Centric Romania is building its AI capability from a strong engineering foundation and has set a clear ambition: to become the reference center of excellence for AI adoption across the entire Centric group.The AI Lead owns this journey end to end - defining strategy, leading the AI function, and moving the office from today's early experimentation to embedded, systematic practice, and from AI-augmented engineering toward agentic AI in production. This is a leadership role that blends strategy, applied-AI depth, governance, and commercial awareness.Key ResponsibilitiesSetting the vision and roadmap for AI, from AI-augmented delivery toward agentic AIChampioning and embedding the use of AI across existing engineering and delivery teamsContributing to creation of AI – first products and reusable assetsEstablishing and leading the group-wide AI center of excellenceClient facing advisory and commercial impactDefining and standing up dedicated AI roles (AI Architect, AI Engineers) as the function growsDriving measurable progress in AI adoption and ROI - from experimentation to AI embedded in delivery and productionOverseeing the deployment of AI-assisted work and features into productionDrives the adoption of AI initiatives and proven PoC’s into existing products — influencing product and delivery stakeholders to move validated experiments into productionEnsuring ethical and compliant use of AI and data (EU AI Act, GDPR)Owning the AI PoC framework - timeboxed, business-case-driven pilotsEvaluating and selecting AI tooling, vendors, cloud, and infrastructureDriving innovation through partnerships, pilots, and emerging techReporting AI outcomes, ROI, and progress to executive leadershipLeading upskilling, certifications, and the AI Champions NetworkIntegrating AI competencies into the positioning-level career ladderCollaborating with stakeholders across delivery, product, legal, and engineeringSkills And Requirements15+ years in software engineering, solution architectureExperience leading technical teams and driving technology adoptionTrack record delivering AI capabilities into productionStrong understanding of LLMs, RAG, AI-assisted development, and agentic AIExperience setting technical direction and metrics for successProven ability to influence and drive change across the organization - securing executive buy-in and building broad adoption of AI across teamsFamiliarity with ethical AI and regulatory frameworks (EU AI Act, GDPR)Confidence working with product and engineering leadershipExperience managing budgets, vendors, and platformsAbility to build capability at scale - upskilling and communities of practiceWhat We OfferSalary package based on your level of expertise and experienceExtensive career development opportunities (technical, soft skills, and foreign language courses; conferences; certifications)Hybrid type of work: the possibility of working from home and from the officeHealth insurance with Arcadia for you and your significant other25 vacation days a yearLoyalty days – additional vacation days for people employed for a certain number of yearsSports packageYearly vouchers for glassesFree parking space at Palas or free public transportationMeal ticketsAnniversary bonusPillar III pension fund planCSR involvement - yearly budget for donations & a day off for volunteeringCompany eventsAbout CentricAt Centric, we build IT- solutions powering everyday life. Whether you're signing in to a government portal, checking out at the register, or getting work done in a digital workspace, our IT services support the moments that matter for millions of people. Our clients span government, finance, retail, and logistics. Across these domains, every day brings new challenges and opportunities to grow. Show more Show less