Join Faktion, a leader in designing and developing enterprise-level AI solutions across various sectors. In the role of A.I. Project Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring project objectives are meticulously aligned with our clients' desires and requirements, while efficiently managing resources, timelines, and various project needs. You'll be at the forefront, collaborating with a team of exceptional machine learning experts to bring forth groundbreaking AI innovations. Your responsibilities include identifying and pursuing (advanced) analytics opportunities, overseeing their implementation, and ensuring their successful integration into production. You possess a keen ability to understand and interpret corporate needs, converting them into robust analytics solutions with a clear projection of ROI. Your critical eye evaluates business cases, implementation strategies, and project feasibility to provide our clients with unparalleled guidance in shaping their AI strategies. As a key player in the development process, you will guide our data (science) team, simplifying complex concepts into business-relevant insights. In addition, you'll co-lead a team of skilled data scientists, ensuring each project is executed with precision and excellence.
Some key responsibilities:
Identify requirements with clients and stakeholders using ideation and prioritization techniques (e.g. interviews, workshops, refinements)
Translate client's requirements and preferences into tangible goals for the technical team
Create task backlog and planning
Check deliverables and follow up resource planning, timelines and budgets
Set up and coordinate meetings with stakeholders and technical experts
Safeguard user, technical, legal, ethical, security and other requirements
Effectively pitch solutions, present results - adjust complex technical messaging to the audience at the customer
Probe clients for other opportunities
Flexibly interact with client's ways of working, agile tooling
Create project documentation
Facilitate post project meetings to establish project takeaways
Coach squad members on projects and in their goals
Ensure clear responsibilities and quality of delivery on projects
You are a born communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills in native-Dutch and English (French is a plus)
You can provide multiple references in which you played a role in defining, creating and implementing AI and ML solutions
Master’s degree or similar required through relevant experience
You know the data science lifecycle with its major challenges and can offer advice in this area
You can explain most concepts and models from the world of AI such as deep learning, computer vision, churn modeling, etc.
Min. 5 years of experience as a project manager in IT, strong track record in managing data- or IT-projects
Experience with agile project management methodologies and tools
Ability to understand and refine client requirements
Ability to hold team members accountable for goals, and take responsibility for the work
Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate, and organize an interdisciplinary team
Flexible, curious, and willing to embrace change for the better.
Following experiences are a plus:
Familiarity with data processing, machine learning is a strong plus
Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
Having worked in corporate environments in similar positions
Notions of the following languages: Python, R, JavaScript, Spark, Scala, Java or C++
Familiar with basic cloud concepts and tools. Experience with AWS and Azure are considered a plus
Experience in mentoring and leading multidisciplinary teams.
Experience in one of our focus industries: Manufacturing, FSI, Healthcare
We offer:
A rewarding salary package that includes additional perks like a company car and fuel card or a mobility budget, comprehensive hospitalization and group insurance, along with a top-tier laptop and smartphone.
Benefit from a company culture that stimulates both individual and team development, fostering your professional growth.
Utilize your innovation budget for engaging in exciting, educational, and challenging open-source projects within your guild.
Participate in (virtual) team-building activities and gatherings, a great opportunity to unwind and engage with our vibrant team initiatives.
A flexible hybrid working-policy to choose where, how, and when you want to work.
Skills Required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in native Dutch and English
- Master's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years experience as an IT project manager managing data- or IT-projects
- Experience with agile project management methodologies and tools
- Knowledge of the data science lifecycle and ability to advise on challenges
- Ability to explain AI concepts and models (deep learning, computer vision, churn modeling, etc.)
- Ability to translate client requirements into technical goals, create task backlogs and plans
- Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate, and organize an interdisciplinary team and hold members accountable
- Provide multiple references demonstrating role in defining, creating, and implementing AI/ML solutions
- Coach squad members and co-lead data science teams to ensure quality delivery
- Safeguard user, technical, legal, ethical, and security requirements in projects
What We Do
Faktion is an AI Product Studio that empowers industry leaders by integrating artificial intelligence into their operations. They accelerate growth by shaping, applying, and productizing tailored AI applications, offering a range of AI advisory services and developing both industrial and business AI applications to help clients scale value and maintain a competitive edge.
