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 BlockBrand:
MerkleTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentSkills Required
- 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 AI products and services
- Comfort operating in ambiguity; seek, solve, sell, and ship
- Strong engineering mindset and experience with modern AI/data stacks
- Experience with GCP (BigQuery, Vertex AI) preferred
- Understanding of LLMs and multimodal models
- Understanding of AI orchestration and production deployment
- Understanding of data pipelines, analytics layers, and performance systems
- Knowledge of differences between demos, pilots, and production systems
- Genuine understanding of creative workflows and media ecosystems
- Experience applying AI to creative operations, media planning/optimization, and commerce
- Strong commercial accountability, clear communication, and bias for action
