D&A AI Architect

Key Skills

Algorithms, ChatGPT, CUDA/GPU programming, JavaScript, Machine learning techniques, MongoDB, Node.js, NumPy, Oracle, Python Programming

Job Description

ABOUT UNILEVER:

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

ABOUT UNIOPS:

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

AI skill and Architecture background

UniOps’ purpose unleashes the power of people, experiences, technology, data, and performance to deliver experiences that grow, fuel, and protect Unilever and our stakeholders.

The Data and Analytics (D&A) team plays a critical role in driving Unilever’s Growth and Fuel for Growth, empowering our people to make smarter and faster decisions to unlock value. Our vision is to transform Unilever to become truly Data Intelligent, delivering superior performance through data-driven decisions.

About D&A – Context and Vision

Digital technology is transforming business, creating huge amounts of data. Our belief is that those companies that can truly harness data and deploy analytics at scale, will be those that succeed in the future.

Our vision is to elevate data and data use across Unilever, to transform Unilever into a Data-Intelligent enterprise, where every decision and action is powered by the best data and advanced analytics (AI) to deliver on our business goals. It’s about empowering our employees, helping them to make smarter and faster decisions and freeing up their capacity to focus on growth and the decisions that matter. Decisions about our categories, brands, channels, key markets, and our people.

We are helping to lead Unilever into the Future of Work, combining the best of human intelligence and machine through data-intelligent decision-making.

Who we are and what we do

We are a passionate team of over 350 data experts, data scientists, information experts, technical specialists, and business analysts. We operate as ‘One D&A’, made up of Global engagement and expertise teams, based in our key hubs including India, the UK, and US, and local UniOps in Market D&A teams, based in our key markets. Together, we combine the best of global for scale and efficiency, and local for intimacy and impact.

‘We are in the midst of a paradigm shift where the intelligence of machines will complement human ingenuity to do good, do better and smarter” – Sanjiv Mehta, Unilever President, South Asia

Our key objectives as D&A are to:

Set the Unilever data strategy and lay the foundations to maximise the value of our data​. Deliver the connected Data Platform to accelerate access to integrated and trusted data at scale across the company for analytics and decisions​. Embed core data and analytics capabilities, leading to automation, AI, and Big Data to boost Unilever’s decision intelligence. Lead the Data and Analytics Culture to build a future-fit workforce that values and adopts data-intelligent decision-making across all levels.

We are also passionate about powering our growth with purpose, building a diverse and inclusive team and culture, for example through our #WomenInData program, and continuing to innovate in the use of data and AI to meet our sustainability goals.

Role Profile

As a part of the D&A Architecture team, the AI architect role will be responsible for shaping and implementing AI strategies, leveraging expertise in architecture design, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI,

Python, and Databricks. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative AI solutions that drive business success.

Design Solutions and implement generative AI models and algorithms, utilizing state-of-the-art techniques such as GPT, VAE, and GANs.

Work on integrating the cloud GenAI algorithms like ChatGPT, Bard, PaLM etc.

• Design and develop AI web application using python and organization approved large language models
• Prompt Engineering for Gen AI algorithms
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define AI project requirements and objectives, ensuring alignment with overall business goals and providing standard building block architecture
• Research the latest advancements in generative AI, machine learning, and deep learning techniques, and identify opportunities to integrate them into our products and services.
• Optimize & fine tune existing generative AI models for improved performance, scalability, and efficiency.

Key Accountabilities

AI / ML Architecture design

• Provide technical expertise and guidance in AI/ML technologies and methodologies to the Technical Architects and ML engineers.
• Design and develop AI application using python, langchain, python web framework, large language models like GPT (Azure OpenAI), Llama2, Google VertexAI etc.
• Need to stay up to date with the latest advancements in the field of AI-ML ,Data Science and Data Analytics and also guide the team in applying best practices and innovative solutions.
• Drive research activities to explore new AI/ML technologies, techniques and processes.
• Should be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams, sales and pre-sales team, and business stakeholders, to understand requirements, align priorities, and drive the integration of AI/ML solutions into services
• Ensure the quality and performance of AI/ML models, systems, and algorithms.
• Contribute to the development of AI/ML strategy and roadmaps aligned with business goals.

Vendor and cross platform team engagement

• Engage with Third Party Vendor teams.
• Setting up and managing the governance mechanisms for vendor delivery including periodic reviews and meetings as per the defined governance mechanism.
• Partner with Suppliers to implement actions for continuous improvement of service and proactive actions.

All About You

Essential Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Masters in computer applications .
• 5+ years of experience in building, delivery ML/AI workloads on Cloud (preferably Azure)
• Hands on Python coding experience with exposure to CI/CD and git hub etc
• Experience in Azure data factory , Data bricks .
• Experience in architecting and designing scalable data warehouse & AI solutions
• Exposure to Retail and CPG industry is a plus.
• Very strong analytical skills which allows to evaluate problems, attention to detail, critical thinking ability to analyse problem and reach solution and take informed decisions.
• Experience in working with geographically diverse team.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in BI and Data Warehousing
• Working knowledge of Azure Cloud

Key Skills Required

Professional Skills (foundation/practitioner/mentor)

• Gen AI - Practitioner
• Data Warehousing - Practitioner
• Coding - Practitioner
• Architecture design – Practitioner
• Analytics Solution Design - Practitioner
• Data lifecycle management – Foundation

Leadership Skills

• Demonstrates strong Inner game:
• Strong Design Thinking/Agility and innovation mindset – intellectually curious, constantly looking to develop, embraces change with sense of urgency and enjoys positively challenging status quo
• Personal drive and ability to inspire and engage others towards action
• Personal mastery –emotionally resilient; always bringing the best of themselves
• Demonstrates great Outer game:
• Credible business acumen – shows understanding of business, commercials and performance metrics. Has gravitas to effectively influence senior stakeholder within a functional and business context
• Encourages experimentation, bringing the outside in, and intelligent risk taking
• Brings the voice of the consumer and internal customer into everything they do
• Passion for high performance – creating motivation and focus to drive execution at speed

• A talent catalyst – encouraging collaboration and inclusivity, empowering teams to be their best

What do we offer:

From our foundation, Unilever has been a purpose-driven company. Today, our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace. We are working to create a brighter future every day with brands and services that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. That includes us – the people who work for Unilever, as well as the world around us. Unilever’s flexible rewards and benefits are designed to help us all have sustainable households, for whatever life stage you are at now and in the future.

These include:

• Great work environment
• Flexible work environment built on trust and autonomy
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Well-being hub with access to benefits such as Healthcare, eye tests, health checks, occupational physio

We are a key advocate of well-being and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes, and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

And last but certainly not least - the chance to be a part of a dynamic team with the backing of the globally renowned Unilever brand.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing the development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.