Strategic Lead AI - Platforms

As Strategic Lead AI - Platforms, you shape where AI accelerates our strategy and turn this into real impact through pilots, adoption and scalable solutions across our international business unit.

Daarom kies je voor PostNL

Visible work: you shape how AI creates real business impact, from smarter decisions to better customer outcomes across our international Platforms business.
Challenge: you work at the intersection of strategy, AI innovation and international e-commerce logistics in a fast-changing market.
Good atmosphere: you collaborate with colleagues who take initiative, share knowledge and help each other move forward.
Flexibility: you work partly from home and partly at our office near Den Haag Hollands Spoor.
Responsibility: you define the AI direction and have a strong influence on strategic decisions.
Development opportunities: you grow in a complex, international environment with many opportunities to learn and develop.

Dit is jouw rol

As Strategic Lead AI - Platforms, you develop and drive the AI strategy for our Platforms business unit. You decide where AI accelerates our strategy and where it does not. You translate this into a clear roadmap with priorities, owners and measurable outcomes. You work closely with business model leads, senior management and teams across IT, Data & Analytics and Commercial Intelligence.

You identify opportunities, start AI initiatives and guide pilots and experiments with a proof-of-value mindset. You help teams make smart stop-or-scale decisions and ensure successful use cases move towards implementation and ownership. At the same time, you act as an ambassador for AI by driving adoption, improving AI literacy and making AI a practical and safe capability across the organization.

Jouw collega's

You are part of the Platforms Strategy department and work closely with Strategy Development & Execution, IT, Data & Analytics, Commercial Intelligence and senior management. You also connect with PostNL-wide AI stakeholders, such as the AI CoE and AI Transformation team. The environment is international, dynamic and focused on innovation in e-commerce logistics.

Dit bezorgen we jou

An innovative position and work that affects literally every street in the country. We want to become the logistics e-commerce platform of the future, delivering special moments faster, smarter and better. With your mindset, you help us face these challenges. You can count on excellent benefits in the process. The benefits of your position are:

• Salary between €5.513 and €8.014 gross per month (job grade 12) at 39.25 hours per week. But 32 hours is possible too!
• Hybrid working is encouraged and you’ll have flexible working hours. Employees working from home more than two days a week receive a €45 net monthly allowance.
• 8% vacation pay and 25 vacation days on a full-time contract
• Travel allowance for commuting
• An NS Business Card for business travel and commuting
• A good pension plan through our pension fund
• Laptop and smartphone
• Training opportunities and development programs
• Discounts on holidays, events and products

Dit breng je mee

You combine strategic thinking with a practical mindset and can turn complex ideas into real results. You connect people, guide decision-making and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels. You also have the following qualities:

• Master’s degree or equivalent level of thinking.
• Proven experience and affinity with strategy and AI or digital technology.
• Advanced knowledge of AI technology and a solid understanding of the latest industry developments.
• Working knowledge of Responsible AI, including safe use, compliance and governance.
• You have excellent stakeholder management, communication and storytelling skills.
• Proof-of-value mindset: define measurable outcomes, deliver an MVP and support stop-or-scale decisions.
• Excellent command of English, written and spoken. Dutch is a plus.

Nog wat laatste post ...

• As part of the application process, we conduct a background check. This includes a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and reference checks.
• We recruit our own colleagues. Applications from recruitment agencies will therefore be returned.