Global AI Manager

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.  

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.  

Location: Southwark, London,
Hybrid 

About the position  

As a Global AI Manager, you will lead and inspire our AI team, driving the identification, creation, delivery and maintenance of best-in-class, fully automated AI solutions. Your expertise in AI, project management and commercial objectives will be instrumental in converting complex designs and ideas into transformative AI that informs decisions across the organization. 

In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate closely with the Head of Global Data to Insights, data engineering, and all global business functions. You'll own and prioritize the backlog of tasks and projects, enabling the team to deliver efficiently and effectively utilizing our Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric stack. 

This is a dynamic role with significant exposure to the wider organisation and ability to directly influence company performance.  With cutting-edge technology at your fingertips, you'll have the unique opportunity to shape the future of food. 

Main Responsibilities  

Team Management, Strategy & Collaboration 

• Providing guidance and mentorship to the central AI team.
• Day-to-day management of the AI team, including technical and commercial support.
• Ensuring AI is deployed securely for maximum impact and maintainability.
• Acting as a link between the wider global business functions and the AI team.
• Advising both technical and non-technical experts on internal AI solutions and external AI advancements.  
• Support the Head of Global Data to Insights to deliver strategic AI solutions. 

Project Management 

• Prioritizing and managing the backlog of tasks and projects (end-to-end).
• Ensuring the team follows agile-like methodologies for continuous project delivery.
• Monitoring project progress and addressing any bottlenecks or issues.
• Identifying commercial opportunities through AI projects. 

 
AI 

• Overseeing the creation of best-in-class, fully automated AI solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI and external tools.
• Expert in python for AI and machine learning, with extensive model knowledge (e.g. XGBoost, CNN, and others) and use cases.
• Experienced in MLOps including model validation, deployment, monitoring and maintenance.
• Identification and collaboration with other data teams to pull external data to aid models. 

 
Platform & Tech Stack 

• Azure Cloud Infrastructure (for AI)
  • Azure AI Studio
  • Azure Databricks
• Microsoft Fabric (data science)
• Python, spark, SQL 

So, what does it take to be successful in this role? 

You’re an expert in data and insights, passionate about solving problems and answering key strategic questions.  You have the ability to see both the big picture and the finer details. As a proactive and strategic thinker, you’re adept at turning insights into actions that deliver strong commercial results. You’re a natural leader, passionate about mentoring others and driving team success. Most importantly, you thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where your contributions directly shape the business. 

The ideal candidate will have: 

• Ability to manage many projects and tasks in parallel, planning and prioritising effectively.
• Must be a self-motivator and enjoy solving problems.
• Strong communicator (both written and verbal skills) to all levels including C-suite.
• Well organised, with dedication to quality and integrity.
• Ability to contribute effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and technical environment 

If you have some of the below under your toolbelt as well even better! 

• Degree in computer science or related STEM subject. 
• 3+ years of professional analytics experience, ideally managing an offshore team.
• 3+ years delivering or leading AI projects end-to-end.  
• Expert python skills with exposure to spark
• SQL skills for extracting data
• CI/CD experience 

What’s next 

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! If you have additional questions, you can send me, Richard Hodgson, Talent Acquisition, a WhatsApp message on +44(0)7826 900 399. The deadline to apply is the Friday 6th December 2024.

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.  

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.  

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.