Lead AI Engineer

Senior AI Solutions Architect (GenAI & Enterprise AI Adoption)

Brussels, Belgium (Hybrid – 2 days/week in office)

Up to €7,000 gross/month + benefits

English-speaking environment

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior AI Solutions Architect to lead the adoption and implementation of AI solutions across a large retail organization. This is a highly visible role that combines technical leadership, architecture design, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will work closely with business leaders, product teams, data specialists, and engineers to identify high-value AI opportunities and translate them into scalable, enterprise-grade solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

What You'll Do

• Define and drive the company's AI architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify and prioritize AI use cases across multiple departments.
• Lead the design and implementation of Generative AI and advanced analytics solutions.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams through solution delivery from concept to production.
• Act as a trusted advisor for AI best practices, governance, security, and responsible AI.
• Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support change management and AI adoption initiatives throughout the organization.
• Mentor engineers, architects, and project teams on AI technologies and implementation approaches.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.

Who you are

• Proven experience in a senior AI, data, solution architecture, or technology leadership role.
• Strong track record of delivering enterprise AI initiatives and driving adoption at scale.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing decision-makers.
• Ability to bridge business needs and technical execution.
• Strong understanding of AI governance, scalability, security, and operationalization.

Technical Expertise

Required:

• Generative AI and LLM-based solutions
• Microsoft Azure ecosystem
• Azure AI Services / Azure OpenAI
• Data architecture and modern data platforms
• Databricks
• AI/ML deployment and MLOps concepts
• API and enterprise integration architecture

Nice to Have

• React
• Front-end application development experience
• Retail industry experience
• Knowledge of modern cloud-native architectures

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape AI strategy for a major retail organization.
• High-impact role with visibility across the business.
• Modern technology environment focused on innovation and AI transformation.
• Hybrid working model (2 days/week in the Brussels office).
• Competitive salary up to €7,000 gross per month plus benefits package.
• International and collaborative working environment.

Interested?

If you're passionate about transforming business through AI, enjoy working with both executives and technical teams, and have the architecture expertise to turn AI opportunities into real-world solutions, we'd love to hear from you.