[Hiring] Head of AI @Rex

Role Description

Rex is hiring a Head of AI to translate the ambition of a fully AI-native organization into real, system-wide transformation across its technology, investment, and real estate businesses. This is the command seat for embedding AI into how the company operates, builds, and scales, with a mandate to drive step-function gains in speed, output, and decision quality across every function.

• This role owns outcomes across AI strategy, deployment, and adoption, ensuring urgency, rigor, and measurable impact.
• You will operate as the connective tissue between leadership, operators, and technical teams, identifying high-leverage use cases and deploying agents, automations, and workflows that eliminate manual work and unlock capacity across the organization.
• You will unify data across companies and systems, enabling AI to operate on real business context and drive decision-grade insights.
• You will establish systems, tooling, and training that make AI native across every level of the organization, from CEO to entry-level, building a culture where AI is embedded into daily workflows and execution.
• This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a deeply technical and operational builder who can move from idea to deployment quickly and repeatedly.
• It is a front-line seat for someone who wants to reshape how an entire organization functions through AI.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of experience in software engineering, data, AI, or technical operations roles with increasing ownership and scope.
• Deep hands-on experience with modern AI tools and platforms such as Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI APIs, LangChain, or similar frameworks.
• Proven track record of building or deploying AI agents, automations, or LLM-powered workflows in real business environments.
• Strong technical foundation with proficiency in Python, APIs, and working with data pipelines and integrations.
• Experience working with vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure and deploying scalable AI systems.
• Experience unifying and structuring data across multiple systems to enable effective AI usage.
• Strong systems thinking with the ability to connect tools, data, and workflows into cohesive solutions.
• Highly operational with a bias toward action, able to move quickly from idea to deployed solution.
• Strong product instincts with the ability to identify high-ROI use cases and prioritize effectively.
• Comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams, translating capability into business impact.
• High agency, intensity, and ownership mentality with a drive to push the limits of what AI can do.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or a related field preferred.
• Builder mindset with a focus on speed, leverage, and real-world outcomes over theoretical work.
• Missionary mindset with full alignment to Rex’s mission and a relentless, execution-driven approach.

Requirements

• Identify and prioritize high-leverage AI use cases across technology, real estate, investment, and operations.
• Design, build, and deploy AI agents and workflows that automate manual work and increase output.
• Lead end-to-end AI implementation from concept through deployment and iteration.
• Unify and structure data across systems to enable AI to operate on real business context.
• Integrate AI capabilities into existing products, tools, and internal workflows.
• Establish and manage a centralized AI stack, including models, tools, and infrastructure.
• Drive organization-wide adoption of AI through training, playbooks, and hands-on support.
• Partner with leadership and functional teams to embed AI into daily decision-making and execution.
• Rapidly test, iterate, and scale AI solutions based on performance and impact.
• Evaluate and implement emerging AI tools, models, and platforms to maintain a cutting-edge stack.
• Build lightweight systems for tracking AI usage, impact, and ROI across the organization.
• Ensure responsible use of AI, including data security, privacy, and governance considerations.
• Operate with urgency and full ownership for delivering measurable improvements in speed, efficiency, and outcomes.

Benefits

• Base Salary: Commensurate with experience and market standards.
• Opportunity for performance-based bonus and/or equity in deals and funds.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Fully remote work environment.