Ai Strategist & Solution Designer

Reply; Varese; In loco; EUR 37.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Salary range €37k–€65k gross per year

Career path

Continuous learning

Employee benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Reply is seeking an AI Strategist to translate business priorities into concrete AI use cases and guide data readiness assessments. You will interview stakeholders, facilitate workshops, and shape specialized model strategies through the Reply Model Factory.

The role blends business understanding with technical judgment, offering a career path, continuous learning, and benefits within a global AI solutions network.

Competenze

• 3–8 years of proven experience in AI strategy and design of AI solutions.
• Experience with stakeholder interviews and workshop facilitation.
• Ability to assess data availability, quality, and readiness for training and model development.

Mansioni

• Interview client stakeholders and run structured workshops.
• Translate business priorities into concrete AI use cases.
• Assess data readiness and determine whether specialized models are needed.
• Collaborate across teams to shape scalable AI solutions via the Reply Model Factory.

Conoscenze

AI Strategy

Generative AI

Workshops

Requirements gathering

Formazione

Artificial Intelligence

Computer Science

Management Engineering

Design

Innovation

Strumenti

Foundation Models

Descrizione del lavoro

Are you an AI Strategist expert in specialized models, client workshops & AI solutions grounded in real data?

Join Reply!

WHO WE ARE

Reply specialises in the design and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. As a network of highly specialised companies, Reply supports major industrial groups in the telecom and media; industry and services; banking and insurance and public sectors in defining and developing business models enabled by the new paradigms of AI, cloud computing, digital media and the internet of things. Reply's services include: consulting, system integration and digital services.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Core activities. You will interview client stakeholders, run structured workshops, and translate business priorities into concrete AI use cases. You will collect functional and technical requirements, assess where relevant data sits and how ready it is for model development, and determine whether a specialized generative model is needed and how it should be developed through the Reply Model Factory across training, pretraining, or post-training paths.
• Tech & Tools Stack. You will work across the lifecycle of specialized Generative AI solutions, from use-case framing and model strategy to dataset definition, experimentation, evaluation, and model adaptation. You will collaborate with teams working on foundation models, pretraining, training, and post-training workflows, evaluation frameworks, cloud environments, and the Reply Model Factory to shape scalable, production-minded AI solutions.
• Team work. You will work closely with client stakeholders, strategists, designers, data scientists, and engineers in cross-functional teams, combining business understanding with technical judgment. We value structured collaboration, clear communication, and continuous learning, including access to the MIT xPRO course Designing and Building AI Products and Services.
• Academic background. We are looking for candidates with a degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Management Engineering, Design, Innovation, or related fields. An interdisciplinary mindset across strategy, technology, and solution design is essential.
• Technical & strategic skills.You should have from 3 to 8 years of proven experience in AI strategy and in the design of AI solutions, especially Generative AI solutions aimed at specialized models. Experience in stakeholder interviews, workshop facilitation, and functional and technical requirements gathering is essential, together with the ability to assess data availability, data quality, and data readiness for training, pretraining, and post-training initiatives through the Reply Model Factory.
• Nice to have. Experience with dataset design, model evaluation, data governance, AI product discovery, or enterprise AI transformation is a plus. Exposure to consulting environments, pre-sales, or the definition of AI roadmaps and adoption plans is also appreciated.
• Soft skills. You should be able to structure ambiguity, ask the right questions, and connect business goals with technical choices. Strong facilitation, synthesis, stakeholder management, and client communication skills are essential, together with curiosity, ownership, and a collaborative mindset.

WHAT WE OFFER

• An offer tailored to your experience. This position is open to people with varying levels of expertise and seniority. The compensation package will be determined based on your professional background, technical skills, expertise, and the level of responsibility associated with the role. The collective labour agreement (CCNL) applied is the Italian Metalworking Industry Agreement. The job classification will be assessed starting from level B2, and the gross annual salary (RAL) will range from €37,000 to €65,000. Previous experience with the training, fine-tuning, and optimization of Foundation Models, LLMs, and custom models for specific domains is considered a strong asset, along with hands‑on exposure to cutting‑edge technologies such as Agentic AI, Physical AI, and High Performance Computing.
• A structured career path. Our Career Path offers opportunities to grow both as a technical specialist and as a future leader. Your ambitions, the skills you develop, and the results you achieve will shape your professional journey.
• Continuous learning. Technology evolves rapidly - and so do we. You will join an environment that encourages curiosity, continuous learning, and the exploration of new ideas and emerging technologies.
• The benefits of being a Replyer. You will also have access to the benefits and initiatives dedicated to our community.

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS

The first step of our recruiting process will be the meetings with the technical referents and then a face to face interview with the HR team. We care about an equal recruiting process.

Reply is committed to embracing diversity and creating an inclusive work environment by valuing the uniqueness of people regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or disabilities as protected by Italian Law (L.68/99).

Furthermore, Reply is committed to ensuring a fair and accessible selection process: to help you during the recruitment process, please let us know of any kind of support you may need.