at zooplus SE
Full TimeFor over 20 years, zooplus has been at the forefront of the pet category in eCommerce, standing as the Number 1 online Pet Platform. Now, we are on the cusp of an exhilarating new frontier, venturing into the world of Generative AI 🧑🏻🚀
As we embark on this transformative leap, we seek visionary minds to shape the future of our company. As a Senior AI consultant at Zooplus, your strategic vision will drive the successful adoption of AI technologies, aligning with our business objectives to enhance efficiency, customer experience, and market competitiveness.
At zooplus, we value passion, creativity, and excellence. As our (Senior) AI Strategist, your innovative initiatives will lay the foundation for shaping our AI landscape and unlocking future business capabilities for growth and success.
You will lead the charge in exploring new innovations and uncovering untapped potential for AI integration across various departments. While Generative AI is uncharted territory for us, we believe in remarkable progress with your expertise.
We expect you to possess the following experience:
Business Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of specific business domains and the ability to align technology with business strategy (e.g., marketing, sales, operations).
Technical Literacy: Solid grasp of AI/ML technology, trends, and applicability.
Communication Skills: Proven ability to convey complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
AI Use Case Identification: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to propose and prioritize AI use cases that drive tangible business outcomes.
AI Application Strategy: Develop a comprehensive AI application strategy, including implementation roadmaps and resource allocation.
Business Process Optimization: Identify areas where AI technologies can streamline operations by analyzing existing workflows.
Proof of Concept (PoC) Development: Lead PoC design and execution to validate AI use case feasibility and effectiveness.
Stakeholder Engagement: Gain buy-in and support for AI initiatives, communicating potential benefits and risks persuasively.
Vendor and Technology Evaluation: Research and evaluate AI vendors, tools, and platforms for specific use cases.
Data Strategy and Governance: Collaborate with data teams to ensure high-quality data availability and ethical AI practices.
AI Adoption Training: Develop and deliver AI training programs for employees to embrace and utilize AI solutions effectively.
Performance Monitoring and Optimization: Define KPIs for AI projects, continuously monitoring applications and proposing improvements.
Industry Trends and Best Practices: Stay up-to-date with AI technologies, trends, and best practices to inform AI strategies.
Proven experience as an AI Strategist or Consultant with a focus on AI use cases and application in a corporate environment.
Strong knowledge and experience in AI technologies, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and deep learning.
Track record of successfully implementing AI projects and executing AI strategies.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, with outstanding communication abilities.
Leadership skills to influence and inspire cross-functional teams.
Please note that while having technical knowledge and understanding is beneficial, this AI consultant role is also business-facing and requires a strong understanding of the e-commerce business domain, stakeholder management or experience as Product Owner
As part of the application process, we kindly request you to share examples of successful business applications of Generative AI that you have worked on. We are particularly interested in projects that showcase complex and clever architectures or involve a systematic evaluation of Generative AI
With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 10 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect to work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with colleagues in different locations remotely or face-to-face at the office.
Our benefits:
🐾 20% discount in our zooplus shop
📖 Internal and external training
🎈 Team events
✈️ 28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December
🏋️ Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body & Soul)
📱 Company mobile phone for work and personal use
Want to know more? Learn more about who we are and what we do and visit our LinkedIn company profile.
zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.
