AI Project Manager

faktionbv1; Antwerpen; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Company car and fuel card or mobility budget

Comprehensive hospitalization and group insurance

Top-tier laptop and smartphone

Innovation budget for engaging in open-source projects

Flexible hybrid working policy

Résumé du poste

Faktion in Antwerpen is looking for an A.I. Project Manager to oversee the alignment of project objectives with client needs while managing resources and timelines. You'll work closely with a team of machine learning experts to deliver innovative AI solutions.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s degree, 5+ years of project management experience, and is proficient in Dutch and English. The role offers a hybrid work policy and a competitive salary package, including perks like a company car.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English, French is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience as a project manager in IT.
• Strong track record in data or IT projects.

Responsabilités

• Identify requirements with clients using techniques like interviews and workshops.
• Translate clients' requirements into tangible goals for the technical team.
• Create task backlog and planning for the team.

Connaissances

Verbal and written communication in Dutch

Project management

Understanding of AI concepts

Agile methodologies

Data science lifecycle knowledge

Formation

Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Outils

Python

R

JavaScript

Spark

Scala

Java

C++

AWS

Azure

Description du poste

Join Faktion, a leader in designing and developing enterprise‑level AI solutions across various sectors. In the role of A.I. Project Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring project objectives are meticulously aligned with our clients' desires and requirements, while efficiently managing resources, timelines, and various project needs. You'll be at the forefront, collaborating with a team of exceptional machine learning experts to bring forth groundbreaking AI innovations. Your responsibilities include identifying and pursuing advanced analytics opportunities, overseeing their implementation, and ensuring their successful integration into production. You possess a keen ability to understand and interpret corporate needs, converting them into robust analytics solutions with a clear projection of ROI. Your critical eye evaluates business cases, implementation strategies, and project feasibility to provide our clients with unparalleled guidance in shaping their AI strategies. As a key player in the development process, you will guide our data science team, simplifying complex concepts into business‑relevant insights. In addition, you'll co‑lead a team of skilled data scientists, ensuring each project is executed with precision and excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Identify requirements with clients and stakeholders using ideation and prioritization techniques (e.g. interviews, workshops, refinements)
• Translate client's requirements and preferences into tangible goals for the technical team
• Create task backlog and planning
• Check deliverables and follow up resource planning, timelines and budgets
• Set up and coordinate meetings with stakeholders and technical experts
• Safeguard user, technical, legal, ethical, security and other requirements
• Effectively pitch solutions, present results - adjust complex technical messaging to the audience at the customer
• Probe clients for other opportunities
• Flexibly interact with client's ways of working, agile tooling
• Create project documentation
• Facilitate post project meetings to establish project takeaways
• Coach squad members on projects and in their goals
• Ensure clear responsibilities and quality of delivery on projects

Qualifications

• You are a born communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills in native‑Dutch and English (French is a plus)
• You can provide multiple references in which you played a role in defining, creating and implementing AI and ML solutions
• Master’s degree or similar required through relevant experience
• You know the data science lifecycle with its major challenges and can offer advice in this area
• You can explain most concepts and models from the world of AI such as deep learning, computer vision, churn modeling, etc.
• Min. 5 years of experience as a project manager in IT, strong track record in managing data‑ or IT‑projects
• Experience with agile project management methodologies and tools
• Ability to understand and refine client requirements
• Ability to hold team members accountable for goals, and take responsibility for the work
• Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate, and organize an interdisciplinary team
• Flexible, curious, and willing to embrace change for the better

Additional experiences

• Familiarity with data processing, machine learning is a strong plus
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities
• Having worked in corporate environments in similar positions
• Notions of the following languages: Python, R, JavaScript, Spark, Scala, Java or C++
• Familiar with basic cloud concepts and tools. Experience with AWS and Azure are considered a plus
• Experience in mentoring and leading multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in one of our focus industries: Manufacturing, FSI, Healthcare

We offer

• A rewarding salary package that includes additional perks like a company car and fuel card or a mobility budget, comprehensive hospitalization and group insurance, along with a top‑tier laptop and smartphone
• Benefit from a company culture that stimulates both individual and team development, fostering your professional growth
• Utilize your innovation budget for engaging in exciting, educational, and challenging open‑source projects within your guild
• Participate in (virtual) team‑building activities and gatherings, a great opportunity to unwind and engage with our vibrant team initiatives
• A flexible hybrid working‑policy to choose where, how, and when you want to work