Senior Director of AI

OKX is a leading global cryptocurrency exchange offering a wide range of trading services, including spot and derivatives trading, as well as Web3 solutions.

Recently funded0 current maintainers0 active leadsTeam intelligence

Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026

C/O APPLEBY GLOBAL SERVICES (SEYCHELLES) LIMITED, Suite 202, 2nd Floor, Eden Plaza, Eden Island, PO Box 1352, Mahe, Victoria, Seychelles, Seychelles

Funding history

About OKX

OKX is a global cryptocurrency exchange known for its trading services and financial products. The platform offers a wide range of features, including spot and derivatives trading, staking services, and a user-friendly interface suitable for both beginners and experienced traders.

View jobs by OKX

Skills

Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will lead and develop AI engineers and researchers while remaining hands-on in the design, evaluation, and production deployment of autonomous agent systems. You will own end-to-end agent product delivery, establish benchmark-driven evaluation frameworks, build reliable agent-harness infrastructure, and orchestrate LLM reasoning with deterministic guardrails. You will integrate AI capabilities into engineering workflows and align technical direction with product, engineering, and business priorities.

Requirements

  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field; PhD preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in AI or machine learning research, productization, or platform development
  • Deep expertise in LLMs, Generative AI, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and recommendation systems
  • Proven track record of translating AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes
  • End-to-end delivery experience with autonomous AI Agent products
  • Hands-on experience integrating AI into engineering and development workflows
  • Proficiency in Mandarin and English

Responsibilities

  • Build, manage, and develop a team of AI engineers and researchers
  • Own hiring, growth, and performance across the AI function
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of autonomous AI Agent products
  • Establish benchmark-driven evaluation frameworks for agent systems
  • Design and implement Agent Harness infrastructure
  • Orchestrate LLM reasoning steps with deterministic guardrails
  • Embed AI Agent capabilities into core products and engineering pipelines
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to align technical direction with strategic priorities