Head of Intelligence

About the Position

Head of Intelligence

At Avenga, we believe that human creativity empowers technology that matters. Operating globally, our 6000+ specialists provide a full spectrum of services, including business and tech advisory, enterprise solutions, CX, UX and UI design, managed services, product development, and software development.

We’re growing an AI-native engineering practice inside an established European technology services company. The positioning, architecture framework, and commercial model are in place. We now need the leader who structures and scales the practice, turning the foundation into a strong revenue-generating practice.

If that sounds like running a startup inside a big services company - it is. That’s exactly what this is.

You’ll sit on the CTO Office leadership team and own the Intelligence pillar end to end.

In your first six months, you’ll be hands-on: leading the delivery of our first lighthouse engagements, recruiting the team, and converting existing client relationships into AI pipeline.

In the twelve months that follow, you’ll scale: repeatable delivery, published IP, a maturing partner ecosystem, and a practice that stands on its own.

The strategy is defined, but it isn’t sealed. You’ll inherit a fully articulated foundation - market positioning, layered reference architecture, workshop toolkit, technology radar, proposition cards, sales enablement - and you’ll pressure-test it against real client engagements and real internal debate.

We want someone who can execute against the plan and sharpen it as it meets the market.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AI-native engineering practice in Europe.
• Structure and scale the practice, turning the foundation into a strong revenue-generating practice.
• Sit on the CTO Office leadership team and own the Intelligence pillar end to end.
• Lead the delivery of the first lighthouse engagements.
• Recruit the team and convert existing client relationships into AI pipeline.
• Scale the practice to achieve repeatable delivery, published IP, a maturing partner ecosystem, and a practice that stands on its own.

Requirements

Non-negotiable

• Experience leading an AI, ML, or data science team in a services or consulting context.
• Ability to personally lead delivery and be the lead architect on engagements.
• Deep, current technical credibility across the modern AI stack.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture and integration.
• Ability to stand in front of a client CTO and articulate why an architecture decision matters.

Strong preferences

• EU-based or willing to be.
• Working familiarity with the EU AI Act, GDPR, or regulated-industry AI deployment.
• Scaling track record.
• Services-business instinct.
• Public profile with published articles, talks, open-source contributions, or a visible LinkedIn presence.

What You'll Have

• A direct reporting line to the Group CTO, a seat on the CTO Office leadership team, and visibility to the CEO and board.
• A fully articulated strategy and asset library.
• An established European client base to sell into.
• The Avenga AI Centre of Excellence as your primary delivery hub.
• A partnership roster in progress with hyperscalers, frontier model providers, and data platform vendors.
• Autonomy to hire, choose tools, design the practice, and set the culture.

Why This Role

You’ll take a front-row seat in Avenga’s journey as an AI-native engineering business. The role sits close to where strategic decisions are made, with authorship over the direction of that journey - backed by the clients, engineering depth, and delivery reach of an established European technology business.

It’s a role that grows as you grow it.

Build a reputation, not just a team.

At Avenga, everyone matters. We provide equal opportunities in recruitment, career development, and leadership, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic. We are committed to fostering a work environment where our diverse community of employees, candidates, and business partners actively shapes our growth.

Locations

• Bulgaria, EU Countries, UK

Technology

• AI

Seniority

• Leadership level

Application Process

1. APPLICATION: Send us your application.
2. REVIEW: Our team carefully reviews every application.
3. TALENT ACQUISITION INTERVIEW: Meet our Talent team.
4. TECHNICAL INTERVIEW: Dive deeper into your expertise.
5. CUSTOMER INTERVIEW: Align with our clients.
6. JOB OFFER: If it’s the right match, we will send you an offer.
7. WELCOME: Your new team is excited to meet you and build something great together.

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