# Director, Applied AI and Machine Learning at Duck Creek Technologies

- Company: Duck Creek Technologies
- What the company does: Connect AI, data, and insurance operations with Duck Creek's Intelligent Core. Modernize P&C insurance, accelerate innovation, and scale without complexity. Backed by Insight.
- Company website: https://www.duckcreek.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Bay Area, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-12-14
- Apply: https://duckcreek.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/duckcreekcareers/job/Bay-Area-CA/Senior-Director--Intelligence_REQID55066-1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/duck-creek-technologies-senior-director-intelligence/

## About the role

Duck Creek Technologies is seeking an AI and machine learning leader to build the capabilities that help our teams select, develop, evaluate, and operate models in production. You will lead data scientists and ML platform and operations teams, and work across Product, Engineering, and insurance subject matter experts to create a trusted foundation for model selection, model routing, AI evaluations, and responsible deployment. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Set the AI and machine learning strategy for Duck Creek Intelligence, connecting model and platform investments to product priorities, customer needs, and business outcomes
- Lead the model lifecycle from problem framing and data readiness through model selection, training, refinement, fine-tuning, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing improvement
- Guide teams in choosing the right approach for each use case, including foundation models, task-specific models, traditional machine learning, and hybrid methods. Establish when to use, adapt, replace, or retire a model
- Build a shared foundation for model access and routing, including clear selection criteria, orchestration patterns, fallback behavior, versioning, and operational controls across internal and external models
- Build and operate MLOps and model platform capabilities for reproducible training, deployment, observability, performance and cost management, and safe iteration in production
- Lead, coach, and grow data scientists and ML operations and engineering teams. Set clear goals, develop technical leaders, and create effective collaboration across disciplines


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