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Are you passionate about creating impactful solutions that drive commerce forward? Do you believe in encouraging and elevating those around you?\nAbout us\nKustom, formerly known as Klarna Checkout (KCO), is the Nordic market leader in digital checkout solutions. Today, we support over 24,000 merchants across more than 170 countries, providing a streamlined checkout experience. We offer localized solutions in 18 markets, tailored to specific languages, currencies, and payment methods. No matter where businesses operate, we deliver a checkout experience that meets the needs of both merchants and shoppers - driving growth globally.\nThe role\nAs AI Lead, you own Kustom's AI product and architecture strategy. You decide where AI creates real business value, build the platform and infrastructure behind it, and enable every engineering team to use AI safely and efficiently.\nThis is hands-on technical leadership that reaches across Product, Engineering, Data, Security, and Leadership. 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