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The role

The Senior Director of AI will lead an AI team and manage the design, evaluation, and production deployment of autonomous agent systems. This role involves building technical products and translating them into business outcomes.

What you will do

• Build, manage, and develop a team of AI engineers and researchers
• Own hiring, growth, and performance across the function
• Lead end-to-end delivery of autonomous AI Agent products
• Establish benchmark-driven evaluation frameworks
• Design and implement end-to-end Agent Harness infrastructure
• Orchestrate creative reasoning steps alongside deterministic guardrails
• Embed AI Agent capabilities into core products and engineering pipelines
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams

Required qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in AI/ML research, productization, or platform development, including core technical or leadership roles at globally recognized technology companies
• Deep expertise in LLMs and Generative AI, deep learning, reinforcement learning, recommendation systems, and related areas
• Proven track record of translating AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes
• End-to-end delivery experience with autonomous AI Agent products, from inception and architecture through to production operations
• Hands-on experience integrating AI deeply into engineering and development workflows
• Proficiency in Mandarin and English

Nice to have

• PhD preferred
• Background at an AI-native startup or frontier AI lab, with familiarity with fast-cycle product iteration
• AI publications, patents, or industry-recognized technical contributions
• Familiarity with the unique technical challenges of applying AI in crypto, fintech, or high-frequency data environments

About the company

OKX is looking for a Senior Director of AI to lead both people and product.