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Head of AI, Gaming Services

Position: Head of AI

Location: Austin, Texas (Remote)

PTW is seeking an experienced AI Director to lead the development of our AI program and help create innovative AI-based solutions for our services, games and products. As the AI Director, you will be responsible for developing and implementing AI strategies, managing a team of AI developers and researchers, and ensuring the quality and effectiveness of our AI solutions.

Responsibilities:

• • Lead the development and implementation of AI strategies, including identifying business problems that can be solved with AI and designing solutions to address them.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to design and build AI solutions, including data scientists, engineers, and product managers.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of AI projects, including planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Develop and implement best practices for AI development, including coding standards, testing methodologies, and quality assurance processes.
  • Continuously monitor and improve the quality and scalability of AI solutions, including identifying and addressing issues with data quality, model accuracy, and performance.
  • Keep up to date with the latest developments in AI technology and best practices, and share knowledge with the team and the wider organization.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to junior team members, including coaching on technical skills, best practices, and professional development.
• Oversee the entire AI program, from research and development to deployment and maintenance.
• Collaborate with product , programmers, and other stakeholders to understand the requirements and goals for AI-based solutions.
• Use your deep understanding of creating AI-based solutions for games to develop innovative and engaging AI features.
• Conduct research on AI technologies and techniques, and evaluate their potential for integration into our games.
• Implement best practices for AI development, including coding standards, testing methodologies, and quality assurance processes.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of AI solutions, using metrics and analytics to continuously improve performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in AI development, with a focus on game development and a track record of building and delivering high-quality AI solutions for games.
• Strong technical skills in machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and other AI technologies.
• Experience growing and managing cross-functional teams, including AI engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, UX under the AI program
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to think creatively and strategically about AI solutions for games.
• Experience in developing AI-based solutions for games, that involve character behavior, animation, and real-time decision-making would be a nice plus
• Experience with game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine is a plus.

If you are an experienced AI Director with a passion for game development and a deep understanding of AI-based solutions for games, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to shape the future of our games.

Benefits

Competitive base salary plus annual bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K retirement plan

Who we are:

PTW is a boutique games services company that provides custom solutions worldwide. We believe in accelerating innovation across the globe. We started more than 25 years ago and since then, have grown exponentially year-on-year to who we are today. Our history is in gaming, and we are still gamers at heart. In our time within the games industry, we have worked on over 1,500 titles across all genres and all platforms.

We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 16 sites spanning the globe. The PTW umbrella of companies includes SIDE, 1518, OR Esports, and Entalize. SIDE works at the cutting edge of interactive media as a provider of audio services for the global entertainment market. 1518 is known industry wide for world-class art and is also our in-house game and product development studio.

Basically, anywhere in the world, any platform, any genre, we can help come up with a custom solution to make games run better, get to market faster, and enhance the lives of more players.

In summary, we connect and bring fun to the world.

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