Vice President, Principal Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer

Job overview

The Vice President, Principal Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Engineer role is onsite in Dallas, TX. Compensation is not specified. The position supports Bank OZK’s enterprise AI strategy and development of production-grade AI solutions. This role leads the architecture, implementation, and monitoring of scalable generative AI and agentic systems. It guides a multidisciplinary team and ensures AI solutions align with organizational goals, regulatory requirements, security, and responsible-use standards.

What you'll do

• Architect, design, and deploy large language model and agentic AI systems
• develop retrieval-augmented generation pipelines and workflows
• build cloud-native microservices
• implement AI applications in Python and Java
• support data ingestion, preprocessing, and prompt tuning
• lead deployment, monitoring, versioning, and scaling
• advance enterprise AI strategy
• collaborate across engineering, product, and research teams
• ensure compliance, security, and responsible AI use.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal ai/ml engineer

artificial intelligence

machine learning

generative ai

llms

rag pipelines

agentic ai

python

java

cloud microservices

dallas tx

bank ozk

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Generous paid time off, 401(k) matching, health, dental, vision, pet insurance, perks, and discounts.

Why this role

Bachelor’s degree or commensurate work experience required; six or more years of AI/ML engineering or applied AI system development required; technologies include LangGraph, AutoGen, cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, and vector databases.

About the employer

Bank OZK is hiring for this role. Industry: Commercial Banking. Sector: 52.