AI Transformation Lead

At Rydoo, we make expense management simple, so people can focus on the important work, not their receipts. More than one million users trust us to submit, approve, and control expenses faster and smarter.

Semine shares that same mission. Since 2015, the team has been building AI technology that removes the repetitive, time-consuming parts of accounting, helping finance teams work smarter.

In July 2025, Semine joined forces with Rydoo to shape the future of financial automation. Together, we’re creating a complete, AI-powered platform that simplifies accounts payable and expense management, helping businesses run simpler, faster and smarter financial operations.

We’re a global team of +200 people who believe great tech should make life easier. If you have big ideas and want to build something that actually helps people, you’ll fit right in.

Rydoo in a snapshot

• Ambitious international team
• 33 nationalities speaking over 15 languages
• 240+ employees across multiple countries
• Easy-to-use spend management app available on iPhone and Android
• Supporting over 10,000+ clients and 1 million+ users worldwide
• 4.6 employer score on Glassdoor
• Hybrid work policy

Role Purpose

At Rydoo, we believe AI is not just a technology shift, but a cultural and operational transformation. To accelerate this transformation, we have created the Rydoo AI Guild, a cross-functional group of AI champions helping drive adoption, experimentation, and impact across the organization. Until now, the Guild has been composed of contributors balancing this role alongside their primary responsibilities. We are now introducing a dedicated, permanent role to maximize its impact.

The AI Guild Lead will act as the central driver of AI culture, adoption, and coordination across Rydoo. This is a highly transversal role at the intersection of technology, operations, and change management.

The Role

You are the engine behind Rydoo's AI adoption.

You will work closely with the AI Guild, functional teams, and leadership to turn AI from scattered initiatives into a structured, measurable, and scalable capability across the company.

You are not here to "do AI alone", but to enable the entire organization to leverage AI effectively. This role reports to the CEO (initially), with potential evolution as the organization scales.

Responsibilities

AI culture & adoption

• Drive AI literacy and usage across all teams (Product, Engineering, Sales, Finance, HR, etc.)
• Ensure AI becomes part of day-to-day workflows, not isolated experiments
• Define and promote best practices for responsible and effective AI usage
• Contribute to building a strong internal AI culture (events, rituals, communication)

Guild orchestration

• Lead and coordinate the Rydoo AI Guild
• Structure Guild initiatives, priorities, and outputs
• Ensure continuity despite member rotation
• Facilitate collaboration across functions and ensure balanced representation

Use case identification & execution

• Identify high-impact AI use cases across the organization
• Help teams prioritize and execute these use cases
• Support teams in moving from ideas to real, measurable outcomes
• Ensure learnings are shared and scaled across the company

Tooling & enablement

• Help evaluate and guide the selection of AI tools (company-wide and team-specific)
• Ensure coherence in tooling choices across the organization
• Support onboarding and effective usage of selected tools (e.g. Claude or others)
• Act as a bridge between technical capabilities and business needs

AI governance & responsible usage

• Promote safe and compliant use of AI tools (data privacy, security, policies)
• Work with IT/Security and Legal when needed
• Help define guardrails without slowing down adoption

Measurement & impact

• Define KPIs to track AI adoption and impact (productivity, quality, speed)
• Monitor progress across teams
• Ensure AI initiatives translate into tangible business outcomes

What success looks like (12-18 months)

• AI is widely adopted across teams with clear, structured usage patterns
• Multiple high-impact AI use cases are deployed across functions
• The AI Guild is a recognized and effective driver of change
• Employees are more autonomous and confident in using AI tools
• Measurable productivity and quality gains are visible across the organisation
• AI usage is both ambitious and responsible (secure, compliant, relevant)

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in a role combining technology, operations, or transformation
• Strong exposure to AI tools and ecosystems (LLMs, automation tools, etc.)
• Experience in change management, enablement, or cross-functional projects
• Background in SaaS or fast-growing environments is a strong plus
• Highly pragmatic: you focus on outcomes, not theory
• Strong ability to influence without formal authority
• Comfortable working across all levels of the organization
• Curious and hands-on with AI tools
• Structured thinker, able to turn ambiguity into actionable plans
• Strong communication skills, able to simplify complex topics

Why this role is interesting

• You are at the centre of one of the most critical transformations of the company
• You operate across all teams and functions
• You help define how Rydoo leverages AI, not just follow it
• You combine strategy, execution, and culture building
• You have a direct and visible impact on performance and ways of working

Benefits

Next to our amazing team, informal & international company culture and our mission to become the N1 expense management tool in Europe, we offer some nice benefits that make working at Rydoo even more fun:

• A competitive package, including salary and benefits
• Meal vouchers of €9 per day
• Rydoo Hybrid work policy: decide for yourself where you are most efficient
• Rydoo On Tour: our international mobility program that gives employees the possibility to temporarily relocate to one of the countries we have a Rydoo office.
• Professional freedom and a flexible work environment
• Upskilling through training and coaching programs
• Regular company and team events
• Wonderful international team with more than 33 different nationalities
• Free Portuguese language classes
• Spectacular onboarding program for all new Rydooer’s
• Free drinks, fruits & snacks to provide you with all the energy to do your job + the occasional after work drink, and great parties (believe us 😉 )
• Permanent contract