Engineering Manager, AI Solutions

Company Description Working at Allegis Global Solutions (AGS) is more than just a job. Its a career. Its a community of people who invest in your development and empower you to blaze your own trail. Each of us is here to create real, measurable impact that moves needles. We operate beyond "roles" or "jobs" to realize the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to a bigger idea. Because we believe that when you build a workforce thats designed to harness human enterprise, you design a workforce thats built for impact. At AGS, we help companies all over the world transform their people into a competitive advantage. Its not about filling seats. Its about designing workforces to meet missions and unleash the most transformative power in business today: The power of human enterprise. With services around the globe, we have a point of view on the future of work that enables us to be a transformative partner in the way work gets done for our clients organizations. Meeting clients where they are, we design a plan and guide them along a transformational journey, applying bold actions and diverse minds to solve the most complex challenges from permanent and extended workforce management to services procurement, consulting, direct sourcing and our Universal Workforce Model. We also represent over 100 countries and speak dozens of languages. So as youre building relationships and doing your job, youll be exposed to other cultures and advancement opportunities while expanding your knowledge of global markets and strategies. Job Description We're building AGS's AI Engineering team from the ground up, and we need a people leader to help us scale. The Engineering Manager, AI Solutions owns team health, delivery capacity, and career development for our India-based engineering team. This is fundamentally a people management role. Technical direction comes from the Head of AI Engineering and the Lead AI Solutions Engineer. Your job is to enable your team to do their best workhiring great people, removing blockers, developing careers, and building a high-performance engineering culture. You'll manage a team that includes AI Solutions Engineers, AI Quality Engineers, and AI Solutions Analystsstarting with a small team and scaling to 20+. Together, this team builds intelligent agents, conversational interfaces, and reusable AI capabilities for AGS's global clients. Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Development Build and lead a high-performing engineering team (scaling to 20+)Own hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career developmentConduct regular 1:1s, provide coaching, and create growth opportunitiesFoster a culture of ownership, learning, and engineering excellencePartner with the Lead AI Solutions Engineer to ensure engineers have the technical support they needDelivery Management Ensure predictable delivery against committed timelinesManage capacity planning, workload distribution, and resource allocationTrack team health metrics and drive continuous improvementRemove blockers and escalate issues before they become problemsBalance delivery pressure with sustainable paceHiring & Team Building Execute our hiring philosophy: hire for software engineering fundamentals, not certificationsBuild a team with complementary skills across AI/ML, data engineering, platform, and full-stack developmentRun effective interview processes and make strong hiring decisionsOnboard new team members and set them up for successStakeholder Coordination Partner with Head of AI Engineering on priorities and roadmapCoordinate with business stakeholders on delivery expectationsCommunicate team status, risks, and accomplishments to leadershipWork across time zones with North America leadership (US Eastern overlap required)Operational Excellence Establish and refine team processes (agile ceremonies, code review, deployment)Drive adoption of engineering best practices and standardsManage team budget and resource planningEnsure compliance with AGS governance and security requirements The Team You'll Lead AI Solutions Engineers Build Foundation Layer capabilities (APIs, services) and deliver agent solutions. Career track runs from Engineer Senior Lead Architect. Strong software engineering fundamentals required across all levels.AI Quality Engineers Design testing strategies for AI systems. Focus on behavioral testing for non-deterministic outputs.AI Solutions Analysts Bridge business needs and technical implementation. Own requirements, conversation design, and stakeholder coordination. Qualifications Required 7+ years in technology roles, with 3+ years in engineering managementProven track record of building and leading engineering teams (10+ people)Experience with agile/scrum delivery methodologiesStrong hiring skillsyou've built teams, not just inherited themExcellent communication skills, especially with distributed/remote teamsComfort working across time zones (overlap with US C