AI Engineering Manager (m/f/d)

dataguard; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

DataGuard seeks an AI Engineering Lead to turn ambitious AI ideas into trusted, production-ready technology. You will own the target architecture for our AI tech and guide a small specialist team, shaping how AI transforms our platform.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and data operations to deliver high-value AI initiatives while upholding strong validation, observability, and security standards in a fast-growing scale-up.

Qualifications

• Excellent academic background in computer science, machine learning, mathematics or a related quantitative field
• Strong experience taking AI/ML systems from prototype to reliable, scalable production
• Excellent architectural judgement and the ability to make clear, pragmatic technical trade-offs
• Experience leading a specialist team while remaining technically credible and hands-on
• High engineering standards across testing, observability, security and release quality
• Strong communicator who can turn complex AI topics into clear decisions across technical and business teams

Responsibilities

• Own DataGuard AI architecture and guide transition to scalable production systems
• Lead and develop our AI team, setting direction and priorities
• Identify AI value across the DataGuard product ecosystem
• Define standards for validation, reliability, observability, testing and security
• Collaborate with engineering, product and ops to deliver high-value AI initiatives
• Balance architecture depth with pragmatic delivery in a scale-up

Skills

AI architecture

Team leadership

Production ML systems

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS/ML or related field

Tools

Observability tooling

Job description

YOUR JOB

Do you want to build AI that goes beyond impressive demos and actually works at scale? As our AI Engineering Lead, you'll take on the harder challenge: turning ambitious ideas into trusted, production-ready technology. You'll lead a specialist team, shape the architecture behind our AI ambitions and play a defining role in how AI transforms DataGuard.

WE PROTECT THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE DATA

We are a fast-growing security and compliance tech company with a clear purpose: we protect the people behind the data. With over 200 team members worldwide and with offices in Munich, Berlin, London, Stockholm, and Vienna, we help more than 4,000 global customers get certified fast and build a strong and scalable risk posture. With AI-powered automation, self-serve capabilities, and additional tailored expert advice, we offer our customers a seamless security and compliance experience to stay ahead of the rapidly evolving security landscape and challenges like the surge in cyber-attacks.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Own the target architecture for DataGuard's AI technology and guide the transition from early-stage solutions to reliable, scalable production systems
• Lead and develop our three-person AI functional team, setting clear technical direction, priorities and meaningful development paths
• Understand the DataGuard product ecosystem and identify where AI can create genuine customer and business value across the platform
• Define robust engineering standards for validation, reliability, observability, testing, security, documentation and controlled releases
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Data Operations and selected business teams to deliver high-value AI initiatives without creating unsupported or unscalable solutions
• Balance architectural depth with pragmatic delivery, making thoughtful trade-offs while maintaining momentum in an ambitious scale-up environment

WHAT YOU'LL GET IN RETURN

• The proper tools and capacities to build up and lead an ambitious, international team with diverse skill sets
• Enjoy the freedom and trust to bring in and execute your ideas with a quick pace, autonomy, and the ability to make impactful decisions.
• Gain strategic insights into management topics with the opportunity to actively contribute, working closely alongside leadership and executive peers.
• Rapid development opportunities, attractive performance bonuses, and the opportunity to strengthen your leadership skills and business expertise
• Step into a stable, forward-looking role within a dynamic scale-up poised to shape the fast-growing Security & Compliance industry

THE QUALITIES YOU'LL NEED FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AT DATAGUARD

• Excellent academic background in computer science, machine learning, mathematics or a related quantitative field
• Strong experience taking AI/ML systems from prototype to reliable, scalable production
• Excellent architectural judgement and the ability to make clear, pragmatic technical trade-offs
• Experience leading a specialist team while remaining technically credible and hands-on
• High engineering standards across testing, observability, security and release quality
• Strong communicator who can turn complex AI topics into clear decisions across technical and business teams

LAST BUT NOT LEAST. FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS:No matter your origin, ethnicity, gender identity, religion or individual requirements; at DataGuard, all that counts is the person you are. As Guards and Guardettes, we are united not only by our dedication, but also by our shared belief in our purpose: Protect the people behind the data. Convince us with your personality and your skills - and together we will make great things happen. We are looking forward to meeting you!#LI-DNI