J.P. Morgan · Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Argentina
Executive Director, Applied AI/ML – Image as a Service
We seek an Executive Director to architect and operationalize the AI strategy for Image as a Service in Buenos Aires (Hybrid), reporting to the Head of Image as a Service. This individual contributor will exert significant indirect leadership to uplift AI adoption, establish governance, and standardize tooling across a global engineering function.
About the Team
Image as a Service engineers and supports Linux and Windows operating system images for the firm, providing the foundational platforms on which critical applications run. The team’s remit spans image creation, maintenance, security posture, and lifecycle management to ensure consistent, reliable, and compliant environments at enterprise scale.
About the Role
Develop and execute a comprehensive AI/ML strategy aligned to firm objectives and the Image as a Service roadmap, with clear outcomes for efficiency, reliability, and risk management.
Drive adoption of AI across internal teams to reduce toil, optimize workflows, and embed AI into day-to-day engineering practices and decisioning.
Lead the ideation, design, and development of a greenfield infrastructure digital twin, progressing from early proofs of concept to a scalable platform for simulation, validation, and change impact analysis.
Establish and run a use case governance framework covering intake, approval, model risk controls, responsible AI practices, and lifecycle oversight to ensure safety, compliance, and value realization.
Standardize AI tooling and solutions to avoid fragmentation, selecting and scaling one strong solution where appropriate, and deprecating duplicative approaches.
Recommend and implement targeted skills uplift programs, including hands-on enablement and tooling familiarity (e.g., GitHub Copilot), to accelerate practitioner productivity and code quality.
Provide indirect leadership, mentoring, and architectural guidance on AI/ML best practices for engineers working across Linux and Windows image pipelines.