Head of AI & Automation: Scale & Governance

Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK; Utrecht; Presencial; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

JDE Peet’s is seeking an AI & Automation Lead to drive the AI & Automation chapter across the Data & AI function in Utrecht. You will lead AI engineers, shape the company-wide AI portfolio and set governance standards for generative, agentic and ML solutions.

You will partner with business leaders and Product Managers to deliver measurable value, scale deployment, and ensure responsible AI practices while building a high-performing AI/ML engineering organization.

Formación

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field (CS, statistics, mathematics, AI) or equivalent.
• Extensive experience delivering AI/ML solutions into production and leading AI/ML/Data Science teams.
• Deep expertise in ML, statistics, data science methodologies, AI engineering and analytics.
• Strong experience with generative AI tech, agent platforms, vector search, MLOps and Azure.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into AI solutions and engage executives.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI, governance, regulatory requirements and emerging AI trends.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, develop and scale the AI & Automation chapter, ensuring capability growth and squad allocation.
• Own the company-wide AI and automation portfolio by identifying, shaping and delivering AI use cases with stakeholders and Product Managers.
• Define and maintain standards, governance and best practices for generative AI, agentic AI and ML across the Data & AI function.
• Lead the development and deployment of AI agents, generative AI solutions and ML models, ensuring scalability, reliability and business impact.
• Drive responsible AI practices, including governance, transparency, compliance and adherence to AI regulations and security requirements.
• Build AI capability across the organization through stakeholder engagement, education, knowledge sharing and community development.

Conocimientos

Leadership & AI teams

AI engineering

Advanced analytics

Gen AI platforms

Vector search

MLOps

Azure ecosystem

Stakeholder engagement

Responsible AI

Educación

Master’s degree in a quantitative field

Descripción del empleo

JDE Peet’s is seeking an AI & Automation Lead to drive the AI & Automation chapter across the Data & AI function in Utrecht. You will lead AI engineers, shape the company-wide AI portfolio and set governance standards for generative, agentic and ML solutions.

You will partner with business leaders and Product Managers to deliver measurable value, scale deployment, and ensure responsible AI practices while building a high-performing AI/ML engineering organization.