Senior AI-Driven Network Transformation & Automation Lead

A1 Telekom Austria Group; Wien; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Office flexibility

Job summary

A1 Telekom Austria Group is seeking a functional lead to shape how AI transforms network operations across Group, CDC and seven operating companies. You will steer transformation end-to-end, aligning senior stakeholders to a shared vision and measurable outcomes.

With senior leadership experience in technology or transformation, you will deliver international programmes, define target operating models and drive consolidation of tools while ensuring cyber resilience and value delivery.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in technology or transformation roles, working with senior leadership.
• Proven delivery of international transformation projects, ideally in telco OSS/tools.
• Ability to lead via influence in a multicultural European matrix organization.
• Domain expertise in IT transformation, AI, automation and telecom tooling.
• Strong stakeholder credibility and cross-cultural communication.

Responsibilities

• Shape AI-driven network operations and the standardisation roadmap across Group, CDC and OpCos.
• Validate AI agents with quality gates for performance, reliability and safe behaviour.
• Define the architecture vision and multi-year roadmap with CDC across assurance, inventory, provisioning, orchestration, monitoring and AIOps.
• Translate AI developments into partner expectations and measurable use cases; prioritise operational impact.
• Drive the operating model and governance, including forums, RACI and escalation.
• Lead cross-group experts and influence matrix teams to deliver benefits and value.

Skills

Senior leadership

Transformation delivery

Lateral leadership

Domain expertise IT/AI

Stakeholder credibility

Tools

TM Forum frameworks

Open APIs

Job description

A1 Telekom Austria Group is seeking a functional lead to shape how AI transforms network operations across Group, CDC and seven operating companies. You will steer transformation end-to-end, aligning senior stakeholders to a shared vision and measurable outcomes.

With senior leadership experience in technology or transformation, you will deliver international programmes, define target operating models and drive consolidation of tools while ensuring cyber resilience and value delivery.