(Relocation to Malta) AI Lead

KPMG Malta; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Buddy system

Continuous Learning

Technical training and support

Multicultural team

Job summary

KPMG Malta seeks an AI Lead to drive adoption, integration, and optimisation of approved AI tools across the firm. You will champion AI initiatives, aligning them with the firm’s strategy and enhancing delivery quality and efficiency.

You will collaborate with the AI Strategy & Transformation Leader to ensure internal AI efforts support broader business objectives and risk governance while delivering measurable value to clients and operations.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or leading AI or digital technology adoption.
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Responsibilities

• Lead approval process for internal AI tools with risk and stakeholders.

Skills

AI adoption

digital transformation

stakeholder engagement

communication

governance & data privacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in AI/CS/IT

Tools

AI tools

Job description

The AI Lead is responsible for driving the adoption, integration, and optimisation of approved AI tools within the firm, playing a pivotal role in advancing KPMG’s AI strategy and transformation. It ensures internal AI usage enhances delivery quality, efficiency, and market credibility, while aligning with the firm’s overall AI strategy.

In this role you shall work closely with KPMG’s AI Strategy & Transformation Leader, fostering strong collaboration to ensure the alignment of internal AI initiatives with the broader strategic vision of the firm.

Job Responsibilities

• Leading the effort to secure approval for internal AI tools by collaborating with the firm’s risk team and other relevant stakeholders, ensuring all solutions meet the firm’s compliance and security standards.
• Managing the structured rollout and adoption of approved internal AI tools across service lines, prioritising high-impact use cases to maximise engagement delivery, operational efficiency, and quality.
• Identifying, assess, and prioritise internal AI opportunities that enhance engagement delivery, operational efficiency, and quality
• Coordinating with the IT and Risk stakeholders to ensure secure, regulatory compliant, and effective integration of AI tools
• Monitoring AI adoption metrics and track value realisation
• Supporting AI training and change initiatives in collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Capturing internal AI insights to inform client-facing AI services
• Acting as a central point of contact for internal AI-related queries, improvement ideas, and enhancement opportunities

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Proven experience supporting or leading AI or digital technology adoption (internally or client-facing)
• Experience in technology implementation or digital transformation initiatives
• Exposure to AI-enabled tools or automation platforms in a business environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, IT, Business/Commerce, Operations Management, or a related field
• Strong understanding of practical AI applications in business
• Ability to translate business needs into technology solutions
• Awareness of governance, risk, and data privacy considerations
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Able to communicate effectively with non-technical staff and with members of interdisciplinary teams.
• Must be organised, with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; able to clearly communicate issues and solutions to their solution owner, on both a formal and informal basis.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional maturity; demonstrated ability to effectively interact and build relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders and colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence or Master of Business Administration
• Relevant AI, data protection, or digital certifications
• 5 years working experience in Artificial Intelligence and/or Information Technology.

What We Offer

• A Performance Manager to coach you, periodically review, and ensure that you will meet your business and personal development goals;
• Buddy system;
• Continuous Learning through multiple online platforms;
• Technical training and support;
• Health insurance;
• A multicultural team;

About KPMG in Malta

Multicultural with diversity at the core, employing over 500 employees offering a flexible workplace to our people – KPMG in Malta is a global people-focused audit, tax and advisory firm thriving on a high-performing and trust culture. Our multidisciplinary experience ranges from multinationals to promising start-ups, private to public sector undertakings, local to international clientele. Our values remain at the heart of all we do, ESG and CSR are our commitment to invest together towards a better future for our people, clients and communities. KPMG's ESG commitments and achievements are reported in Our Impact Plan.