Head of AI Center of Excellence (m/f/d)
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About the Position
Head of AI Center of Excellence (m/f/d)
- Locations: Dresden, Heilbronn, Bonn, Hannover, Darmstadt, München, Ilmenau, Schwäbisch Hall, Leipzig
- Type: Full-time
- Remote: Hybrid (office and home office)
We are seeking a visionary leader to spearhead our AI strategy and drive transformative change across our operations. As the Head of our new AI Center of Excellence, you will be instrumental in translating our AI strategy into tangible results. You will establish a Group CEO-sponsored seat on our Tech and AI Board and lead three businesses in revolutionizing their workflows. Your role will involve leading a dedicated team, supported by AI Partners embedded in every business and a network of champions across DACH, the Nordics, and Benelux. This is a unique opportunity to shape strategy, execute with real resources, and significantly impact how our 600-person group operates.
Communardo is a leading provider of software solutions and consulting services for the digital workplace. Our passion lies in modern work, agile processes, communication, and cooperation within companies. Our experts assist customers across industries in selecting the right software, implementing intelligent solutions, and developing customized apps. We support the introduction and operation of your solutions through training, change management, and managed services.
Responsibilities
- AI Adoption: Oversee end-to-end AI adoption, including training, weekly AI Spotlight, use case library, annual hackathon, and approved-tool landscape.
- Process Redesign: Collaborate with process owners to redesign core processes around AI, demonstrating the method and impact.
- AI Operating System: Develop and manage our internal platform for agent orchestration, retrieval, and prompt lifecycle management, ensuring vendor neutrality.
- AI Governance: Ensure compliance with the EU AI Act and GDPR, develop AI Usage Guidelines, and create a client-facing Transparency Charter.
- Board Representation: Represent the AI CoE on our Tech and AI Board, serving as the primary contact for AI-related inquiries across businesses.
Requirements
- Proven experience in enterprise AI adoption with measurable results.
- Track record of redesigning processes (Lean, BPM, service design, etc.) and leading such initiatives.
- Technical expertise in LLM/agent architectures, orchestration, RAG, MCP, and proficiency in major enterprise AI stacks.
- Solid understanding of EU AI Act deployer/provider obligations and GDPR in a data-processing context.
- Ability to lead without formal authority and build a network of part-time volunteers into a delivery engine.
- Fluent English (C1-C2) and working proficiency in German.
Nice to Have
- Experience with additional AI tools and frameworks.
- Strong networking and relationship-building skills.
We Offer
- Flexibility: Flexible hours, remote options, and workation weeks.
- Personal Development: Regular Development Check-ins, training budget, and paid training days.
- Compensation: Fair, performance-oriented, and market-aligned.
- Benefits: Customizable benefits package.
- Technology: Access to leading partner ecosystems (Atlassian Platinum, Microsoft, AWS Premier).
- Values: Our Communardo Values are integral to our daily work.
- Growth: Opportunity to shape a growing, international group.
About the Company
Communardo is a leading provider of software solutions and consulting services for the digital workplace. Our heart beats for modern work, agile processes, communication, and cooperation in companies. Our experts support customers from all industries in selecting the right software, implementing intelligent solutions, and developing customized apps. We support the introduction and operation of your solutions through training and change management, as well as managed services.
#smartertogether – we combine human judgment, creativity, and responsibility with AI capabilities to achieve better outcomes together.
Contact Information
Mara
Matthias
People & Culture Management
- Address: Design Offices Leipzig Post, Augustusplatz 1-4, 04109 Leipzig
- Phone: +49 351 85033055
- Email: [email protected]
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