Principal Data Scientist, Agentic AI Technical Lead

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Data Scientist, Agentic AI Technical Lead based in Canada. This is a principal-level technical leadership role responsible for setting the direction of a large-scale agentic AI program. You’ll provide technical oversight across multiple AI workstreams, from problem framing and architecture through evaluation, deployment, and production operations. The role combines deep hands-on expertise in data science and AI/ML with program-wide architectural leadership and strategic decision-making. You’ll partner with executives and senior stakeholders to shape the AI roadmap and make high-impact decisions around technology, risk, quality, and delivery. You’ll establish standards for agentic systems, model evaluation, MLOps, reliability, security, and responsible AI across a large delivery organization. The environment is fast-moving and highly collaborative, with production AI expected to move from concept to deployment in approximately 30–45 days. This is an opportunity to shape not only sophisticated AI solutions, but also the technical practices and le... Click Apply to read the full job description.