AI Transformation Leader

Job Description:

What We’re Looking For

Must-Have Capabilities:

• Proven experience owning or leading a P &L-backed analytics / AI practice

• Strong background in analytics, decision science, or applied AI

• Hands-on exposure to Gen AI systems (LLMs, orchestration, model integration)

• Experience building AI solutions for marketing, creative, media, or commerce

• Ability to sell, solution, deliver, and scale —not just advise

• Comfort operating in ambiguity: you can seek, solve, sell, and ship

Engineering & Technical Depth:

• Strong engineering mindset (even if you no longer code daily)

• Experience with modern AI/data stacks

  • GCP preferred (BigQuery, Vertex AI, etc.), but not mandatory

• Understanding of:

  • LLMs and multimodal models

  • AI orchestration and production deployment

  • Data pipelines, analytics layers, and performance systems

• Knows the difference between demos, pilots, and production systems

Creative & Media Adjacency:

• Genuine understanding of creative workflows and media ecosystems

• Experience applying AI to:

  • Creative operations and content pipelines

  • Media planning, optimization, and insights

  • Commerce and marketplace media

• Able to collaborate seamlessly with creative, media, and strategy teams

Leadership & Mindset:

• Builder mentality with commercial sharpness

• Comfortable being accountable for numbers, not just ideas

• Clear communicator who can translate AI into business outcomes

• Bias for action, moves fast, learns fast, delivers faster

Location:

DGS India - Bengaluru - Manyata N1 Block

Brand:

Merkle

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent