ABOUT US

The appliedAI Initiative elevates Europe’s industry to become shapers in the age of AI, creating a future that we desire to live in. Through our ecosystem of strong partners, comprehensive programs, services and solutions we advance companies holistically on their AI journey. With our uniquely diverse, interdisciplinary, and driven team, we build on deep technical expertise while specializing on applicability of the solutions. We share a mindset of collaboration and openness with our ecosystem of leading companies and tech players. Our common goal is to strengthen the European landscape, jointly creating unique knowledge for applying trustworthy AI.

YOUR MISSION

We are looking for an AI Project Lead (m/f/x) eager to actively shape appliedAI’s role as a leading ally in assisting our client companies to leverage AI for business transformation. You will be a close sparring partner to these organizations, helping to initiate and/or scale their AI ambitions. This includes guiding them in defining and setting up their AI strategies, developing their AI use case portfolio and creating an organizational setup to bring it into action. As an AI Project Lead you will work closely with our (Technical) AI Strategist as well as intersections with adjacent teams, such as AI Engineering, Capabilities or Trustworthy AI. In addition to the work with individual partners, you contribute to developing, tech-enabling and managing a set of unique assets in the Strategy & Transformation space to help our ecosystem advancing in the age of AI.

Your tasks will include:

• Acting as a sparring partner for AI strategy to our partners and customers - from DAX to larger “Mittelstand” companies - this involves managing engagements with our partner companies as well as communicating with top management and C-level executives
• Driving the development and implementation of AI strategies, establishing effective AI operating models and compiling high-value use case portfolios
• Responsibility for scoping customer projects based on their specific needs and leading the execution as a project manager
• Leading cross-functional project teams (e.g., AI Strategists, AI Engineers), to deliver the highest value to our customers and developing our team capabilities internally
• Taking a leading role in building deep and trustworthy relationships with customers and identifying additional AI opportunities to get customers to the next AI maturity level, including leveraging advancements in AI technologies like AI agents to drive customer value
• Co-owning topics within the Strategy & Transformation team, being recognized as thought leader for a topic, and further developing top-notch assets that allow for scaling our offering
• Staying up to date and in touch with relevant strategic AI questions and AI state-of-the-art research to understand opportunities and requirements

ABOUT US

Find out more on https://www.appliedai.de/ and https://www.appliedai-institute.de

• Acting as a sparring partner for AI strategy to our partners and customers - from DAX to larger “Mittelstand” companies - this involves managing engagements with our partner companies as well as communicating with top management and C-level executives
• Driving the development and implementation of AI strategies, establishing effective AI operating models and compiling high-value use case portfolios
• Responsibility for scoping customer projects based on their specific needs and leading the execution as a project manager
• Leading cross-functional project teams (e.g., AI Strategists, AI Engineers), to deliver the highest value to our customers and developing our team capabilities internally
• Taking a leading role in building deep and trustworthy relationships with customers and identifying additional AI opportunities to get customers to the next AI maturity level, including leveraging advancements in AI technologies like AI agents to drive customer value
• Co-owning topics within the Strategy & Transformation team, being recognized as thought leader for a topic, and further developing top-notch assets that allow for scaling our offering
• Staying up to date and in touch with relevant strategic AI questions and AI state-of-the-art research to understand opportunities and requirement