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Never miss a vacancy! Apply for this vacancy This position is for an AI Team Lead to build and run Hunkemöller's AI Team, a growing hands-on team that turns the priorities set by leadership into AI solutions that run in production. You will lead two engineers, work alongside external partners, and own the standards and platform choices that other teams and vendors work within. You will also be the go-to person for AI across the business, from advising teams on which tools to use to managing our Google Cloud agent platform and its generative capabilities. Hunkemöller is a fast-moving fashion retailer, so priorities shift and structure is light. The right candidate is energized by that, makes sound calls quickly, and brings people along. You will report to the Head of Data, Analytics and AI. This is a hybrid role, partly from home and partly at our office in Hilversum, the Netherlands, so we are only considering applicants who live within commuting distance of Hilversum. We value demonstrated skill over a traditional career path, and the selection process includes a short practical exercise. • Deliver Leadership Priorities: Turn the AI priorities set by leadership and the AI Board into scoped deliverables with clear acceptance criteria, estimates and a named business owner. • Decide Build or Partner: Decide whether work is delivered by the team or by an external partner, set fixed-scope agreements, and hold partners to Hunkemöller standards. • Own AI Standards and Platform Choices: Set the criteria for choosing AI platforms and tools per use case, covering data access, cost, integration and maintenance, define the rules partners and vendors work within, and manage the Google Cloud agent platform and its generative capabilities together with our cloud team. • Run What the Team Delivers: Own monitoring, maintenance, running cost and incident handling for the AI solutions the team puts into production. • Be the Go-To Point for A...



