Compensation
€75k+ gross annually
Head of AI/ML
Head of Data & AI
Le CabRH · Recruitment / HR Services · 📍 Lille - 59
First strategic data & AI leader hire at a fast-growing French company, tasked with turning raw data into competitive advantage and building the function from the ground up under the CTO.
AI maturity
building
Reports to
CTO
Company stage
scale-up
Source
apec
Key responsibilities
- Define and own the company-wide data & AI strategy
- Build and structure the data function from the ground up
- Act as cross-functional bridge between product, business, and technical teams
- Drive data-to-value initiatives to generate competitive differentiation
- Establish data governance, infrastructure, and tooling standards
Requirements
- Proven experience leading data strategy at a scaling organization
- Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on technical levels
- Strong stakeholder management across business and engineering teams
Signals
- ⚠ Salary floor of €75k is below market for a true C-level data executive in France
- ⚠ Posted via a recruitment agency (Le CabRH) — actual employer identity unknown, limiting due diligence
- ⚠ Minimal role detail provided; scope and deliverables are vague
- ⚠ No mention of existing data team, tooling, or infrastructure
- ✓ Direct report to CTO signals organizational seriousness
- ✓ Strong growth context implies budget and mandate exist
- ✓ Cross-functional visibility (product, business, tech) indicates strategic influence
- ✓ First data leader hire creates opportunity to shape the function entirely