About the Role
As an AI Tech Lead, you will play a key role in shaping our AI & Data Science capabilities and offering. You will contribute not only through technical leadership but also by driving pre-sales efforts and solution sales, ensuring our AI solutions align with customer needs and business objectives. Your role will involve mapping the current state of AI technologies and related data & analytics capabilities of our customers, helping them define their future goals, identifying opportunities ahead, and co-creating a roadmap to achieve them.
Beyond customer projects, you will actively drive internal development efforts, defining how AI solution development quality should be improved and ensuring our technical teams have the best possible support. You will be instrumental in setting the direction for AI solution development excellence, mentoring technical teams, and identifying emerging AI technologies that shape our future AI capabilities.
This role is at the core of our AI consulting business, working closely with AI & Analytics sales & business teams as well as key internal stakeholders such as Machine Learning Architects, senior developers in data science and machine learning, and AI Designers. Together, you will drive technical excellence, commercial success, and innovation in AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the design and development of cutting-edge AI/ML architectures for complex, first-of-their-kind solutions
• Work hands-on with Machine Learning, MLOps, and cloud platforms to deliver scalable AI systems
• Collaborate with customers to co-create AI roadmaps and future-proof their AI capabilities
• Play an active role in solution sales, participating in discussions with customers and shaping AI-driven business cases
• Own the AI solution architecture in proposals, including defining solution scope, effort estimation, and technical strategy
• Define and refine best practices for AI solution quality and ensure continuous improvement in our development processes
• Mentor Machine Learning Architects and senior developers, guiding them in technical growth and best practices
• Identify emerging AI technologies and trends, ensuring we stay at the forefront of AI innovation
What We’re Looking For
• Senior-level expertise in AI & Machine Learning, with hands-on experience in designing and implementing ML solutions
• Proven experience in AI architecture & MLOps, including working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong pre-sales and business acumen, with the ability to translate business needs into AI solutions
• A commercial mindset and a proactive approach to supporting solution sales
• Leadership and mentoring skills, guiding technical teams and fostering innovation
• A visionary mindset, spotting emerging technologies and shaping AI strategy
• Fluent in English; Finnish is a plus
Why Join Us?
At Solita Data Science & Analytics community, we support our clients throughout their entire AI & Analytics journey—from ideation to scaling AI & Analytics across the organization. We take a holistic view of business challenges, recognizing that technical skills alone are not enough; consulting skills and design thinking methods are also essential in identifying the right problems to solve and determining the best way to address them. With us, you will get to:
• Work on AI solutions that have never been built before – we tackle the most complex and innovative challenges with capabilities of roughly 2200 experts within data, development, cloud and design across Europe
• Drive AI solution quality – define best practices and ensure technical excellence
• Collaborate with top-tier AI experts – work alongside skilled ML architects, data scientists, and business leaders
• A role that combines tech, strategy, and business impact – be both hands-on and a key decision-maker
Apply now and let’s shape the future of AI together
We are excited to hear from you! Tell us about your skills and desires, and we can figure out together if we could be a match.
If you have any questions about the role, technologies, or work culture at Solita, don’t hesitate to reach out to Mikael Ruohonen, Data Science, AI & Analytics, Business Lead, firstname.surname (at) solita.fi. Please note that we can't process applications via email.
As a key technology, data, and design partner, Solita’s business relies on trust and accountability. Therefore, the successful candidate may be checked for credit history and may be required to take a drug test. These checks will be carried out in accordance and within the limits of the Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life. In addition, some of our customers may carry out a separate security clearance vetting made by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service, for example in case you start working for a customer operating in the critical infrastructure sector.