SGS

Lead AI Engineer, Business Acceleration

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4 days ago
Madrid, SpainStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Partner with P&L owners and subject matter experts to identify high-value AI opportunities and create an AI initiative roadmap.
  • Lead hands-on development and deployment of AI-powered applications, including data analysis, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and agentic workflows.
  • Use shared AI platforms and reusable components while providing feedback to the central AI Hub roadmap.
  • Package successful solutions and techniques into reusable components for the central library.
  • Mentor product engineers and provide technical leadership within the Accelerator Team.
  • Own projects from business case through delivery and handover, ensuring robust, scalable solutions and measurable business value.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in AI/ML with extensive hands-on development experience.
  • Deep experience building and shipping LLM applications, including advanced RAG, agentic systems, fine-tuning, and evaluation techniques.
  • Expert-level Python skills and a strong foundation in classical machine learning and deep learning; PyTorch is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with vector databases, containerization, Kubernetes, and cloud AI services such as GCP Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, and SageMaker.
  • Strong product and business acumen, including the ability to translate ambiguous business needs into technical requirements and impactful solutions.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills with technical and non-technical partners.
  • German language skills are advantageous but not required.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salary and bonus package for Madrid.
  • High-visibility work with direct ownership of business and P&L impact.
  • Startup-like autonomy and speed backed by the resources of a central AI platform.
  • Opportunity to work with datasets from global supply chains, materials science, and industrial testing.
  • Strategic role influencing SGS digital transformation and global technology strategy.
  • The role is based in Madrid.
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About SGS

10,000+ employees

SGS provides testing, inspection, verification and certification services to manufacturers, supply chains and regulators across sectors such as agriculture, consumer goods, minerals and life sciences. It operates a fee-for-service model through a global network of laboratories and auditors, and also offers sustainability assessments, training and compliance consulting. Founded in 1878, SGS is a public company headquartered in Baar, Zug, Switzerland, with operations spanning more than 100 countries.

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