AI Champion (F/M/X)

Solvay Group; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 48,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Solvay Cares program

Hybrid work arrangements

Professional development and training

Job summary

Solvay Group in Portugal is seeking an AI Champion to drive ML, GenAI and Agentic AI initiatives within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will lead AI adoption across the business and collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed AI into enterprise workflows.

The role requires 5+ years in Data Science and GenAI/Agentic AI, with strong Python and ML framework skills. The position offers a hybrid working model in the Lisbon area and a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Relevant education degree or equivalent in Business Informatics, Data Science and AI or Computer Science.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Science, GenAI and Agentic AI.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure ecosystem preferred.

Responsibilities

• Explore and implement Agentic AI frameworks to enable autonomous decision-making and multi-step reasoning in AI systems
• Build and fine-tune LLMs for domain-specific applications, ensuring scalability and performance.
• Design, develop, and deploy advanced ML models, GenAI & Agentic AI solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI-driven solutions into enterprise workflows.
• Ensure compliance with ethical AI practices, data governance, and security standards.

Skills

Agentic AI architectures

Multi-agent systems

Autonomous decision-making

Python programming

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Business Informatics, Data Science and AI or Computer Science

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Azure

Job description

About the role

Our PMO (Project Management Office) and Process Improvement department, composed of 6 people, has evolved from a traditional PMO and Continuous Improvement team into a team that also drives AI transformation. As a AI Champion, you will be responsible for applying Machine Learning (ML), Generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), and cutting-edge Agentic AI technologies in Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Also act as the go-to person for AI adoption and AI projects within the business.

You will be accountable for:

• Explore and implement Agentic AI frameworks to enable autonomous decision-making and multi-step reasoning in AI systems
• Build and fine-tune LLMs for domain-specific applications, ensuring scalability and performance.
• Design, develop, and deploy advanced ML models, GenAI & Agentic AI solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI-driven solutions into enterprise workflows.
• Ensure compliance with ethical AI practices, data governance, and security standards.

We offer a permanent contract based on hybrid working mode (2 days a week if you are from the Lisbon metropolitan area or 2 days a month if you live outside the Lisbon metropolitan area).

Relevant education degree or equivalent in Business Informatics, Data Science and AI or Computer Science. Relevant work experience with minimum 5 years of experience in Data science, GenAI & Agentic AI -focused.

Competencies

• Practical knowledge and experience in Agentic AI architectures, multi-agent systems, and autonomous workflows in Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
• Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI models (e.g., GPT, diffusion models) and LLM fine-tuning.
• Experience with cloud platforms (mainly Azure, but other is a plus AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with prompt engineering and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF).
• Project Management; project preparation, planning, animation of workshops, training and stakeholder- and change management.

Behaviors

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Curiosity and adaptability to work in a fast-evolving AI landscape.
• Customer orientation and comfortable to challenge requests.

About the pay

Attractive and equitable pay for all: compensation is determined within a range to foster your development in the role. The base pay expected for this role is € 48,400 - € 60,500 per year in Portugal. Your salary may ultimately be higher or lower based on your skills and experience. Additionally, we provide a competitive total rewards package that includes a bonus and/or other incentives.

Benefits

• Solvay Cares program: minimum of 16 weeks of parenting leave for all employees and package with healthcare, disability and life insurance coverage.
• Prioritization of well-being: work-life balance promotion, flexible approach to work part-time or hybrid work arrangements (depending on the type of job), employee assistance program with access to physical and psychological support.
• Professional development: prioritization of internal talents for career progression, access to a training platform, opportunities to join Employee Resource Groups (ERG) for experience sharing and mentorship and free language courses.