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Posted 1 hour agoLead - AI Accelerator - EMEA
at Ooon
Zurich, SwitzerlandOn-site
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Responsibilities
- Deliver Lighthouse AI Projects: Provide hands-on development and implementation support for high-impact AI use cases.
- Establish Production-Grade Standards: Move beyond simple API scripts.
- Collaborate Globally: Partner closely with On’s global technology, data, and machine learning teams to ensure regional EMEA initiatives align with global platform architecture and data standards.
Requirements
- On is seeking a Lead AI Accelerator to join our EMEA Finance team.
- Instead, you will be deeply embedded with our business teams to rapidly identify, prototype, and ship AI applications.
- You will own a dual mission: elevating the practical AI literacy of our regional teams, and providing hands-on engineering support for lighthouse AI use cases.
- By bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI engineering and everyday commercial operations, you will act as a consultative builder—transforming how On works, automates, and makes decisions as we scale globally. Your Team:
- As our AI Lead, you will serve as the technical engine of our digital transformation, working side-by-side with commercial, finance, and operational teams to embed AI-driven habits directly into our organizational culture. Your Mission:
- Embed & Consult: Partner directly with EMEA business functions to deeply understand their workflows, acting as an internal consultant to translate complex operational bottlenecks into clear, executable AI engineering opportunities.
- Rapid Prototyping & Iteration: Own the end-to-end lifecycle of regional AI products, moving rapidly from initial concept to functional Proof of Concept (PoC) within weeks, iterating continuously based on real user feedback.
- You will design, evaluate, and deploy secure, robust AI applications—closely managing model accuracy, latency, and API cost trade-offs in alignment with On's policies.
- Elevate Regional AI Literacy: Design and lead regional training sessions, hackathons, and enablement programs to upskill teams on generative AI tools (like Gemini Enterprise), prompt design, and automated workflows.
- Synthesize Actionable Insights : Use data and AI to synthesize relevant market, consumer, and product insights for teams to make data-driven decisions. Your Story: •
- experience in AI/software engineering, data science, technical product management, or a highly technical operations role with a proven track record of shipping software to internal or external users.
- Advanced AI Engineering Skills:
- experience building custom applications with foundation models (LLMs/LMMs), utilizing techniques such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and semantic search.
- AI Interface & Prototype Development: Ability to build user-friendly interfaces (using frameworks like Streamlit, Gradio, or lightweight web apps) to put AI tools directly into the hands of business users.
- Strong software engineering foundations (Python, Git version control, API integration, and testing).
- Familiarity with evaluation frameworks to test LLM outputs for reliability, bias, and performance. Familiarity with orchestration frameworks, e.g., Langchain
- experience using BI platforms (Looker, Tableau, or Power BI) to build business-facing dashboards is a must. Hands-on
- experience with Google Cloud Platform (specifically BigQuery and Looker) is a strong plus.
- Experience working alongside ERP systems (like Microsoft Dynamics 365) and financial planning tools (like Anaplan) is highly beneficial.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, ideally in the sports, fashion, consumer goods, or technology sectors.
- Education: A degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Play a pioneering role in defining the "forward-deployed" AI model at On.
Experience
- Experience: 5+ years of
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits, with extensive opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Additional details
- In this "forward-deployed" engineering and enablement role, you won't sit in a siloed technical unit.
- You’ll be part of the Finance team that helps On’s EMEA region navigate its rapid growth.
- We partner across teams to steer the business, streamline operations, and drive financial excellence.
- Key initial projects include building demand forecasting engines, automating Order-to-Cash (OTC) steps, and developing intelligent systems for high-complexity customer dispute resolution.
- Prompt Engineering & Optimization: Deep expertise in structuring and optimizing prompts for complex tasks, ensuring outputs are structured (e.g., JSON), reliable, and safe.
- Mindset & Collaboration: A builder's mentality with a high bias for action, excellent communication skills, and a passion for mentoring and translating technical concepts for non-technical teams.
- Language: Excellent command of English, both written and spoken. Why Join Us:
- Work in a highly collaborative, international environment with strong exposure to senior leadership.