AI Engineering Lead

The role

This person will design, build, and scale intelligent solutions, integrations, and workflows. They will drive AI and automation strategy to improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and farmer impact.

What you will do

• Drive AI and automation strategy to support organisational priorities
• Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for AI and automation
• Translate organisational priorities into a pipeline of AI and automation initiatives
• Support the development and execution of the AI and automation roadmap
• Personally lead the full lifecycle of AI-enabled solutions, workflows, and automation capabilities
• Architect and integrate AI solutions across enterprise applications, data platforms, and operational systems
• Champion adoption of automation, AI, and intelligent ways of working across the organisation
• Mentor engineers to strengthen AI, automation, and integration capabilities
• Monitor the performance, adoption, and impact of AI and automation solutions
• Identify and mitigate operational, technical, ethical, and adoption risks

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
• Strong understanding of artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning, analytics, and emerging technologies
• Strong understanding of business process improvement, operational systems, and digital transformation principles
• Good understanding of enterprise systems, integrations, software engineering, and technology platforms
• Strong understanding of customer-centric design and technology adoption principles
• Strong understanding of the organization's operating model, customer journeys, and strategic priorities
• Strong AI engineering, automation engineering, and software development capability
• Demonstrated experience building and deploying production-grade AI, automation, and intelligent workflow solutions
• Strong solution design, systems-thinking, and workflow orchestration capability
• Strong API, integration, middleware, and enterprise systems integration experience
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into business processes, enterprise systems, and operational workflows
• Proven track record of personally building and deploying production-grade AI and automation solutions

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Housing
• Comprehensive benefits
• Weekly check-ins with your manager
• Access to mentorship and training programs
• Regular feedback on your performance
• Career reviews every six months

About the company

The client is a social enterprise founded in 2006 that equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. They provide farm supplies, tree seedlings, credit, training, and other agricultural services across nine countries.