Tupande AI Engineering Lead (Fixed-term)

Job Description

Requirements

• A proven track record of personally building and deploying production-grade AI and automation solutions, combined with a builder mindset for solving real-world business problems.
• Ability to balance hands-on delivery with effective team leadership, coaching, and mentorship to strengthen technical capability.
• Strong business and operational acumen, with the ability to navigate complex priorities and balance innovation against operational requirements.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive the organizational adoption of new technologies.
• A strong ownership mindset, with clear accountability for delivering measurable business outcomes and enhancing the customer experience.
• Driven by a passion for leveraging technology to improve farmer impact, combined with high learning agility and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Strong AI engineering, automation engineering, and software development capability
• Demonstrated experience building and deploying production-grade AI, automation, and intelligent workflow solutions
• Strong solution design, systems-thinking, and workflow orchestration capability
• Strong API, integration, middleware, and enterprise systems integration experience
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into business processes, enterprise systems, and operational workflows
• Ability to translate business challenges into practical AI and automation solutions
• Ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and guide solution design decisions
• Strong experimentation, analytical, and problem-solving capability
• Ability to assess emerging technologies and determine practical business application

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities where AI, automation, and intelligent systems can improve customer experience, operational efficiency, decision-making, and business performance
• Translate organizational priorities into a clear pipeline of high-impact AI and automation initiatives
• Support the development and execution of Tupande's AI and automation roadmap
• Ensure AI and automation investments remain aligned to business priorities and deliver measurable value
• Personally lead the full lifecycle (design, development, deployment, and scaling) of AI-enabled solutions, workflows, and automation capabilities
• Architect and integrate AI solutions seamlessly across existing enterprise applications, data platforms, and operational systems
• Build scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions that solve real business problems and fit specific operational needs
• Balance innovation and delivery speed with long-term technical sustainability, risk management, and strategic requirements
• Guide technical decision-making across AI, analytics, and process improvement initiatives
• Maintain high engineering standards through rigorous architecture, code, and technical reviews
• Champion adoption of automation, AI, and intelligent ways of working across the organization
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual effort, improve controls, and enhance decision quality
• Support the responsible adoption of emerging AI technologies and best practices
• Ensure AI and automation initiatives are operationalized successfully and achieve intended outcomes
• Mentor engineers to strengthen AI, automation, and integration capabilities through hands-on guidance, pair-building, and technical reviews
• Establish governance and operating standards to ensure consistent, high-quality execution
• Drive a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Deliver solutions that consistently meet business goals, timelines, and adoption targets
• Monitor the performance, adoption, and impact of AI and automation solutions across the organization
• Proactively identify operational, technical, ethical, and adoption risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Continuously improve the effectiveness, sustainability, and value realization of deployed solutions
• Ensure the AI and automation portfolio continues to support Tupande's long-term growth and strategic ambitions