Director, AI and Agentic Engineering

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise AI architecture, including LLMs, SLMs, and retrieval-augmented systems.
• Architect multi-agent systems capable of reasoning, planning, and executing complex business processes.
• Design agent orchestration patterns, including supervisor/worker hierarchies and tool-calling protocols.
• Lead end-to-end business process automation to drive measurable ROI across Finance, Operations, HR, Legal, and Sales.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise AI roadmap in alignment with business strategy.
• Build and enforce AI governance frameworks covering bias evaluation, hallucination mitigation, and data privacy.
• Recruit and lead a high-performing team of ML engineers, AI platform engineers, and prompt engineers.

Requirements

• 10+ years in software engineering, data, or applied AI with at least 3 years in a senior AI/ML leadership role.
• Deep hands-on expertise with large language models (GPT-4, Claude, Llama, Mistral).
• Proven track record architecting and deploying agentic AI systems using frameworks like LangGraph, AutoGen, or CrewAI.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with cloud AI ecosystems (AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, or GCP Vertex AI).
• Demonstrated experience using Claude Code, Codex, or GitHub Copilot.
• Strong command of Model Context Protocols (MCPs) and tool-use patterns.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with RAG pipelines, vector search, and knowledge graph integration at enterprise scale.
• Familiarity with AI governance standards (EU AI Act, SOC 2, or ISO 27001).
• Background in enterprise architecture or integration patterns such as microservices and API-first design.
• Published research, conference presentations, or open-source contributions in the AI/ML space.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package.
• Paid time off for company holidays, vacation, sick, and personal days.
• Paid parental leave and mental health services.
• Eligibility for bonuses.

About the Company

Ryan Specialty is a leading provider of innovative solutions for insurance brokers, agents, and carriers. Recognized as one of Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where innovation and performance drive our success.