Head of AI Engineering

AdTech Holding is an international AdTech company based in Cyprus. We offer a hybrid work setup and support relocation. site: adtechholding.com We’re looking for a hands-on AI Engineering Manager with deep production ML/AI experience, an engineering leader who actively builds and ships models, leads the team, and turns AI strategy into real, scalable products with measurable impact.

AdTech Holding is an Innovation hub based in Cyprus, which creates vibrant startup ecosystems and technologies for AdTech & MarTech projects.

Since 2011, AdTech Holding has been a starting point for an array of industry-leading advertising and digital marketing companies (PropellerAds, Zeydoo etc). Holding brings the most daring ideas to the market and creates cutting-edge solutions to deliver technology globally.

• Reports to the Chief Product Officer
• Leads the AI team end-to-end, including task assignment, prioritization, execution control, individual development, and team restructuring where needed
• Plays a key role in hiring, team design, and capability development, with hiring decisions made jointly with the CPO
• Owns model selection and justification for specific business and technical use cases
• Designs AI solution architecture and contributes hands-on to implementation
• Works closely with the Head of R&A to integrate ML models into core systems such as ranking and rotation
• Collaborates with data teams to define data requirements, ensure data quality, and contribute to data strategy
• Conducts code reviews, mentors engineers, and personally solves complex technical challenges
• Acts as a member of the Product Management Board, partnering with the CTO, Head of R&A, and product leaders to drive AI adoption across all product lines
• Manages stakeholder interactions, including requirement gathering, expectation alignment, and communication of outcomes
• Evaluates model performance and makes buy versus build decisions with clear cost justification, including for custom LLMs
• Owns cost efficiency of AI solutions and manages AI infrastructure, model, and operational budgets
• Reports monthly on burn rate and unit economics to the CPO
• Takes ownership of business outcomes for key AI initiatives such as Campaign Wizard, AI Moderation, SmartBI, and AI Interactive Offers, with KPIs aligned quarterly with the CPO
• Identifies and mitigates AI-related risks, including data governance, prompt injection, and model monitoring, in coordination with Security on data sovereignty
• Monitors market trends and emerging technologies, providing regular updates
• Translates the CEO’s AI strategy into a technical roadmap and delivery plan, enriching it with technical initiatives and escalating key decisions when needed
• Contributes to AI adoption internally through training, demos, use case reviews, and support of internal AI ambassadors
• Develops internal AI infrastructure including AI Hub, MCP servers, and internal ML platforms, ensuring AI tooling is available to product teams as a service
• Embeds AI into development processes, including a multi-agent development cascade from decomposition through deployment and monitoring, working with the Head of R&A on expanding AI-driven engineering practices

• 5+ years of production ML/AI leadership in high-scale environments, with direct ownership of models running in production
• Proven track record of shipping production AI/ML systems, not research or prototypes
• Demonstrated engineering management experience, including at least 2 years managing ML engineers or data scientists, with references available
• Strong communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to challenge and be challenged constructively, including by technically stronger peers
• Pragmatic AI mindset, focused on business outcomes rather than novelty, with comfort using off-the-shelf solutions when they are more cost-effective
• Experience in AdTech, Ad Networks, or high-scale real-time systems is a strong advantage, especially with bidding, ranking, or recommendation systems
• Fluent English

• We create an environment where talented people can do their best work and feel valued
• Competitive salary with quarterly and annual performance-based bonuses
• Flexible working options including hybrid, fully remote, or in-office formats, with full relocation support if needed
• Cafeteria-style benefits system allowing you to choose perks that fit your lifestyle
• Comprehensive benefits package including private health insurance or компенсацию, 10 fully covered working days of sick leave per year, 5 additional paid days off annually, and 50 percent compensation for English or other language courses
• A team of professionals who value creativity, ownership, and collaboration
• A culture of delivery and experimentation where AI ideas are quickly tested in production and scaled across products
• Access to comfortable office spaces in Cyprus and Serbia with snacks, breakfasts, and lunches