Head of Intelligence (AI)

TL;DR

Head of Intelligence (AI Engineering): Leading and scaling an AI-native engineering practice within a European technology services company with an accent on revenue generation and delivery of lighthouse engagements. Focus on structuring the AI practice, building repeatable delivery models, and integrating AI solutions into complex enterprise architectures.

Location: Must be EU-based or willing to be (e.g., Sofia, London, Berlin, or remote with EU travel)

Company

hirify.global is an established European technology services company providing a full spectrum of business and tech advisory, product development, and software engineering services.

What you will do

• Own the Intelligence pillar end-to-end, structuring and scaling the practice into a strong revenue-generating unit.
• Act as the lead architect for initial lighthouse engagements, writing architecture documents and reviewing code.
• Recruit and grow the AI team from a small founding group to a mid-sized practice (20–50 people).
• Convert existing client relationships into a sustainable AI project pipeline.
• Pressure-test and refine the AI strategy, reference architecture, and sales enablement toolkit.
• Collaborate directly with the Group CTO and the CTO Office leadership team.

Requirements

• Experience leading AI, ML, or data science teams within a services or consulting context.
• Proven ability to lead technical delivery personally, including deep hands-on architecture and code review.
• Current technical credibility across the modern AI stack: frontier LLMs, RAG, agent frameworks, MLOps, and vector databases.
• Experience shipping AI solutions integrated into enterprise backends (e.g., SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce).
• Must be based in the EU or willing to be to maintain regulatory credibility for AI Governance.
• Ability to communicate complex architectural decisions effectively to client CTOs.

Nice to have

• Regulatory fluency in EU AI Act, GDPR, or AI deployment in regulated industries (finance, pharma, healthcare).
• Proven track record of scaling technical teams from <10 to 20–50 members.
• Experience in staff augmentation businesses and balancing commercial outcomes with resource utilization.
• Public professional profile, including published articles, talks, or open-source contributions.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct reporting line to the Group CTO and a seat on the CTO Office leadership team.
• Access to an established European client base and the hirify.global AI Centre of Excellence.
• High degree of autonomy to hire, choose tools, design the practice, and set the culture.
• Visibility and direct access to the CEO and the company board.
• Comprehensive asset library including technology radars, proposition cards, and reference architectures.

Hiring process

• Talent Acquisition interview to discuss goals and cultural fit.
• Technical interview focusing on expertise, problem-solving, and architectural thinking.
• Potential customer interview to align on specific client engagement needs.