Description

Head of the AI Lab — AI Lab (Madrid, Pan-European) | Digital & Technology Services EMEA

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M;) is a integral professional services firm known for driving change and delivering results for companies, investors, and government entities. With a focus on operational, financial, and digital transformation, A&M; combines deep industry expertise with hands-on execution to help clients accelerate growth, improve performance, and create long-term value. Our people are action-oriented, entrepreneurial, and collaborative—committed to making a measurable impact for clients across sectors and geographies.

The Team

• The AI Lab is A&M;’s forward-deployed AI engineering capability within Digital & Technology Services EMEA, launching from Madrid and expanding across Europe.
• We embed inside client teams to design, build, and ship AI agents, automations, and accelerators that move from advisory insight into production reality—and stay there.
• We partner closely with A&M;’s AI Managing Directors and practices (PEPI, CTS, FSI, Restructuring, DTS)



to shape opportunities, deliver on client platforms, and scale impact across a pan-European remit.

How You Will Contribute

• Build and lead A&M;’s AI engineering capability in Europe—own the team, operating model, delivery standards, and market positioning alongside A&M;’s AI Managing Directors.
• Design the capability end to end: engagement lifecycle, definition of done, quality gates, handover standards, and clear guardrails for what we will not ship.
• Hire the founding engineers and architects; set and maintain a high hiring bar; establish the recruitment engine for rapid, sustained team growth.
• Own team development: training, certification, and platform depth kept current as the technology evolves.
• Build depth across major enterprise AI platforms; establish tooling, environments, reusable assets, accelerators, reference architectures, and guardrail patterns.
• Define how the Lab co

📌 Head of the AI Lab — AI Lab (Madrid)
🏢 Alvarez And Marsal
📍 Madrid