AI Platform Expert

Decskill; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is seeking an AI Adoption & Change Management Specialist – Platform Expert to lead AI adoption within Software Engineering teams. You will translate opportunities into practical changes across the SDLC, coordinating with engineering and technology teams to implement platforms, agents, and integrations.

The role requires solid knowledge of AI concepts in software development, strong change-management experience, and the ability to influence diverse stakeholders across a matrix

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or Computer Engineering or related field is required.
• Solid experience in change management and technology adoption within engineering or software environments.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and software engineering activities.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted software development concepts and AI agents is a plus.
• Experience designing adoption, training, and communication initiatives.
• Ability to facilitate workshops with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Understand current Ways of Working and identify opportunities to integrate AI into software engineering processes.
• Define principles and practices for working with AI throughout the SDLC.
• Facilitate workflow reviews and help teams adopt AI into daily routines.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, Testing, and Platform teams to prioritize opportunities and pilot initiatives.
• Lead change management activities including stakeholder analysis, training, and coaching.
• Prepare leaders and teams for new ways of working, clarifying impact on responsibilities and collaboration.
• Gather feedback from pilots and coordinate solutions with relevant teams.
• Create reusable materials like guidelines, workflows, and enablement plans.
• Define monitoring of adoption, productivity, quality, and developer experience.
• Watch developments in AI and translate advances into adoption opportunities.
• Track results and support continuous improvement with metrics and feedback.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Portuguese

English

Problem solving

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Related field

Tools

Agile methodologies

Jira

Confluence

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We are looking for an AI Adoption & Change Management Specialist – Platform Expert!

Mission:

Lead the adoption of AI and AI agents within Software Engineering teams, helping evolve their Ways of Working throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The role translates technological opportunities into practical changes in team processes, responsibilities, and skills, supporting adoption and evaluating results.

The ideal candidate should understand the main concepts of AI applied to software development and be familiar with the different stages of the SDLC. The technical implementation of platforms, agents, and integrations will be carried out in partnership with engineering and technology teams.

Responsibilities

• Understand current Ways of Working and identify opportunities to integrate AI into software engineering processes.
• Define principles and practices with teams for working with AI throughout the SDLC.
• Facilitate workflow reviews, helping teams determine where AI can support their work and how to integrate these changes into their daily routines.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, Testing, and Platform teams to prioritize opportunities and prepare pilot initiatives.
• Lead change management activities, including stakeholder analysis, communication, training, coaching, and champion engagement.
• Prepare leaders and teams for new ways of working, clarifying the impact on responsibilities, skills, and collaboration.
• Gather feedback from pilot initiatives, identify adoption challenges, and coordinate solutions with the relevant teams.
• Create reusable materials and practices, such as guidelines, reference workflows, and enablement plans.
• Define, together with the teams, how to monitor adoption, productivity, quality, and developer experience.
• Follow developments in AI and AI agents for software development and translate relevant advances into adoption opportunities.
• Track results and support continuous improvement based on quantitative metrics and team feedback.

Requirements:

• Up to 15 years of experience in a relevant role for the service to be contracted.
• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Solid experience in change management, organizational transformation, or technology adoption, ideally within engineering, IT, or software development environments.
• Functional understanding of the SDLC and key software engineering activities, from requirements and design to testing, security, and release.
• Conceptual knowledge of AI-assisted software development and AI agents, including their use cases, limitations, and implications for teams.
• Experience designing adoption, training, and communication initiatives, and supporting change after launch.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and discussions with diverse audiences, from developers and tech leads to managers and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly and adapt messages to different audiences.
• Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and work effectively in a matrix organization.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with a problem-solving mindset.
• Results-oriented approach, with the ability to monitor metrics and combine quantitative data with team feedback.
• Commitment to the quality of deliverables.
• Ability to work collaboratively with global teams.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English, both written and spoken.
• Experience working on strategic projects.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience in Agile, DevOps, software engineering transformation, or developer experience initiatives.
• Experience creating communities of practice, champion networks, or training programs.
• Familiarity with security, quality, and governance practices applied to software development.
• Experience supporting organizational change in large, distributed, or international organizations.
• Knowledge of Spanish, both written and spoken.

Expected Outcomes:

• An agreed approach for AI adoption within Software Engineering Ways of Working.
• A prioritized adoption roadmap developed in collaboration with engineering and technology teams.
• Pilot initiatives supported by communication, training, and feedback collection plans.
• Reusable guidelines and materials to support teams throughout the adoption process.
• Metrics and baselines to evaluate adoption, measure impact, and guide future initiatives.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

What you can expect from us

• Long-term projects with national and international context.
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally.
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust.
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration, and stability.

Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being.