CDI - Finance Lab Agentic & Automation Lead - Corporate (H/F/X)

Permanent contract, full time

Location: 136 avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly-sur-Seine (France)

Hybrid: up to 2 days/week remote, subject to activity and manager approval

Travel: monthly to England; occasional international travel, including external innovation events and peer‑group meetings

Reporting Line: Head of Agentic & Process Automation, Global Finance Lab (within Global Finance)

Context

Within Global Finance (Direction Générale Finances), the Global Finance Lab – Agentic & Process Automation accelerates adoption of CHANEL technologies and shares best practices. This role is created to anchor that ambition: a hands‑on innovation profile who both builds and frames, turning emerging AI capabilities into trusted, business‑ready solutions for Finance teams.

What you will do

• Build & explore in the Lab: Design, prototype, and build Generative AI assistants and agents for Finance, from first concept to working solution – including conversational agents, agentic workflows, and AI‑augmented automations.
• Lead exploratory lab work on emerging AI and automation capabilities: Assess their maturity, value, and fit for a global luxury Finance context.
• Develop solutions on the Microsoft / Power Platform ecosystem: Bring promising prototypes to a robust, demonstrable state.
• Pioneer the building of agents and personal assistants through automation: Make advanced capabilities accessible to Finance makers without heavy development.
• Frame & qualify: Conduct business framing and specification work, confirm potential ROI and process owner satisfaction.
• Collect, qualify, and prioritize ideas and use cases: Suitable for automation, agents, or generative AI scenarios across Finance processes.
• Prepare and support transfer of mature solutions to build teams for industrialization: When relevant.
• Acculturate & share: Drive workshops, demos, coaching, and events with Finance makers.
• Animate and feed the community of champions: Share best practices, successful use cases, and effective prompts.
• Maintain a continuous technology watch: On LLM and Generative AI developments and translate into practical guidance.
• Represent the Lab in external innovation ecosystems: Including IMA, Microsoft, and peer companies.

Stakeholders you will collaborate with

• Global Process Owners and Global Finance teams (London/Luxembourg)
• Global Finance Lab team members (internal consultants)
• CHANEL TECH contributors
• Regional and divisional champions
• External peers and partners, including Microsoft and the Innovation Makers Alliance (IMA)

What you bring

Must‑have – core (non‑negotiable)

• Generative AI & agentic build expertise – proven, hands‑on experience designing and building Generative AI assistants and AI agents.
• Microsoft tooling & Power Platform – strong practical command of the Microsoft suite and Power Platform.
• LLM & Generative AI watch and practice – demonstrated track record of staying at the forefront.

Must‑have – important

• About 8 years of experience in digital transformation, automation, or innovation delivery.
• Ability to frame business needs and qualify potential ROI with process owners.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and acculturation skills.
• Fluent professional English and French; comfortable in an international, matrix environment.
• Master’s degree (engineering or business school) or equivalent experience.

Nice‑to‑have

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance
• Microsoft Fabric
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Power Platform PL‑series, Azure AI)
• Experience in the luxury sector or a comparable global brand environment.
• Finance domain exposure across processes such as S2P, O2C, R2R, Treasury, and Tax.

You are energized by

• Creating visible business impact for Finance teams.
• Operating close to Finance strategy and influencing how the function transforms.
• The freedom to explore, experiment, and build in a lab environment.
• Working at the forefront of Generative AI and turning emerging capabilities into trusted solutions.
• Knowledge sharing, acculturation, and community animation.
• Navigating a matrix organization.
• Technology watch and change management.
• A sense of service.