Managed Service

AI Specialist

Porto, Lisbon

About Us

We’re an award-winning innovative tech consultancy - a team of creative problem solvers. Since 1993 we’ve been finding better, more sustainable ways to solve complex technology problems for some of the world’s leading organisations and delivered solutions that millions of people use every day.

In the last 30 years we won several awards, including our most recent inclusion in the Forbes World's Best Management Consulting Firms report.

Operating from 26 locations across the world, we bring together teams of creative experts with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who enjoy working and learning in our collaborative and open culture and are committed to world-class delivery.

Our story in Portugal started in 2020 with a small office in Lisbon. The team is now over 100 across Lisbon and Porto, and we are the perfect blend of national and international collaboration and reputation.

We want to continue to grow and need people just like you!

About the Role

We are strengthening our AI offering and are looking for an AI specialist to help businesses use artificial intelligence (AI) by understanding their needs, designing AI solutions, and implementing those solutions. BJSS AI specialists have expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and other AI technologies. The successful candidate will provide:

Expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and other AI technologies: possess in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and other relevant AI technologies. Be familiar with various algorithms, frameworks, and tools used in these areas, including cloud-based AI services. This expertise enables to design, develop, and implement AI solutions effectively.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills: ability to tackle complex business challenges and devise sustainable AI architectures accordingly. Be able to analyse data, identify patterns, and extract meaningful insights to address specific problems or improve business processes using AI techniques.

Ability to work with businesses to understand their needs and develop AI solutions: Be able to engage with clients, understand their business requirements, and translate those needs into AI solutions. This involves conducting thorough assessments, gathering and analysing relevant data, and proposing tailored AI approaches to address specific business goals.

Excellent communication and presentation skills: Effective communication is crucial for an AI specialist as you will be required to articulate complex concepts and technical details in a clear and concise manner. Be able to explain AI concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, making it accessible and understandable to all. Additionally, strong presentation skills are essential for delivering engaging and persuasive presentations to clients and internal teams.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team: Be self-motivated and capable of working independently, taking ownership of projects and driving them to completion. At the same time, be a team player, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, other data specialists, and business stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of AI solutions. This requires good interpersonal skills, adaptability, and a cooperative mindset.

Drive innovation and knowledge sharing internally: Keep team updated on AI tech, curate info, share best practices, research, lead training sessions, workshops, and events. Foster continuous learning.

About You

You are empathetic, passionate and have a love of sharing with others. You enjoy working in a team and care passionately for others’ well-being.

You have developed a strong reputation as a data scientist and will have successfully delivered significant value in the industry through data science solutions. You are a doer, you love to tackle the hardest of challenges and have no problem opening a notebook or a code editor.

You do your best to stay abreast of the latest changes in data science and the fact that you find it impossible only enhances your passion for data science.

Some of the Perks

Coverflex Flexible Benefit allowance – you can choose to spend your allowance on pension contributions, wellbeing, gym and fitness, education, childcare and more
22 days holiday per year, plus National Bank Holidays (or a day in lieu)
An industry-leading referral scheme, with no limits on the number of referrals
Hybrid working - Our roles are not fully remote as we take pride in the tight knit communities we have created at our local offices. But we offer plenty of flexibility and you can split your time between the office, client site and WFH.
We also help you setting up your home office to make sure you’re comfortable with hybrid working
Training opportunities and incentives – we support professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles, including unlimited access to O’Reilly
You will become part of a squad with people from different areas within the business who will help you grow at BJSS
Giving back – the ability to get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from diverse backgrounds into tech
BJSS Clubs: From trekking and paddle to books and board games, BJSS is keen on sponsoring various group activities among our employees

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What life at BJSS is like

Big rewards

At BJSS, the rewards aren’t based on your time served, they’re based on merit and the strength of your contributions. In exchange for bringing your best ideas to the most challenging problems, you’ll be compensated with a competitive salary and the knowledge that you’ll be rewarded and recognized for giving it your all.

Be outstanding

We pride ourselves on the high quality of the work we deliver. Our culture is all about valuing and rewarding excellence, whether it’s the technical aspects of the job or the way you interact with clients and colleagues. If you join BJSS, it’ll be because you share that passion to excel, to do the very best job you can, and to support others to deliver outstanding results.

Benefits that suit you

Aside from the standard annual leave allowance, life assurance and pension, our flexible benefits allowance lets you decide which benefits you want, with options across industry-leading health and wellbeing, buying and selling annual leave, electric vehicle scheme, GymFlex gym membership, as well as discounts across dozens of retail, lifestyle, and utility brands.

Bring your authentic self to work

We’ve built an environment where respect and inclusivity are paramount, where fantastic people of all kinds are free to be themselves and get on with doing a great job. And even though BJSS is a global business, each regional office is as distinct and idiosyncratic as the people in it – you can expect to be part of a unique, tight-knit community with a busy social calendar.

Make your mark

Clients trust us to get the hard things done. And if you join us, you’ll be faced with challenges only people like you have the drive to solve. You’ll be pushed out of your comfort zone, and you won’t be sitting on the sidelines, but you’ll also make a real difference on extraordinary projects.

Forge your own path

At BJSS, we don’t believe in job titles or hierarchies, so how you progress in the company is entirely down to you. You’ve got the flexibility and freedom to follow your interests and pursue your career goals - with full support, training opportunities and incentives from the business.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES & DIVERSITY STATEMENT

BJSS is committed to equal opportunities and diversity so we want to ensure that our recruitment and selection processes are fair to all who wish to apply.

We encourage you to feel confident to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made to the application or interview process to help support you. You can do this by speaking to your BJSS recruitment contact. Or, if you’re not yet in touch with anyone from our recruitment team.

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