Head of Optimization & AI for Manufacturing

Pelico; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Pelico seeks a senior optimization leader to define and execute our multi-quarter strategy for supply-chain optimization. You will build a team, shape product direction, and partner with product and engineering to embed optimization across the roadmap.

You will publish and evangelize our methods, foster research partnerships, and drive an explainable, trusted optimization platform that scales to industrial realities.

Qualifications

• PhD in Operations Research or Applied Mathematics.
• Senior track record solving real optimization problems in industry.
• Experience with MILP/LP/CP, metaheuristics, and simulation.
• Ability to balance exact vs heuristic methods and lead a team.
• Hands-on coding and ability to implement optimization tools for AI agents.

Responsabilités

• Define the optimization vision and multi-quarter roadmap.
• Build and lead the optimization team from the ground up.
• Represent Pelico's OR to academia and industry.
• Support commercial deals with pre-sales credibility.
• Drive core optimization under uncertainty and multi-objective.
• Ensure explainability and adoption by planners and AI agents.

Connaissances

Optimization leadership

MILP/LP/CP

Metaheuristics

Simulation

Gurobi/CPLEX/OR-Tools

Hands-on coding

Team building

AI-native tooling

Formation

PhD in Operations Research or Applied Mathematics

Outils

Gurobi

CPLEX

OR-Tools

Hexaly

Description du poste

Pelico seeks a senior optimization leader to define and execute our multi-quarter strategy for supply-chain optimization. You will build a team, shape product direction, and partner with product and engineering to embed optimization across the roadmap.

You will publish and evangelize our methods, foster research partnerships, and drive an explainable, trusted optimization platform that scales to industrial realities.