AI Enterprise SeniorTechnical Lead

wundermanthompson; Faro; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

VML in Portugal is seeking an AI Enterprise Technical Lead to join a high-profile enterprise AI project for a major global brand. You will own enterprise AI delivery, run client-facing discovery workshops, and influence architecture with hands-on engineering and strong leadership.

You will shape and deliver a secure, enterprise-grade AI platform built around Microsoft Azure, LLMs, and agentic workflows, balancing technical leadership with practical implementation. English fluency is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing AI/GenAI solutions in enterprise settings.
• Hands-on engineering experience with AI integrations and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of Azure and Azure AI services.
• Proven leadership of technical discovery and architecture.
• Excellent client-facing communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and translate business workflows into scalable AI solutions.
• Shape architecture across AI agents, orchestration, RAG and enterprise integrations.
• Define boundaries between AI/LLM and deterministic app logic.
• Design agent workflows, context management, tool usage, and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Drive security, governance, and observability in enterprise AI solutions.
• Turn discovery outcomes into architecture and actionable backlog.
• Provide hands-on leadership and code reviews to engineers.

Skills

AI solutions

LLMs

Azure services

API design

Enterprise integrations

Security governance

Discovery leadership

Client facing

Hands-on coding

English fluency

Tools

Azure AI tools

APIs

Job description

Who We Are

VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. Guided by a Human First philosophy, VML is known for its innovative work for brands and consistently ranks among the world's leading creative companies, including the WARC Creative 100. VML's global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.

VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.

For more information, please visit www.vml.com and follow along on LinkedIn #WeAreVML.

The opportunity

We are looking for an AI Enterprise Technical Lead to join a high-profile enterprise AI project for a major global brand.

This is a high-impact technical leadership role combining ownership of enterprise AI delivery, client-facing discovery and technical workshops with strong architectural influence and a balance between technical leadership and hands-on engineering.

You will help shape and deliver a secure, enterprise-grade AI platform built around Microsoft Azure, LLMs, agentic workflows, enterprise knowledge and integrations.

A key part of the role is understanding AI as part of a larger enterprise architecture . You will make pragmatic decisions about where LLMs and agents add value, where deterministic software is the better choice, how enterprise knowledge should be retrieved and how AI capabilities should integrate with existing platforms.

What you'll get to do

• Lead technical discovery and solution design , translating business workflows into scalable AI solutions.
• Shape architecture across AI agents, orchestration, RAG/retrieval, Azure services and enterprise integrations .
• Define clear boundaries between AI/LLM capabilities and deterministic application logic .
• Design agent workflows, context management, tool usage and appropriate human-in-the-loop controls.
• Shape RAG and enterprise knowledge solutions , including retrieval and use of trusted sources.
• Design integrations between AI workflows, APIs and existing enterprise platforms.
• Ensure appropriate approaches to security, identity and access, governance, observability and auditability .
• Turn discovery outcomes into architecture, technical scope and an actionable implementation backlog.
• Lead engineers throughout delivery, providing hands‑on guidance, code reviews and support with complex technical decisions.
• Establish effective approaches to AI evaluation, testing and continuous improvement .

What you should have

• Strong commercial experience designing and delivering AI/GenAI solutions in enterprise environments .
• Strong understanding of LLMs, agentic architectures, RAG and workflow orchestration .
• Hands‑on experience building AI solutions and integrating them with application services and APIs.
• Good practical knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Azure AI services .
• Strong understanding of software architecture, API design and enterprise integration patterns .
• Experience combining LLM-based capabilities with deterministic application logic .
• Practical understanding of context engineering, retrieval, structured model outputs and AI evaluation.
• Understanding of security, identity and access, governance and human oversight in enterprise AI solutions.
• Proven experience leading technical discovery and solution design .
• Experience providing technical leadership while remaining hands‑on when needed .
• Strong client‑facing communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions and trade‑offs.
• Fluency in English.

Bonus points if you have

• Experience designing multi‑agent or agentic workflow architectures .
• Experience building enterprise RAG and knowledge retrieval solutions .
• Experience with LLMOps/MLOps and systematic AI evaluation .
• Experience implementing AI guardrails or model routing.
• Experience with infrastructure as code and automated Azure provisioning.
• Relevant Microsoft Azure or AI certifications .

What we can offer you

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact‑driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead with Heart , fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human‑centric work flourish.

We empower your Brains for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.

And we champion Courage , inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that pu