Surge Global is a digital consultancy that leverages marketing, data, and technology to help businesses grow. As Sri Lanka’s leading digital firm, we employ the best content, creative, design & engineering talent the country has to offer.

Embracing a culture of transparency and equality in the workplace, we’ve built an environment helping Sri Lanka’s best marketing and creative talent thrive. Our team looks at untangling multivariate problems with an open mind and the willingness to constantly test and learn.

With our headquarters in Colombo Sri Lanka, we help scale startups to Fortune 500 companies across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Sri Lanka.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the organization’s AI strategy, ensuring alignment with overall business and product goals.
• Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of enterprise-grade AI and agentic systems across multiple digital platforms.
• Partner with engineering, product, and data teams to embed AI-driven intelligence into core software solutions.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing AI team focused on innovation, efficiency, and measurable business impact.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and tools (e.g., LLMs, multimodal models, autonomous agents) to drive innovation and differentiation.
• Establish and enforce AI governance standards focused on ethics, bias, security, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Translate complex AI concepts into strategic insights and actionable initiatives for executive and business stakeholders.
• Partner with leadership to identify business opportunities where AI can drive growth, automation, and customer value.
• Represent the company at AI conferences, industry panels, and networking events to strengthen our presence in the global AI community.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related discipline (PhD preferred).
• Overall 10+ years of experience in the IT industry, including 7+ years of hands-on experience in AI, Machine Learning, or Data Science, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Deep understanding of advanced and emerging AI technologies (e.g., Generative AI, LLMs, computer vision, predictive analytics, agentic systems) and their commercial applications.
• Proven success in defining and executing large-scale AI strategies and deploying AI capabilities across multiple business domains.
• Experience establishing AI governance frameworks and ensuring enterprise compliance, security, and ethical AI standards.
• Strong familiarity with modern AI/ML architectures, data pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex AI concepts into strategic business outcomes.
• Ability to inspire, guide, and manage a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic, results-driven environment.