AI ML Tech Lead/Architect

We are looking for a True AI Forward Deployed Engineer with Supply Chain Domain Expertise. We are not looking for someone to run AI experiments. We are looking for someone to take AI all the way from first conversation with a client to a system that runs in production and creates real business value. AI leadership role Anthrobyte builds productiongrade enterprise AI systems for global clients across Supply Chain. As we scale, we need an AI leader with Supply Chain Domain expertise who can hold the full journey: presales and discovery, solution design, consulting, and endtoend development & deploymentall as one coherent capability. This is less a traditional technical role and more a seat at the client table. You will work directly with the CTO, founding team, and enterprise clients to define how AI is scoped, architected, communicated, and delivered inside complex organisations. You will be the person who walks into a room with a messy problem and walks out with a solution the client believes in and then makes it real. Founding Role AI Lead / Supply Chain Expertise: Own the full AI engagement journey in Supply Chainpresales, solution design, consulting, and forward deploymentas one coherent capability. Principal AI & Solutions Lead: Grow into executivelevel technical leadershipshaping company strategy, IP development, and client transformation at scale. Responsibilities Own the solution. Drive it to production. Presales & Solution Design Lead presales and technical discovery sessions with enterprise and midmarket clients globallyunderstand their pain points, data maturity, and AI readiness before anyone writes a line of code. Own the solution design for AI proposals: use case scoping, highlevel system design, data requirements, and ROI framing. Build and present compelling PoC demos, solution blueprints, and technical proposals in partnership with the commercial team. Respond to RFPs and RFIs with technically rigorous and commercially sharp responses that win confidence. Consulting & Client Engagement Act as a trusted AI advisor to client stakeholdersCXOs, VPs of Operations, IT leadersnot just a technical vendor on the call. Run workshops, AI readiness assessments, and value stream mapping sessions at client sites and remotely. Navigate ambiguous problem spaces and help clients articulate what they actually want to solve with AI, and why it matters. Build longterm client relationships that translate into deepened engagements, referrals, and expanded mandates. Forward Deployment & Technical Delivery Be deeply involved in deploymentunderstand production constraints, integration complexity, and change management realities. Collaborate with engineering and data science teams to ensure solution designs are buildable and delivered to the quality clients expect. Drive golive milestones, client acceptance, and postdeployment success metrics with accountability. Debug, iterate, and adapt: own outcomes, not just deliverables. If something is broken, you fix it. Solution Design & Thought Leadership Define AI architecture patterns for the firm: LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, multimodal systems. Stay ahead on applied AI research and emerging frameworks; bring relevant signals back to the team before the market does. Mentor junior AI engineers and consultants on client engagement craft and solution architecture rigour. Contribute to Anthrobyte's knowledge capitalcase studies, whitepapers, internal playbooks, and reusable solution accelerators. The Growth Pathway Demonstrate consistent excellence and the scope expands. You will grow into principal technical leadershipshaping company strategy, representing AI at investor and board conversations, building and leading a growing solutions team, and defining how AI transformation is delivered across every client engagement. Who You Are You operate across the full stackfrom model architecture to client boardroom. You simplify complex problems without losing what makes them real, and you're as comfortable presenting to a VP of Supply Chain as you are reviewing a model evaluation report with a data science team. You Bring 5+ years of handson AI/ML experience (LLMs, NLP, computer vision, or advanced analytics) in production. Proven presales or solution consulting track recordwin client confidence with credibility. Strong storytelling: complex AI concepts made accessible to business audiences, without dumbing them down. Global client exposure (US, Europe, Middle East, or SEA) and crosscultural fluency. Handson with Python, LLM frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, HuggingFace), and cloud AI (AWS, Azure, GCP). Experience designing endtoend AI systems: ingestion, pipelines, deployment, monitoring, and iteration. Comfort in ambiguity and 01 environments; startup or earlystage experience preferred. Bonus Signals Supply Chain AI, Forward Deployment, Presales/ SE, LLMs & RAG, MLOps, Global Clients We are