Senior Director, Research

Build and lead a world-class Research Centre in Bangalore. Directly manage 3 divisional heads, each with a team of highly talented PhD researchers who invent and develop the next generation of AI based multimodal image, audio, and speech technologies. Partner with ATG leadership globally in attracting, mentoring, and nurturing research talent in a wide variety of areas. Initiate new research projects by nurturing and influencing bottom-up ideas of the researchers, as well as developing new personal areas of interest aligned with ATG goals. Partner with ATG leadership in assembling diverse teams that span across regions, labs, and domain to deliver on research priorities. Participate in global ATG leadership initiatives towards developing key priorities and overall global research portfolio. Build strong relationships with faculty at key universities in India with close research collaboration, and creating a funnel of interns. As a member of Bangalore's senior leadership team, play a broader role in driving positive employee engagement and retention as well as act as an ambassador for Bangalore, internally and externally. Develop & maintain a dynamic, flexible, transparent, results-oriented and innovative working atmosphere. Ph.D. with 15+ years of corporate research experience in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related fields. Demonstrated ability to attract top talent and grow research teams in India Expertise in Research Leadership for Computer Vision and AI, with a deep theoretical and practical understanding of state-of-the-art technologies.