India, Sept. 18 -- An AI model can work perfectly in a demo and still fail when it meets messy data, legacy systems and real business workflows. Building the technology is one thing. Making it deliver value in the field is another.

That gap is changing the talent companies need. Beyond model development, organisations need professionals who can translate AI into working applications, deploy and operate those systems, and make sure they are used responsibly. As enterprises move from experimenting with AI to running it, new roles are appearing across engineering, product, infrastructure and governance. For job seekers in India, this is a significant new pool of opportunity, and most of it sits outside traditional model building. Here are f...