Chief Data & AI Engineering Officer

About the Position

Join OMMAX as a Chief Data & AI Engineering Officer to shape the future of digital business models and data-driven value creation.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the vision for OMMAX Data & AI Engineering, building a market-leading capability that turns client ambition into production systems and measurable enterprise value.
• Own the commercial and delivery performance of the portfolio, including growth, profitability, client outcomes, quality, talent, and strategic investment priorities.
• Build trusted executive relationships and advise clients on enterprise AI and data architecture, platform strategy, implementation models, and technology transformation.
• Create the conditions for teams to deliver quickly and responsibly by establishing clear engineering principles, reusable platforms, technical governance, and strong leadership.
• Use insights from client deployments to shape new services, products, partnerships, and differentiated intellectual property for OMMAX.
• Attract, develop, and retain exceptional engineering and architecture talent and build succession across technical and delivery leadership roles.
• Represent OMMAX in the market through strategic client engagements, industry partnerships, events, and thought leadership on production AI and data systems.

Requirements

• Hold an outstanding degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field.
• Bring several years of functional and leadership experience in data, AI, or software engineering environments.
• Demonstrate deep expertise in distributed systems, data platforms, and cloud architectures.
• Have extensive experience designing and scaling production-grade AI and LLM systems, including retrieval and agent-based architectures.
• Be highly proficient in Python and experienced in building scalable, event-driven backend systems.
• Have proven experience in leading teams and managing complex technical projects in client-facing environments.
• Combine strong analytical skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Be fluent in English; additional local language skills are a plus.

We Offer

• Your impact is crucial: You actively shape the digital future in a highly motivated & smart team in direct cooperation with the founders & partners, creating real added value by linking strategy and implementation.
• Your hard work pays off! You benefit from attractive salary packages, participation in sales success and exclusive investment opportunities. In addition, we promote our top talents through the 'Digital Leaders of Tomorrow' program and thus offer you further exciting benefits.
• Your development - our concern: From day one, you will be supported on your journey through a wide range of development opportunities, quickly take on responsibility and have the opportunity to shape your individual career at OMMAX - with us you will become a digital leader!
• Your working environment: You will be immersed in a diverse and family-friendly environment with a strong team spirit, benefitting from a flexible and hybrid working model in one of our offices in Munich, London, Amsterdam, Milan, and Berlin.
• Your view into the future: You will work at the cutting edge and gain valuable insights and practical experience with a focus on digital business models and data-driven value creation in eight forward-looking industries.
• Your benefits on top: You can look forward to regular team events and joint sports sessions, an attractive company pension scheme, access to local fitness and wellness partnerships as well as mobility and meal allowances and a wide range of other company benefits.

Contact

Philipp Ortlieb

Partner & Chief People Officer

Join OMMAX, the leading AI-first consultancy and AI-engineering platform

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