Manager, Applied AI Scientist; Lead design and development manager AI

Position: Manager, Applied AI Scientist (Lead design and development manager over AI)

Manager, Applied AI Scientist

Location:

Hybrid – Atlanta GA

Position Summary

The Manager, Applied AI Scientist leads the organization’s applied artificial intelligence research, product innovation, and technical strategy. This role is responsible for guiding all AI research activities, advancing new machine learning initiatives, and ensuring alignment with both industry advancements and business objectives. The Manager supervises and mentors a multidisciplinary AI team—including PhD-, Master’s-, and Bachelor’s-level researchers and engineers—while fostering a culture of scientific excellence, practical innovation, and product impact.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all AI research conducted by the company.
• Supervise other research activities.
• Conduct new research activities.
• Monitor the latest research and industry trends related to machine learning and AI.
• Manage the AI team (PhD, Masters,

B.Sc. researchers and engineers).

• Represent the company in customer meetings and industry engagements related to machine learning and AI.
• Assist the Senior Director with all AI activities within the Assist management group and Bentley overall.
• Oversee AI products and components, including those developed by collaborate.center (Talon, Talon View).
• Perform work on a computer while sitting or standing as required.

Qualifications

• PHD in data sciences, machine learning, and/or Artificial Intelligence.
• Extensive AI experience, with a preference for work in Visual Machine Learning (images, 2D and 3D visual information).
• Knowledge, working experience, and research in Large Language Models, especially visual LLMs.
• Experience with Graph Neural Networks and Tabular Data ML and AI.
• Experience building AI-based products.
• Experience dealing with data-challenging AI (e.g., imbalanced data, data scarcity) and managing research and product teams.
• Published and accomplished track record.

What We Offer

• Great team and culture.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Commitment to inclusion, belonging, and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other protected categories. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. Bentley participates in E-Verify.

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