Competence Lead AI & Machine Learning

Bright Cape; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching & training

Flexible schedule

25 vacation days

Laptop provided

Mobile stipend

Sustainability committee

Job summary

Bright Cape is seeking a Competence Lead AI & Machine Learning who translates client challenges into scalable AI solutions. You guide clients and consultants during projects and help shape our AI/ML competence, propositions, marketing and sales.

This role blends technical depth with consultancy, stakeholder management and cross-sector collaboration (finance, manufacturing and logistics). You coach teams, stay state-of-the-art, and ensure delivery quality and measurable impact for Bright Cape's

Qualifications

• Lead AI/ML competence strategy and delivery.
• Guide clients and consultants during projects.
• Shape propositions, marketing, and sales activities.
• Maintain state-of-the-art AI/ML knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design AI/ML solutions from architecture to production.
• Translate business requirements into technical specs and delivery plans.
• Coach consultants and maintain high-quality AI projects.
• Represent Bright Cape at seminars and with senior clients.

Skills

AI/ML expertise

Data analytics

Operational excellence

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Python

SQL

Pyspark

Docker

Job description

Bright Cape stroomlijnt processen, verhoogt inkomsten en realiseert kostenreductie.

Volledig geïntegreerde oplossingen met behulp van data engineering, data analytics en data science.

HDI

Mensen data-oplossingen laten begrijpen door een aanpak en ontwerp waarin de gebruiker centraal staat.

Ontdek knelpunten in bedrijfsprocessen door end-to-end processen te analyseren en te visualiseren.

Are you our new Competence Lead AI & Machine Learning?

You are passionate about solving customer challenges and unlocking improvement opportunities through AI and machine learning. You combine strong AI & Machine Learning expertise with a focus on operational excellence and stay up to date with the latest developments in the field. You guide both clients and consultants during projects, while helping shape our AI & Machine Learning competence, propositions, marketing, and sales activities.

How will you help businesses use their data for good?

Your job is versatile, varying from guiding customers to optimizing their processes during projects, to helping shape the strategy of Bright Cape in developing the Data Science and Consultancy competence.

This is your dream job if:

• You are interested in optimizing complex processes using data, AI & Machine Learning solutions.
• You enjoy translating strategic business goals into valuable AI and machine learning solutions, from identifying the real client need during pre-sales activities to guiding implementation with a multidisciplinary team.
• You want to create user-friendly (data) solutions that satisfy different stakeholders in the finance, manufacturing, and logistics sectors.
• You like combining technical depth with consultancy and stakeholder management.
• You want to work with both multinational and medium-sized clients across sectors such as finance, manufacturing, and logistics.
• You are excited to shape Bright Cape's AI & Machine Learning competence.
• You want to coach consultants, improve our ways of working and ensure the team develops the right skills to raise the quality of AI and data science projects.

What is expected of you:

• You are considered an authority in the AI & Machine Learning domain by customers and colleagues.
• You are responsible for the development (vision & delivery) of the AI & Machine Learning competence, such that it supports the strategy of Bright Cape, but most importantly so that it can solve the challenges of the customers:
• You carry responsibility, as a member of the team, for the commercial results of the competence, by actively supporting marketing campaigns and being involved in the sales process to lead the proposal phase
• You manage partnerships that contribute to the success of your competence.
• You monitor market developments and translate this to new services.
• You ensure that within your AI & Machine Learning knowledge stays state-of-the art.
• You seek opportunities for innovation activities and support in the selection and definition of these activities.
• You are accountable, together with the team lead, for team development by leading the development of the training curriculum for colleagues.
• You are accountable, together with the team lead, for client delivery quality and satisfaction with the projects relevant to the competence.
• You give guidance and participate in the execution of projects on (key) customer accounts.
• You maintain relations with customers at the level of senior management and are seen as a valuable sparring partner.
• You participate in seminars/conferences as speaker or visitor.
• You develop standards to increase effectivity and efficiency.

Ticking off at least 80% of the boxes above? Please continue reading to see our offering and what amazing colleague we are currently looking for!

We offer:

• Coaching & training, to provide continuous development and to boost your impact! An allocated budget for external training & courses next to Bright Academy, our internal training & development plan
• An entrepreneurial environment where you can contribute to sustainable operations and innovative products.
• Bright Cape Foundation which we are so proud of! We do better by supporting societal and environmental projects with knowledge (in-kind) and additional donations.
• E-Mobility Plan offering everybody a shuttle pass for public transport (OV), car- and bicycle sharing, parking, etc...
• Competitive salary and performance bonus.
• Flexible working hours: You plan your own schedule in consultation with your client.
• 25 vacation days.
• Mobile phone allowance and of course a company laptop.
• Sustainability committee, to make sure we make the right and sustainable choices for a Bright future.
• Culture committee, for all our fun events and the legendary Ski-trip! (Because we take pleasure in our work very seriously).

You can do!

• Design AI and machine learning solutions from architecture to production: translate business requirements into technical specifications and agile delivery plans.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code in Python, SQL, and/or Pyspark.
• Deploy & maintain solutions using Azure services, Databricks, APIs and Docker. Fabric and MS Power Platform is considered an advantage.