Informazioni sul ruolo

Agile Lab is a company founded in 2014 with the mission to create value for its customers in data-intensive environments through customisable solutions that establish performance-driven processes, sustainable architectures and automated platforms based on data governance best practices. Having delivered over 100 successful Elite Data Engineering initiatives, we have used this experience to create Witboost: a modular, technology-agnostic platform that enables modern organisations to discover, value and leverage their data in both traditional environments and fully compliant Data Mesh architectures. With a highly skilled team of over 300 data engineers based in Europe, Agile Lab helps organisations with their data-driven transformation.

• Lead complex data/AI projects from start to finish, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with company standards;

• Actively contribute to delivery when needed (including hands-on coding) to help the team meet deadlines and objectives;

• Collaborate with clients to deeply understand functional and technical needs, translating them into roadmaps and actionable solutions;

• Develop strong, persuasive technical and commercial proposals;

• Monitor project progress to ensure quality, on-time delivery, and budget compliance;

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to proactively manage risks, priorities, requirements, and deviations;

• Plan and coordinate activities across multiple teams, managing capacity, workloads, dependencies, and resources;

• Lead teams of up to 25 people, balancing technical guidance, individual growth, and team performance;

• Identify and address both technical and non-technical issues decisively, proposing sustainable solutions;

• Spot and nurture emerging leaders within teams, supporting their professional development;

• Help foster and maintain a healthy, transparent, and results-oriented work environment.

• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field;

• 6+ years of experience in development roles and at least 2 years in leadership positions on critical and complex AI/data projects (data platforms, massive data analytics, streaming analytics, ML and AI initiatives);

• Experience as a distributed data/AI systems/platform architect, with the ability to design scalable, evolutionary, and maintainable systems;

• Strong understanding of traditional and AI-assisted software development lifecycle (SDLC), with the ability to ensure quality and stability;

• Experience drafting and negotiating technical and commercial proposals;

• Excellent multi-team planning and management skills (capacity management, optimising utilisation, deadlines, task assignment, margin protection);

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to handle critical conversations and negotiate with clients, vendors and stakeholders;

• Strategic vision and deep knowledge of the business domain;

• Action-oriented and strong problem-solving mindset;

• Experience in mentoring, coaching, and supporting the professional growth of team members;

• Familiarity with cloud-native and data/AI modern technologies and frameworks

• Proactivity and ownership;

• Clear and structured communication;

• Ability to influence without formal authority;

• Strong technical and human leadership;

• Impact-driven decision-making;

• Ability to balance technical, business, and delivery needs.

• Full Remote or hybrid working in our offices: Milan, Turin, Padua, Bologna, Catania and Rende;

• Real work-life balance;

• Training monthly budget (time and money);

• A structured career path with clear expectations and salary for each level;

• Support of a buddy in the first week of work;

• A coach as a guide in choosing the most suitable experiences for your ambitions;

• Benefits and corporate welfare programs: company prizes and welcome pack with all the equipment you need to work;

• Agile Nomads Experience: opportunity to work for 2 weeks abroad;

• Referral bonus, if you bring people as talented as you;

• The opportunity to attend one conference per year;

• A company rated 4.8 out of 5 for employee satisfaction on Glassdoor and certified as a Great Place to Work;

• Inclusive environment where you can be who you really are;

• Stimulating environment oriented to growth, both professional and personal.

• We don't like hierarchies: we work as a team;

• We don't like bureaucracies, we prefer a sense of responsibility;

• We like data, certainly, so anything that is measurable;

• We want to make a positive change in our industry;

• Empathy, humility, collaboration, and willingness to challenge ourselves are the basis of our work.