smartwith heart
AI Lead
Antwerp, Belgium - Internal Services department
We’re a game changer that optimizes supply chains of the world’s leading companies with our very own smart software and services.
Are you a born innovator and are you passionate about Artificial intelligence? Do you enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to understand business goals before translating them into business process improvements? Ready to join a place where smart solutions meet human collaboration?
Read on! We have the perfect job for you.
Are you a born innovator and are you passionate about Artificial intelligence? Do you enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to understand business goals before translating them into business process improvements? Ready to join a place where smart solutions meet human collaboration?
Read on! We have the perfect job for you.
Our offer
We offer you more than just a job. Our culture and benefits inspire you to become the best version of yourself.
- Continuous learning: Access customized training, coaching programs, and on-the-job development opportunities.
- Flexibility: Flex your schedule with working from home, adaptable hours, and the autonomy to shape your routine.
- Benefits: An attractive salary package including an optional company car, a bike incentive program, additional extralegal vacation days, and other competitive benefits.
- Collaborative culture: Cross-team collaboration and creative challenges that encourage you to share knowledge, celebrate wins, and grow together.
- Innovation: Encouragement to think differently through cross-team collaboration and innovation challenges
- Well-being: Thrive in a workplace that supports your physical and mental health by promoting a wide range of facilities and activities like birthday events, sports sessions, in-house coaches, and healthy meal options.
With a team spanning 60+ nationalities, we know that diverse voices fuel better ideas and solutions. That’s why we invest in a focused inclusion strategy with clear KPIs and actions to serve our customers, alliances, and communities. Here, your voice matters, your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported as we continue building a workplace where everyone can thrive.
Our company
We’re a leading game changer that optimizes supply chains with our very own smart software and services. With a team of 1,300+ passionate, creative minds from over 60 nationalities, we help the world’s largest companies to run their supply chains more efficiently and sustainably. Our customers include BASF, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oréal, Nestlé, and Procter & Gamble. Ready to be smart with heart? Join our team where technical expertise and human connection create solutions that scale globally and make a lasting impression.
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Your challenge
As AI Lead, you spearhead the introduction and integration of AI across various teams in our organization. You identify, develop, and implement AI solutions that enhance efficiency to support decision making and drive excellence and innovation across our company.
You are responsible for:
- Driving the AI strategy and identifying opportunities where AI can add value to organizational processes, products, and services.
- Collaborating closely with teams across the organization to understand their operational needs, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop suitable AI-driven solutions.
- Leading cross-functional initiatives to pilot, deploy, and scale AI capabilities within the organization.
- Driving change management related to introducing new technologies and ways of working into established workflows and business processes.
- Staying abreast of the latest developments in AI, machine learning, and data science to ensure the organization remains competitive and innovative.
- Providing thought leadership and guidance on best practices for AI ethics, compliance, and data governance.
- Building, mentoring, and developing a high-performing AI-focused team.
About you
About you
- Strong expertise in AI, machine learning, and data science.
- A solid understanding of the latest generative AI trends and evolutions.
- A passion to improve business processes and deliver tangible added value.
- Experience in change management and the introduction of new technologies into established workflows.
- A Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering, AI, Mathematics, Computer Science, or similar. Experience can substitute for a degree.
- Programming skills, for example in Python.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- A desire to take ownership and deliver results.
Bonus points if you have:
- Prior experience in cloud platforms and AI service offerings (e.g., Azure AI, AWS AI).
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
- But most of all, you are fun to work with and a great team player!
Soft skills
Persuasive
Team-player
Proactive
Entrepreneurial
Analytical
Problem-solver
Pragmatic
Hard skills
AI
generative AI
machine learning
and data science
Stakeholder management
Agile methodologies
Language skills
Required:
English
A plus:
Any other language
Your future
We find the perfect intersection of your talents and our evolving needs. Our talent management program supports your personal development and empowers you to build a career in line with your ambitions.This role offers the opportunity to pioneer how AI shapes our future—laying the foundation for a leadership path that evolves with the growing impact of your work across the business.