Senior Director, AI Systems and Platforms

Innovation starts from the heart. Our Advanced Innovation & Technology (AI&T) teams harness imagination, courage, and resourcefulness to think beyond what is currently possible and create solutions for patients many years into the future. If you are an early-stage innovator, the Edwards AI&T team is the place for you to take the next step in your career. We will give you the tools and resources you need to create groundbreaking innovations that shape the future of structural heart technology .        How you will make an impact:    Design reusable, secure, multi-tenant AI services that product and business teams can consume without rebuilding common capabilities   Operate the AI platform as an internal product with defined customers, roadmap, service levels, adoption measures, and developer experience   Chair the operating cadence of the AI Center of Excellence   Own build, buy, or rent decisions for AI capabilities, with the authority to stop an internal build   Own the reference architecture and enforce technical standards across all AI initiatives   Own the AI gateway, model routing, and observability layer   Build and lead delivery pods that include engineers from IT under a formal shared-capacity agreement   Own and rationalize the AI platform estate, including vendor spend attribution   Own production reliability for AI applications       What you'll need (Required):    Bachelor's degree plus 12 years of experience in software or AI architecture, including at least 5 years in a formal technical leadership or chief architect capacity   Experience negotiating a formal shared-capacity or co-delivery model with an internal IT organization       What else we look for (Preferred):    AI reference architecture design, platform rationalization, and vendor spend management (FinOps)   Hands-on fluency with enterprise cloud AI platforms, API and microservices design, MLOps or LLMOps , observability, and secure production operations; experience with major cloud platforms is illustrative rather than mandatory   Player-coach technical leadership: setting direction and writing code or reviewing designs personally, not managing through layers   Platform product management, internal developer-platform design, service-level management, and adoption measurement   Experience consolidating a fragmented platform or vendor estate   Experience chairing or running a cross-functional technical governance body   Demonstrated ability to manage one or more teams and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions, hire/fire authority, and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations   Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management   Ability to work and excel within a fast-paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment   Ability to ensure team alignment to strategic goals and initiatives through regular communication   Ability to coach and mentor team members, including dotted-line reports as necessary; align team members in roles that best leverage their strengths and support growth and skill diversification   Adhere to all company rules and requirements, including pandemic protocols and Environmental Health & Safety rules; take adequate control measures to prevent injuries to themselves and others, protect the environment, and prevent pollution within their span of influence/control   Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families. For California, the base pay range for this position is $232,000 to $329,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while