Forward Deployed AI Strategist (m/f/d)

About the Position

Forward Deployed AI Strategist (m/f/d)

München, Berlin

Full-time

Permanent employee

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About the Company

OMMAX GmbH – Building Digital Leaders is a digital strategy consultancy based in Europe, specializing in sustainable digital value creation in over 50 countries, while catering to an array of mid-sized companies, large enterprises, and >50 private equity firms around the world. Composed of >400 international experts and with >2.000 realized projects in the fields of digital strategy, digital operational excellence, data science, and transaction advisory services, OMMAX is a front-runner regarding holistic data-driven strategy consulting and end-to-end execution of digital solutions.

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About the Position

We are looking for a Forward Deployed AI Strategist to join our team in Munich or Berlin. In this role, you will work directly with client executives, operators, and technical teams to identify where AI can change decisions, workflows, products, and business performance.

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Responsibilities

• Work directly with client executives, operators, and technical teams to identify where AI can change decisions, workflows, products, and business performance.
• Own the path from ambiguous strategic problem to deployed solution, shaping use cases, success metrics, solution concepts, implementation roadmaps, and adoption models.
• Embed with client teams to understand operational realities and rapidly test assumptions through prototypes, pilots, and direct user feedback.
• Bridge business and engineering by translating strategic priorities into clear technical requirements and helping delivery teams make pragmatic trade-offs.
• Drive alignment across executives, domain experts, data owners, technology teams, governance functions, and end users.
• Track whether deployed solutions create real value and use field evidence to refine the strategy, operating model, and next wave of AI initiatives.
• Turn client learnings into reusable playbooks, offerings, and market insights and support strategic business development for OMMAX.

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Requirements

• Completed university degree with excellent academic performance in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• First professional experience in data management, analytics, digital transformation, or consulting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and enjoy solving complex, open-ended challenges.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and Python as well as cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Familiarity with visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker and modern data platforms.
• Ability to communicate complex topics in a clear and practical way and enjoy working closely with clients and stakeholders.
• Proactive, ownership-driven, and collaborative mindset and thrive in agile, fast-paced environments.
• Fluent in English; additional local language skills are a plus.

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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.