Assistant Vice President

Job Title: Associate Vice President (AVP) – AI/ML (Generative AI, Agentic & LLM/VLM Technologies) Experience:  12 to 16 years Location:  NCR Department:  Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Emerging Technologies Job Summary: We are looking for a visionary and technically hands-on Associate Vice President (AVP) to lead strategic AI/ML initiatives focused on Generative AI , LLMs/VLMs , and Agentic Technologies . This role blends deep technical proficiency with people and program management, driving the development and deployment of next-generation AI systems across the organization. Key Responsibilities: Leadership & Team Management: Lead and manage a high-performing team of AI/ML engineers and data scientists. Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement. Provide technical direction, mentorship, and career development support. Project & Stakeholder Management: Gather and translate business requirements into AI/ML solutions. Manage project timelines, resources, and deliverables across cross-functional teams. Communicate progress, challenges, and opportunities to senior stakeholders and executives. Technical Execution & Innovation: Design, fine-tune, and deploy LLMs and VLMs for domain-specific and general-purpose use cases. Build and operationalize Agentic AI systems that leverage autonomous agents capable of reasoning, planning, and interacting with users, environments, and other agents. Develop and implement Agentic Technology frameworks , including task orchestration, memory management, and multi-agent collaboration. Leverage the NVIDIA stack (CUDA, TensorRT, Triton Inference Server, etc.) for high-performance model training and deployment. Build scalable ML pipelines and inference services using Python , PyTorch , TensorFlow , HuggingFace , and similar frameworks. Research & Thought Leadership: Stay current with cutting-edge research in Generative AI , LLMs/VLMs , Agentic Systems , and AI Infrastructure . Drive PoCs and pilot programs to evaluate new technologies and their business impact. Represent the AI function in strategic discussions, product roadmaps, and technology planning. Key Skills & Experience: 12–16 years of experience in AI/ML, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role. Proven track record in LLM/VLM fine-tuning , deployment, and real-world implementation. Deep expertise in Agentic AI technologies , autonomous agents, multi-agent systems, Observability, MCP/ A2A and decision-making architectures. Strong background in Generative AI , including prompt engineering, RAG, and synthetic data generation. Hands-on experience with NVIDIA AI stack (CUDA, TensorRT, Triton, etc.) for optimized training/inference workflows. Strong proficiency in Python , with practical experience using ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace Transformers. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company. We partner with clients using a data and AI-led approach to reinvent business models, drive better business outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, analytics, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform operations for the world’s leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media and retail, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have more than 54,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com. EXL never requires or asks for fees/payments or credit card or bank details during any phase of the recruitment or hiring process and has not authorized any agencies or partners to collect any fee or payment from prospective candidates. EXL will only extend a job offer after a candidate has gone through a formal interview process with members of EXL’s Human Resources team, as well as our hiring managers.