Senior Finance Automation Architect

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WHO WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for a Senior Finance Automation Architect who will join our Strategic Transformation team.

The Senior Finance Automation Architect is a senior individual contributor and the principal technical designer of AI-driven solutions across the Finance organization. Reporting to the Director Strategic Transformation this role will partner closely with the finance organization (FP&A Accounting Treasury and adjacent business teams) to translate complex finance problems into pragmatic production-grade technical solutions with a strong emphasis on agentic AI intelligent automation and machine learning for forecasting and planning.

This is an execution-first role focused on prototyping building and launching production-grade solutions that deliver measurable impact for Finance. Beyond direct execution the AI Architect will help influence technical direction define architectural standards and establish new ways of working across the organization.

As part of our global hiring process we kindly ask that resumes/CVs be submitted in English as its our primary business language across teams and regions.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Agentic AI & Intelligent Automation

• Architect and build agentic AI systems that automate finance workflows including close consolidations variance analysis management reporting and ad-hoc analytical requests.
• Design multi-agent orchestration systems (planner retriever executor reviewer) with appropriate guardrails evaluations and human-in-the-loop checkpoints.
• Identify high-leverage automation opportunities across the finance value chain and translate them into clear architectural blueprints prototypes and production roadmaps.
• Define standards for prompt engineering tool integration RAG memory and agent observability to ensure consistency and reliability across solutions.
• Partner with Engineering IT and Security to productionize agents addressing identity access secrets management audit logging and change control.

AI/ML for FP&A & Forecasting

• Design and implement machine learning models for revenue expense cash flow and driver-based forecasting scenario modeling and anomaly detection.
• Lead the evolution from traditional spreadsheet-driven forecasting toward predictive and probabilistic approaches including time-series hierarchical and causal modeling techniques.
• Embed AI-generated insights and narratives into the FP&A planning cycle partnering with FP&A leaders to ensure outputs are interpretable trusted and actionable.
• Establish backtesting model monitoring drift detection and performance benchmarks so that models remain accurate and credible over time.
• Champion experimentation: define hypotheses run controlled pilots and measure impact on forecast accuracy cycle time and decision quality.

Technical Leadership & Influence

• Serve as the senior-most AI technical voice within Finance setting technical direction reviewing designs and raising the bar on engineering quality across initiatives.
• Provide hands-on prototyping and reference implementations that de-risk new ideas and accelerate delivery for partner teams.
• Mentor and uplift finance analysts FP&A partners and adjacent engineering teams on AI and ML concepts patterns and responsible use.
• Represent Finance in cross-functional AI governance forums contributing to enterprise AI strategy standards and reusable platform capabilities.

Responsible AI Governance & Risk

• Establish and enforce responsible AI practices for Finance including model risk management bias and fairness reviews explainability and human oversight.
• Define evaluation frameworks and acceptance criteria for AI outputs used in financial decisions and reporting contexts.
• Maintain a clear inventory of finance AI use cases models and agents with documented owners data lineage controls and review cadence.
• Stay ahead of evolving AI regulation and external standards relevant to financial services and corporate finance and translate them into practical internal guidelines.

Innovation & Continuous Learning

• Maintain deep current expertise in foundation models agent frameworks ML tooling and the rapidly evolving finance AI ecosystem.
• Run structured pilots and proofs-of-concept to evaluate emerging capabilities and translate promising results into a defensible production roadmap.
• Curate a portfolio of high-impact AI use cases for Finance balancing quick wins with foundational longer-horizon investments.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 10 years of progressive experience in AI/ML software engineering or applied data science including significant time as a senior IC principal or staff-level architect.
• Demonstrated experience designing and shipping production AI systems ideally including agentic AI LLM-based applications and ML for forecasting or planning use cases.
• Deep hands-on expertise with modern AI tooling: foundation models and APIs agent frameworks RAG patterns vector stores orchestration tools and ML libraries (e.g. scikit-learn PyTorch TensorFlow statsmodels Prophet or equivalents).
• Strong software engineering fundamentals Python APIs version control testing CI/CD cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) and modern data stacks.
• Solid working knowledge of finance and FP&A concepts: budgeting forecasting variance analysis driver-based planning management reporting and the systems that support them (ERP EPM/CPM data warehouse BI).
• Experience working with or building on top of finance-relevant data general ledger sub-ledgers headcount sales pipeline and operational drivers with a strong appreciation for data quality and lineage.
• Working understanding of responsible AI model risk management security privacy and audit considerations relevant to enterprise finance.

At our company we value diversity and actively encourage it we believe a variety of perspectives and backgrounds makes us stronger. We focus on potential rather than on having a perfect CV. If this role excites you and you believe you could grow into it even if you dont tick every single box in the requirements wed love to hear from you!

LOCATION

While we have offices in Milan and Madrid you can benefit from our flexible hybrid model empowering you to work where youre most effective.

WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT SHOPFULLY

An opportunity to thrive in a rapidly scaling multinational company

A vibrant informal and inclusive work environment

We champion autonomy flexibility and a hybrid work model empowering you to own your work

Access to learning opportunities and regular feedback sessions

Enjoy our central modern offices featuring fresh snacks coffee (including vegan options!) and ergonomic setups

Engage in meaningful team events: offsites happy hours company parties and celebrations that unite us beyond daily tasks

We provide all the necessary equipment for you to work effectively and set up your workspace wherever you are

Benefit from additional country-specific advantages based on local contracts and practices

WHO WE ARE

Were a team of 450 people (and counting!) from 30 different nationalities. Were on a mission to innovate and we believe the key to that is seeing the world through a variety of perspectives. Thats why building a more diverse team as well as bringing in even more talent is so important for us.

TO FEEL AT HOME IN SHOPFULLY YOU NEED

• Progress Over Perfection: We move forward. a fast-moving world speed with purpose beats certainty without action. Momentum mattersnot for its own sake but because it drives results.

• Clarity Through Transparency: We bring each other along. We work in teams not silos. Transparency gives context and context enables action. That means we share decisions early publish work in progress and document outcomes so others can learn move faster and build better.

• Learn Loudly: We grow by doing and by daring. Big bets unlock big breakthroughs. But real innovation demands risk and risk always carries the possibility of failure. Thats not a flaw. Its the price of ambition.

• Challenge with Empathy: We speak up even when its hardbecause candor shows care and leads to better outcomes. Listening deeply is how we grow. Disagreeing openly is how we build trust.

Always Build Better: We are buildersof products systems and ideas. But more than that we are builders of better. Better has no finish line. Its a mindset.

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