AI Delivery Lead
Faktion BVover 2 years ago
Antwerp, BelgiumSenior
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead on AI projects and guide ML and software development colleagues through technical and client-related delivery.
- Translate customer business needs into comprehensive technical solutions and technical designs.
- Support internal development planning and continuously translate ML and software engineering efforts into planning, budget, and scope impacts.
- Investigate machine learning research and lead the internal assessment and integration of innovative tools and frameworks.
- Ensure the high-standard completion of projects managed by the team.
- Provide technical mentorship to junior machine learning engineers.
- Conduct client workshops and showcase AI and machine learning expertise.
- Assist the sales team in qualifying and securing new projects.
- Advance internal technical capabilities and enhance the company’s client offerings.
Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of machine learning experience, with a strong focus on natural language processing.
- Proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala.
- Extensive experience with NLP libraries such as NLTK, spaCy, or Transformers.
- Familiarity with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Experience with cloud computing platforms; Microsoft Azure experience is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in native Dutch and English; French is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and teamwork abilities.
- Preferred qualifications include experience developing and deploying scalable ML models, publications in AI/ML conferences or journals, LLM and foundational model experience, technical team mentoring or leadership, and experience in GenAI, data quality, retail, manufacturing, or finance.
Benefits
- Rewarding salary package with a company car and fuel card or a mobility budget.
- Hospitalization and group insurance, plus a laptop and smartphone.
- Company culture supporting individual and team development and professional growth.
- Innovation budget for educational open-source projects within the guild.
- Virtual and in-person team-building activities and gatherings.
- Flexible hybrid working policy allowing employees to choose where, how, and when they work.
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About Faktion BV
Faktion is an Antwerp-based AI product studio and consultancy that designs and builds enterprise machine-learning applications and APIs for industrial operations and business functions. It offers AI advisory, solution delivery, and productization services, including generative AI, NLP, and document processing. Founded in 2016 and privately held, Faktion incubated Chatlayer (conversational AI) and Metamaze (intelligent document processing) and serves customers across manufacturing, logistics, and other sectors.