Position Summary:
We are seeking a Lead AI Engineer to drive our enterprise AI strategy and build scalable, secure, and governed AI platforms with a strong focus on document indexing, search, and intelligent retrieval, supported by robust MLOps practices. You will play a key role in shaping AI architecture, standards, and adoption across teams.Location:
Mumbai - IndiaWhat will your job entail?
Responsibilities
Define AI architecture, design standards, and governance models
Lead enterprise‑scale AI initiatives and agent platforms
Evaluate and select AI technologies, frameworks, and vendors
Ensure Responsible AI, security, and compliance across solutions
Partner with leadership to align AI initiatives with business goals
Provide technical leadership and direction across multiple teams
Lead the architecture and implementation of document intelligence and indexing solutions (OCR, NLP, embeddings, vector search)
Design AI solutions for document ingestion, classification, extraction, summarization, and semantic search
Define and enforce MLOps standards, pipelines, and best practices across teams
Required Skills
Solid foundation in NLP, information retrieval, and document processing
Define and enforce MLOps standards, pipelines, and best practices across teams
Deep expertise in AI/ML and applied LLM systems
Proven experience designing large‑scale AI platforms
Experience with OCR and document parsing frameworks
Knowledge of document indexing, chunking strategies, and metadata design
Experience with search technologies and vector databases (e.g., Azure AI Search, OpenSearch)
Strong experience with MLOps tools and practices (MLflow, Azure ML, Kubeflow, etc.)
CI/CD for ML using Git‑based pipelines
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Nice to Have
Experience defining AI operating models or Centres of Excellence Exposure to FinOps and cost optimization for AI workloads Contributions to AI frameworks or open‑source projects
Disclaimer
Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the organization. Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions, and benefits of employment.
Skills Required
- Solid foundation in NLP, information retrieval, and document processing
- Define and enforce MLOps standards, pipelines, and best practices
- Deep expertise in AI/ML and applied LLM systems
- Proven experience designing large-scale AI platforms
- Experience with OCR and document parsing frameworks
- Knowledge of document indexing, chunking strategies, and metadata design
- Experience with search technologies and vector databases (e.g., Azure AI Search, OpenSearch)
- Strong experience with MLOps tools and practices (MLflow, Azure ML, Kubeflow, etc.)
- CI/CD for ML using Git-based pipelines
- Experience defining AI operating models or Centres of Excellence
- Exposure to FinOps and cost optimization for AI workloads
- Contributions to AI frameworks or open-source projects
What We Do
Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) is an international specialty insurance firm that provides distribution, underwriting, product development, administration and risk management services by acting as a wholesale broker and a managing underwriter. Our mission is to provide industry-leading innovative specialty insurance solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers. Ryan Specialty was founded in 2010 by Patrick G. Ryan, the widely respected insurance veteran, founder and former Chairman and CEO of Aon Corporation. Mr. Ryan saw the need in the marketplace for a specialty organization dedicated exclusively to creating sophisticated insurance solutions for risks that demand innovation, proven leadership, outstanding industry expertise and quality services on behalf of brokers, agents and carriers. For more information about Ryan Specialty, visit our website at ryansg.com. Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce that is reflective of society throughout the entirety of the organization. Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions and benefits of employment.
