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Intelligent Routing for Specialized AI Model Portfolios

Design governance, evaluation, and orchestration systems that route tasks across heterogeneous AI models while balancing cost, latency, and reliability.

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11. Operating Model and Team Structure

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Routing excellence requires cross-functional collaboration.

Core Roles#

  • Portfolio Manager: curates the model catalog, monitors market developments, and negotiates provider relationships.
  • Evaluation Lead: maintains the testing infrastructure, golden sets, and analysis tooling.
  • Routing Engineer: builds controllers, observability, and integration points.
  • Risk & Compliance Partner: manages policy definitions, audits, and regulatory alignment.
  • Product Integrators: embed routing capabilities within product experiences, capturing user feedback loops.

Schedule regular Routing Councils where stakeholders review metrics, approve policy changes, and prioritize backlog items. Maintain a roadmap of enhancements—new models, improved classifiers, deeper telemetry.

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