AI Technology Lead (Strategy)

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Visma is not just your average company – we're a leading Norwegian player in the mission‑critical business software scene, making a real impact. Picture us as the folks who find, build, and deliver software that genuinely makes life better for millions of people worldwide.

Our software? It's the magic wand that simplifies and automates those tricky work processes, giving folks the freedom to enjoy their everyday lives a bit more. Now, here's the cool part – Visma isn't just a company; it's a dynamic network of
- getters, each running their show with that startup flair, unique personality, and strong leadership.

What sets us apart? Well, each of our companies gets to do its thing – we call it business autonomy. It's like a secret sauce that keeps our growth game strong. Our mission is simple but powerful: we want to empower people by making complex tasks easy. Looking forward, we're not just tech enthusiasts; we're on a mission to shape the future of society through our tech wizardry.

Why This Role Matters

Generative AI is not just a tool to speed up development—it’s reshaping the way software is built, designed and used by our customers.

As AI Technology Lead, you'll guide Visma’s many product teams to effectively adopt AI in their engineering practices. Your work will directly boost productivity, speed up innovation and help us identify and act on new opportunities that deliver real value.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Drive AI Adoption: Define strategies and actively promote the use of Generative AI in software engineering across Visma, focusing on adoption and effectiveness at scale.
• Champion AI: Lead the way in identifying, experimenting with, and establishing best practices for
  - impact Generative AI use cases and AI‑driven software engineering. You will explore novel applications of AI and define standards to enhance our development capabilities.
• Inspire: Effectively communicate the value and potential of AI to diverse audiences within Visma, fostering understanding and enthusiasm to drive widespread adoption of AI initiatives.
• Collaborate & Empower: Work closely with product development teams to integrate AI tools and practices, helping them overcome challenges and succeed with AI.
• Translate strategy into practice: Run hands‑on workshops to upskill developers on tools like Git
  Hub Copilot or Cursor, deliver inspiring sessions and demos on latest gen
  AI tools, evaluate gen
  AI tools and create proof‑of‑concepts with tangible impact.

What We’re Looking For

• AI Fluency: Hands‑on experience with generative AI, prompt engineering and AI‑powered development tools.
• Strategic & result‑oriented mindset: Skilled at identifying how AI is transforming product development and translating these innovations into practical, scalable in‑house services that are easily accessible to Visma companies.
• Excellent communicator: You can explain complex AI concepts clearly, inspire teams, and contribute to positive change within a large organization.
• Change Driver: Experience or a strong aptitude for guiding teams through technology transitions and fostering the adoption of new practices.
• Passionate: A passion for technology, a proactive approach, and a love for working with others to achieve ambitious goals.
• Software engineering: Deep understanding of software architectures, development practices, and engineering principles.

What you can expect from us

• We love that you bring your ideas to the table: You will be part of a culture that favors experiments and values initiative, so it’s easy to get your ideas heard.
• Make an impact from day 1: We want you to experience meaning as much as you experience mastery through creating value that impacts people’s everyday lives. And you get to influence how to go about creating that value with full autonomy of your work.
• Flexibility at all stages of life: Work is an important part of life. Yet, we know that you are much more than your job. We make room for people at all stages of life.
• We invest in your competence: When you step into Visma, opportunities from A‑Z await. You will be met by engaged leaders that care for and support you, and take part in competence sharing and learning networks across Visma.
• Above all, we are a team: Team spirit is key for us to deliver on our promises to people and society, but most importantly; to form a culture where people support and care for each other as much as we have tons of fun together.

We celebrate a culture where everyone's uniqueness contributes to our collective success. Feel free to share a bit about yourself, your interests and what makes you thrive both at work and in life. We're looking forward to learning more about you!

To comply with local employment laws, this position is open only to individuals who have the legal right to work in Portugal. Candidates must have a valid work permit or authorization to work in Portugal without
- sponsored visas.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, and Business Consulting and Services