AI Transformation Manager

WhyBrilliant; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured learning budgets

Weekly AI events

Direct influence on methodologies

Job summary

WhyBrilliant in Berlin is seeking an AI Transformation Manager to lead enterprise AI transformations across Mittelstand and large clients. You will partner with executive leaders, turning lighthouse initiatives into scalable AI capabilities and driving strategic delivery across multidisciplinary teams.

You will oversee end-to-end programs, manage stakeholders, and contribute to thought leadership while mentoring cross-functional teams of AI strategists, researchers, and delivery leads.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in management consulting, boutique advisory, enterprise tech, or AI-driven environments.
• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional transformation programs.
• Deep fluency in machine learning concepts, feasibility assessments, and AI operating models.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of enterprise AI transformations and internal practice development.
• Steer AI transformation programs from lighthouse use cases to company-wide adoption.
• Drive key account expansion, proposal writing, and pre-sales engagements with Sales and Tech squads.
• Manage executive stakeholders and lead change management initiatives to embed AI capabilities.
• Build and publish thought leadership shaping applied AI trends and adoption pathways.
• Evolve playbooks, methodologies, and delivery frameworks to sharpen market offering.

Skills

Management consulting

Cross-functional leadership

AI/ML concepts

Pre-sales & proposals

Change management

Bilingual German/English

Job description

Also searchable as: AI Strategy Consultant

• AI Program Manager
• Digital Transformation Manager
• AI Engagement Manager

Original title: AI Transformation Manager

WhyBrilliant is sourcing applicants for this role on behalf of a fast-growing Berlin-based applied AI consultancy.

The company's identity may stay confidential until first contact.

The Role

Job Title: AI Transformation Manager

Location: Berlin, Germany

Why this role matters

Enterprises are stuck between endless AI proofs-of-concept and genuine operational scaling. You will serve as the strategic sparring partner to executive leaders, unlocking real business value by turning lighthouse initiatives into enterprise-wide AI capabilities. Without you, ambitious AI roadmaps remain theoretical prototypes rather than scaled transformations.

What You'll Do

You will own the end-to-end execution of enterprise AI transformations, commercial account growth, and internal practice development.

• Steer end-to-end AI transformation programs from initial lighthouse use cases to company-wide adoption across Mittelstand and enterprise clients.
• Drive key account expansion, proposal writing, and pre-sales engagements alongside our sales and technical squads.
• Manage executive stakeholders and lead change management initiatives to embed long-term AI capabilities in client organizations.
• Build and publish thought leadership, shaping the public discourse around applied AI trends, feasibility, and adoption pathways.
• Evolve our AI transformation playbooks, methodologies, and delivery frameworks to continuously sharpen our market offering.
• Mentor cross-functional project teams consisting of AI strategists, researchers, and delivery leads.

Who this is a fit for

• 8+ years in management consulting, boutique advisory, enterprise tech, or AI-driven environments.
• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional organizational and technical transformation programs.
• Deep fluency in machine learning concepts, feasibility assessments, and AI operating models.
• Experienced in consultative pre-sales, client proposal creation, and executive stakeholder sparring.
• Skilled change manager with hands-on experience guiding Mittelstand and large enterprises.
• Fully fluent in both German and English (business-level communication).

What it's like to work here

Our company fosters an entrepreneurial, high-ownership culture situated in Berlin. The environment is characterized by flat hierarchies, highly open feedback loops, and significant flexibility with hybrid setups. Team members thrive on autonomy, collaborating closely across cross-functional squads comprising AI strategists, researchers, and delivery leads. Professional growth and knowledge sharing are prioritized through weekly and monthly AI events, structured learning budgets, and a strong shared commitment to developing ethical, impactful AI solutions.

The offer

• High-autonomy culture embedded at the Berlin AI Campus with flexible hybrid working setups.
• Cross-functional collaboration with top-tier AI researchers, strategists, and technical delivery leads.
• Dedicated structured learning budgets and continuous access to specialized weekly/monthly AI events.
• Direct influence over the strategic methodologies and tools of a fast-growing AI advisory practice.

This probably isn't for you if

• You prefer purely theoretical strategy work without getting involved in hands-on delivery and change management.
• You lack confidence discussing modern machine learning techniques and technical feasibility with engineers and C-level clients.
• You are uncomfortable with active pre-sales, proposal writing, or representing thought leadership publicly.