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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Tk5JdB9BLoCfGkxnlk1l5ZFVgAe"><strong>About the Role</strong></div>
<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-AF70dpUcYoBfZDxsdwWlrcEigqg">OKX is looking for a Senior Director of AI to lead both people and product — building and managing a high-calibre AI team while staying deeply involved in the design, evaluation, and production deployment of autonomous agent systems. This role calls for a leader who leads by doing: technically grounded, sharp on product judgment, and able to translate both into tangible business outcomes.</div>
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<div><strong>Team Leadership</strong> — Build, manage, and develop a team of AI engineers and researchers; own hiring, growth, and performance across the function</div>
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<div><strong>Agent Product Delivery</strong> — Lead end-to-end delivery of autonomous AI Agent products, covering the full lifecycle from requirements and architecture through to production operations</div>
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<div><strong>Eval-Driven Development</strong> — Establish benchmark-driven evaluation frameworks that replace manual iteration with quantifiable quality signals across agent systems</div>
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<div><strong>Agent Harness Design</strong> — Design and implement end-to-end Agent Harness infrastructure to ensure agent stability and reliability in complex, real-world scenarios</div>
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<div><strong>LLM</strong><strong> Orchestration</strong> — Orchestrate creative reasoning steps alongside deterministic guardrails, finding the right balance between flexibility and control</div>
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<div><strong>Engineering Workflow Integration</strong> — Embed AI Agent capabilities deeply into core products and engineering pipelines, improving both developer productivity and business value</div>
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<div><strong>Cross-functional Alignment</strong> — Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to ensure technical direction stays tightly aligned with strategic priorities</div>
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<div>Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field (PhD preferred)</div>
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<div>10+ years of experience in AI/ML research, productization, or platform development, including core technical or leadership roles at globally recognized technology companies</div>
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<div>Deep expertise in LLMs and Generative AI, deep learning, reinforcement learning, recommendation systems, and related areas</div>
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<div>Proven track record of translating AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes</div>
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<div>End-to-end delivery experience with autonomous AI Agent products, from inception and architecture through to production operations</div>
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<div>Hands-on experience integrating AI deeply into engineering and development workflows — such as AI coding assistants, automated code review, or developer productivity tooling</div>
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<div>Proficiency in Mandarin and English is required to collaborate across our multilingual, cross-regional teams</div>
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<div>Background at an AI-native startup or frontier AI lab, with familiarity with fast-cycle product iteration</div>
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<div>AI publications, patents, or industry-recognized technical contributions</div>
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<div>Familiarity with the unique technical challenges of applying AI in crypto, fintech, or high-frequency data environments</div>
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