Team Lead - AI Engineering

dataroots, a Talan company; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget or company car

Hospitalization and group insurance

High-end laptop

Smartphone with subscription

Substantial holidays

Training budget

Team-building events

Job summary

Dataroots is seeking an AI Engineering Team Lead to stay hands-on while guiding a team of AI engineers on client projects. You’ll design, build and deploy AI solutions ranging from ML to GenAI, applying MLOps and LLMOps practices.

You’ll mentor colleagues, contribute to hiring, and shape the direction of our AI practice within the Talan Group, with opportunities for international exposure and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering AI solutions in consulting or client-facing environments.
• Strong software engineering skills with Python and SQL.
• Experience building production-ready ML and Generative AI systems.
• Solid understanding of GenAI, retrieval systems, Agentic AI, MLOps and LLMOps.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Strong communication skills with a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support a team of AI engineers towards shared goals.
• Coach and mentor colleagues to grow technically and professionally.
• Monitor and improve key team indicators such as wellbeing, satisfaction and performance.
• Build strong client relations and identify opportunities to add value.
• Contribute to business development, proposals and value propositions.
• Communicate effectively with team members, clients and stakeholders.

Skills

AI leadership

Python

SQL

GenAI

MLOps

LLMOps

Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP

Communication

Dutch & English

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

At Dataroots, we deliver end-to-end data and AI solutions, from strategy and platform design to data engineering and AI-enabled systems. That broad scope is reflected in our team: AI engineers, data engineers, cloud architects, and data strategists. Each discipline brings its own expertise, but we share knowledge, perspectives, and a common way of thinking across disciplines.

As an AI Engineering Team Lead, you remain first and foremost an AI engineering consultant. Most of your time is spent designing, building and deploying AI solutions that deliver real business value for our clients. From classical machine learning to modern GenAI and Agentic AI applications, you help bring AI systems into production using robust software engineering, MLOps and LLMOps practices.

Alongside your client work, you lead a team of AI engineers. You coach colleagues, support their growth and wellbeing, contribute to hiring and business development, and help shape the direction of our AI Engineering practice. Because you remain hands-on yourself, your leadership is grounded in real project experience.

Why apply for this role?

Stay hands-on

You’ll continue working on client projects while taking on leadership responsibilities, allowing you to lead from experience rather than theory.

Lead and grow a team

You’ll be responsible for a group of AI engineers, helping them succeed both professionally and personally. This includes onboarding new team members, supporting their development, identifying growth opportunities, and helping maintain a healthy balance between employee wellbeing, customer satisfaction, and team performance.

Shape our AI practice

As part of the AI Engineering leadership team, you’ll help define our technical direction, contribute to business development, and support the continued growth of the practice through business development and client relationship building.

What we’re looking for

• A deep passion for Artificial Intelligence and its applications.
• 5+ years of experience delivering AI solutions in consulting or client-facing environments.
• Strong software engineering skills with Python and SQL.
• Experience building production-ready machine learning and Generative AI systems.
• Solid understanding of modern GenAI, retrieval systems, Agentic AI, MLOps and LLMOps.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Strong communication skills and a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.

Leadership

In addition to being an experienced AI consultant, you’re excited to take ownership beyond your own client work.

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Coordinate and support a team of consultants towards shared goals and objectives.
• Coach and mentor colleagues, helping them grow both technically and professionally.
• Monitor and improve key team indicators such as employee wellbeing, customer satisfaction and team performance.
• Build strong relationships with clients and identify opportunities to create additional value.
• Contribute to business development efforts, proposals and value propositions.
• Communicate effectively with team members, clients and other stakeholders.

Not every box needs to be ticked to be a great fit. If you’re excited about combining AI engineering with leadership, we’d still love to hear from you.

We’re a data & AI consulting company where people, growth, and impact go hand in hand. Since our early days, we’ve built a culture that values collaboration, knowledge sharing, and an environment where individuals can thrive. This focus has allowed us to grow steadily while staying true to what matters: delivering meaningful results for our clients and creating a place where people enjoy doing their best work.

Working at Dataroots means gaining exposure to a wide range of industries, challenges, and technologies. You’ll have the opportunity to step outside your comfort zone, while being supported by experienced colleagues who are always ready to share their expertise.

As part of the Talan Group, we further extend these opportunities by offering an international dimension to your career path.

The Offer

+ An attractive salary with extralegal benefits, including:

• Mobility budget or a company car with fuel/charging card
• Hospitalization and group insurance
• High-end laptop
• Smartphone with subscription
• Substantial amount of holidays
• ...

Diverse and welcoming work environment, where you’ll collaborate & unwind with colleagues from different cultures and disciplines. The organization of both fun & professional events and initiatives is actively encouraged and supported.

+ A training budget for individual and team learning opportunities.

+ Tons of team-building events and sports initiatives to stay connected and unwind.

Where you’ll work

Our main offices are in Leuven and Ghent. These spaces are perfect for both focusing and unwinding with colleagues, as well as brainstorming sessions and team events.

While much of your work can be performed remotely, you will also work on-site with clients.

Ready to join Dataroots?

Excited to shape the future of AI with us? We’re looking forward to hearing from you!