| Job Description |
Alteo is looking for an Innovation Director (AI) for a permanent position based in Montreal.
*** Flexible working arrangements at the employee's discretion + Excellent benefits ***
In a context of rapid technological change, your main role will be to help the company strengthen its capacity for innovation, particularly in AI, search engines, and modern architectures. This role focuses on technological vision, applied research, and innovation; transforming ideas into concrete solutions, in close collaboration with engineering and product teams.
Responsibilities:
- Define and develop the company's technological vision (2–5 years).
- Lead innovation initiatives in AI, LLMs, search engines, and emerging technologies.
- Supervise or contribute to R&D projects, proofs of concept, and experiments.
- Work closely with:
- the VP of Engineering (execution, transfer to teams),
- the product team (customer value alignment),
- management (strategic priorities).
- Conduct structured and relevant technology monitoring to anticipate market and technology developments.
- Contribute to the internal and external promotion of the organization's technological expertise (technology representation).
Profile:
- Technology leadership: Significant experience as a senior architect, technical expert, or technology leader.
- Complex systems: Solid experience in designing and evolving distributed or large-scale architectures.
- Artificial intelligence: Strong interest or practical experience in AI, ML, and LLMs.
- Vision & execution: Ability to think strategically about technology while understanding implementation constraints.
- Career development: Desire to take on an expanded role that could evolve into a VP of Technology position.
Technology environment:
- Backend: Java, Spring Boot, microservices
- Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript
- Search: proprietary engines, advanced indexing
- AI: LLMs, RAG, ML experimentation
- Cloud: AWS
- CI/CD, infrastructure as code, application security
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