Head of AI & Data Platform Lisboa

Overview

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The Head of AI & Data Platform is a senior leader within the AI & Data function, responsible for overseeing the design, development, and operation of the
- wide data and AI platform infrastructure and tooling. The role ensures that the technology foundation across data and AI domains is robust, scalable, and
-
- purpose to support strategic business outcomes.

The role leads three key
- functions:

• Data & Analytics Engineering: builds and integrates data sources and pipelines.
• Data Platform Operations: owns and maintains the data platform and associated infrastructure.
• AI/ML Platform Operations: develops and operates our internal AI platform and other AI/ML infrastructure required for model development, deployment, and lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute the integrated platform strategy for AI & Data, aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Chief AI & Data Officer on platform and infrastructure matters.

Data & AI Infrastructure Enablement

• Oversee the architecture and delivery of a modern AI & data platform, including ingestion, transformation, storage, and access layers.
• Oversee the development of our internal AI platform, including an enterprise LLM model hub and Gen
  AI app development platform.
• Guide the development of robust, automated LLM/MLOps capabilities to operationalize AI assets at scale.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of platform services across the enterprise.

Operational Excellence & Governance

• Drive the implementation of standardized processes for platform reliability, cost management, and operational monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory requirements across all platform components.
• Define and track key metrics (SLAs, system health, deployment velocity, etc. ) to monitor performance and enable continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with AI/ML, data science, product, enterprise architecture, and IT teams to ensure platforms meet
  - functional needs.
• Act as an internal evangelist for platform capabilities, fostering adoption and enabling
  - service.

Team Development

• Build and retain a
  - performing team across the three
  - domains.
• Establish a culture of innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in AI/ML or Data Engineering, with 4+ years in a leadership role managing and guiding a team of data and/or ML engineers
• Proven track record building and scaling
  - grade data and AI platforms.
• Strong experience in
  - native architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Deep knowledge of modern data architectures (lakehouse, data mesh).
• Hands-on experience with data engineering, MLOps (e. g. , MLFlow, Kubeflow), and platform automation.
• Experience with AI/ML technologies (eg. LLMs, Vector databases, RAG pipelines)
• Strong foundation in Dev
  Ops, CI/CD, Ia
  C, Kubernetes, and platform reliability.
• Capable of leading
  - functional teams and defining and aligning platform vision and strategy with business goals.
• Strong communicator, able to influence senior stakeholders and drive adoption.
• Builder and
  - focused,
  - centric, and
  - aware.
• Advocates for automation, measurement, and continuous improvement.
• Brings a product mindset to internal platform development and operations.

ESG

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Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development