical and business teams to maximize AI's transformative impact on operational efficiency and strategic outcomes.\n Key ResponsibilitiesLead and manage a team of AI engineers to deliver highquality, innovative AI solutions\nDesign, develop, and implement cuttingedge AI algorithms and models to address business challenges\nCollaborate with crossfunctional teams to integrate AI solutions into existing systems and processes\nProvide technical leadership and guidance to team members, ensuring best practices in AI development\nStay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in AI to drive continuous improvement\n As an AI Engineering Manager at Solstice, you will play a pivotal role in driving AI initiatives across various business functions using multiple technology platforms. You will translate cutting-edge AI & Automation research into practical enterprise solutions while collaborating with technical and business teams to maximize AI's transformative impact on operational efficiency and strategic outcomes.\nYou will report to our Director IT, AI, Analytics & Automation who oversees our enterprise data strategy, delivery and platform operations.\nThis position is ideal for a strategic thinker & doer who can bring automation, process optimization and Agentic AI together driving digital transformation to new frontiers by moving from insights to action with AI/ Gen AI advances. \nYou will work out of the Morris Plains, NJ location.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nTechnical Expertise & Delivery: Serve as a versatile hands-on subject matter expert across AI/ Gen AI technologies with a comprehensive understanding of both technical processes and business operations to delivery enterprise grade solutions. Implement the MLOps/LLMOps, Cloud DevSecOps practice & package AI solutions for production.\nService Delivery Leadership:\nLead the design, build, and implement enterprise AI Systems that meet complex business requirements while ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with enterprise objectives.\nOversee Gen AI, Classical and Automation initiatives across Enterprise functions such as Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, Customer Experience, Legal, HR and others.\nOwn Speed to Delivery:\nAccelerate Applied AI Initiatives by creating a rapid iteration loop from idea to execution in line with responsible AI principles. \nGuide and technically steer Corporate AI Risk Council balancing risk, compliance and speed for Gen AI adoption. \nDrive evaluation & observability first mindset bringing Gen AI reliability to the center stage. Strategize around creating a robust data flywheel ensuring a roadmap for continuous learning systems.\nCross-Functional Collaboration:\nPartner across business, technology, architecture, and security teams to identify automation opportunities and deliver secure, scalable AI solutions. \nDevelop practical standards and guidance for responsible, classification-aware AI and Gen AI adoption.\nRaise the AI Bar:\nTranslate and align key research & engineering advancements in AI into actionable strategy for Solstice Advanced Materials, pushing the envelope with state of art, robust & reliable enterprise ready AI solutions. \nYOU MUST HAVE\nMinimum 8 years of progressive experience in AI solution delivery, with a demonstrated impact across multiple functional domains.\nStrong understanding of core AI concepts, including both foundational principles and hands-on practical applications with demonstrated experience of productionizing enterprise grade solutions.\nProficiency in multiple AI/ML & Automation tools such as Azure AI / Microsoft Foundry, Databricks, Cognitive services & Bot frameworks, Microsoft Power Platform, Workato, OutSystems, Automation Anywhere or similar, with a strong understanding of AI concepts and their application in automation.\nExperience integrating with enterprise platforms such as SAP, SFDC, HCM and other similar enterprise applications to create seamless AI & automation solutions.\nProven track record in developing, architecting end-to-end AI & Automation solutions that integrate multiple systems and deliver measurable business value. \nWE VALUE\nPython experience for AI/ML workflows strongly preferred.\nExperience building agent-based systems with tool use, reasoning workflows, and API orchestration.\nExperience developing AI applications with LLM integrations, prompt engineering, and orchestration frameworks. \nSolid understanding of AI security practices including RBAC/ABAC, audit logging, and prompt-level safeguards.\nExperience optimizing vector databases and semantic search technologies for large datasets.\nExperience with compound AI architectures, retrieval pipelines, and Azure/Databricks DevOps or MLOps practices.\nExperience integrating AI solutions into enterprise channels such as Teams, Web Chat, or Direct Line.\nAbility to quickly understand new functional domains, technical environments, business processes, and requirements, and translate them into effective automation solutions.\nExceptional analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills in complex technical and business contexts. \nAbility to translate AI technical concepts for audiences at various levels.\nOwnership and Pride in your work and willingness to work in a diverse, cross-functional environment. Attention to detail.\nProven ability to partner with diverse stakeholders, identify automation improvements, and understand data needs across discrete and continuous manufacturing processes.\nExperience of working closely with managed services providers to ensure effective support and management of automation processes. \nPrior publication record in top tier journals or conferences such as NeurIPS, AAAI, EMNLP, MICA or similar.\nCOMPENSATION\nThe annual base salary range for this position is $201-063-251,622. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.\nBENEFITS OF WORKING FOR SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS\nIn addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.\nSolstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. 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