Senior Machine Learning Engineer / AI Lead

**Senior Machine Learning Engineer / AI Lead \| Stockholm \| Permanent** A well‑established Nordic financial institution with a reputation for trust, long‑term thinking and genuine employee empowerment is hiring its first dedicated AI Lead. This is a rare opportunity to build an organisation’s AI foundation from the ground up all carried out within a stable, values‑driven environment that blends big‑bank capability with small‑bank culture. Why This Role Matters * First‑in AI hire with clear executive sponsorship * Direct influence over the bank’s AI strategy, tooling and operating model * Opportunity to design and operationalise production‑ready AI solutions end‑to‑end * Flat hierarchy and short decision paths—ideas turn into action quickly * Highly respected Data organisation with very high internal satisfaction scores * A supportive, low‑ego culture focused on collaboration, responsibility and long‑term impact What You Will Lead * Own and execute AI/ML initiatives from concept → development → production * Architect, build and deploy ML and AI models using robust MLOps practices * Drive monitoring, retraining, CI/CD and model lifecycle management * Collaborate across business, IT, data, risk, compliance and legal * Ensure solutions meet regulatory and governance standards (GDPR, upcoming EU AI regulations, etc.) * Establish best practices, guidelines and AI ways‑of‑working across the organisation * Act as the internal subject‑matter expert for all AI and Machine Learning topics Must‑have experience * Proven track record delivering production ML/AI solutions * Strong hands‑on engineering competence (Python or similar) * Solid experience with MLOps, deployment pipelines, monitoring * Comfortable working with unstructured data (text, documents, audio) * Experience building or integrating LLM‑based and generative AI solutions * Familiarity with cloud or modern data platform environments * Strong understanding of data protection, governance and security in regulated settings * Ability to drive work independently and take full ownership of technical delivery Nice to have * Experience in banking, financial services or insurance * Familiarity with responsible AI frameworks and governance models Personality fit * Pragmatic, steady, reliable; someone who leads through consistency and responsibility, not ego * A collaborator who values teamwork, delivery, and long\-term thinking What They Offer * Salary 75–85,000 SEK * Excellent pension, insurance and financial benefits (including outstanding employee mortgage rates) * Hybrid working – Stockholm office * A development‑focused environment with strong internal mobility and leadership programs * A culture of trust, personal responsibility and genuinely low hierarchy Why Join * Shape and lead the AI direction of a respected Nordic bank * Build real, production‑grade AI solutions with direct business impact * Work in a culture that values competence, humility and long‑term thinking * Become the central figure in establishing the bank’s modern AI capabilities