Customer Operations AI & Automation Manager (f/m/d)

Zeal Network; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrides Arbeitsmodell

Unbegrenzter Urlaub

Weiterbildungsbudget €1,500/Jahr

Pensionsplan Degura

EGYM WELLPASS

Mobilitätszuschuss €30

Firmenveranstaltungen

Firmenfahrrad-Leasing

Zusammenfassung

ZEAL Network SE in Deutschland sucht einen Customer Operations AI & Automation Manager (f/m/d), der die KI-Agenda über Customer Operations verantwortet. Sie treiben KI-Funktionen von Ideen über Implementierung bis Optimierung voran und arbeiten eng mit dem Support- und Fraud-Teams zusammen, um Prozesse effizienter und skalierbarer zu gestalten.

Sie koordinieren mehrere Projekte, identifizieren Pain Points, verbessern Abläufe und kommunizieren proaktiv mit Stakeholdern; Vorteile umfassen flexible

Qualifikationen

• Exzellentes Deutsch, schriftlich und mündlich.
• Nachweisbare OPEX-Erfahrung im Kundenservice und Betrugsbetrieb.
• Fundiertes Verständnis von KI/Automatisierung in Operations.
• Erfahrung im Management mehrerer Projekte und Stakeholder-Teams.
• Erfahrung im Lifecycle-Management von Live-Features.

Aufgaben

• AI-Features-Lifecycle von Idee bis Optimierung betreuen.
• In der Anfangsphase Use Cases für AI-Chat und AI-Email-Agenten entwickeln.
• Live-Features überwachen, Leistungskennzahlen verfolgen und Probleme lösen.
• Zentraler Ansprechpartner für AI-Themen in der Abteilung.
• Mehrere Projekte gleichzeitig managen und Prioritäten abstimmen.
• Zusammenarbeit mit Frontline-Teams zur Pain-Points-Identifikation.
• Prozessverbesserungen proaktiv identifizieren und umsetzen.

Kenntnisse

Exzellentes Deutsch

OPEX-Kundenservice

KI/Automatisierung in Betrieb

Stakeholder-Management

Lifecycle-Management

Analytische Fähigkeiten

Kommunikation

Jobbeschreibung

ZEAL Network SE is a dynamic, international group of companies that has been creating exciting and innovative lottery experiences for over 20 years. As Germany’s largest provider of online lotteries through our brands LOTTO24 and Tipp24, and a trusted partner of Spain’s ONCE, the second-largest national lottery, we’re shaping the future of the lottery industry. We are passionate about driving innovation, as demonstrated by our newest brands, Freiheit+, Traumautoverlosung and Traumhausverlosung, which bring fresh and exciting dreams to life. Additionally, through ZEAL Ventures, we invest in inspiring e-commerce start-ups like Omaze and DAYMADE, fueling fresh ideas and opportunities. Our team of 350+ professionals from diverse backgrounds is united by a visionary mindset, a passion for collaboration, and a commitment to inspire dreams. At ZEAL, we empower our people to think ambitiously and work together toward a shared purpose: helping people imagine and achieve their aspirations.

About the Role

We're looking for an Customer Operations AI & Automation Manager (f/m/d) to own the AI agenda across Customer Operations. You will be the driving force behind identifying, implementing, and monitoring AI-powered features and projects that improve efficiency, quality, and customer experience across the Customer Operations Department. This is a hands-on, highly cross-functional role for someone who thrives on running multiple projects at once, loves working with diverse stakeholders, and gets genuine satisfaction from tidying up messy processes and finding smarter ways of working.

The Operational Excellence team sits at the center of Customer Operations, partnering closely with our two frontline teams Customer Support and Payments, Fraud & Verification, to continuously improve how we work. Our mission is to make operations faster, smarter, and more scalable, with AI and automation as key levers.

Your tasks:

• AI Implementation & Lifecycle Management

  • Drive the end-to-end lifecycle of AI features across Customer Operations: From ideation and business case, through implementation, to ongoing monitoring and optimization.

  • In the initial phase, play an active, hands-on role in implementation, including building and refining use cases for AI Chat and AI Email agents together with the Customer Support Team and the Payments, Fraud & Verification Team of Customer Operations.

  • Own the monitoring and performance tracking of live AI features, ensuring they deliver expected efficiency and quality gains, and flagging/resolving issues quickly.

  • Act as the central point of contact for AI-related topics across the department.

• Project & Stakeholder Management

  • Manage multiple simultaneous projects for different stakeholders across the department, keeping timelines, priorities, and expectations aligned.

  • Partner closely with Customer Operations Teams to understand pain points and translate them into AI/automation opportunities.

  • Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to bring projects to life.

• Operational Excellence

  • Proactively identify inefficiencies and opportunities for process improvement, not just where AI applies, but general process "tidy-ups" that make operations run more smoothly.

  • Bring a "think outside the box" mindset to problem-solving, challenging the status quo of how things are currently done.

What you offer us:

• Excellent German, written and spoken required – must have.

• Proven OPEX experience in Customer Support, & Fraud Operations.

• Strong understanding of AI/automation applications in operations (e.g., chatbots, intelligent routing, building procedures, and workflows).

• Track record of managing multiple concurrent projects for different stakeholders, with strong prioritization and organizational skills.

• Experience managing the lifecycle of live features/tools post-launch (monitoring, performance tracking, continuous improvement).

• Excellent stakeholder management skills; comfortable working with both frontline teams and senior leadership.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the creativity to find non-obvious solutions.

• Excellent communication skills; very proactive and transparent communicator.

What we offer you:

• A modern, dynamic culture grounded in the success of a leading-edge e-commerce company.

• A talented team of ambitious, like-minded colleagues where your knowledge and ideas truly make an impact.

• Ongoing personal growth, supported by an annual development budget of €1,500 to invest in your professional development.

• Trust and autonomy, no micromanagement, just confidence in your ability to deliver and excel.

• Flexible work options with a hybrid setup focused on results.

• Unlimited vacation days in addition to your yearly 30-day vacation allowance.

• Opportunity for workations abroad using our WorkFlex tool.

• Monthly mobility allowance of €30 to use on the mobility option of your choice (e.g., the Deutschlandticket), plus access to a company bike leasing program.

• Company pension scheme, provided in partnership with Degura, to support your future financial security.

• Subsidized EGYM WELLPASS membership, with a contribution of only €25 per month, giving you access to a wide range of gyms and sports options across Germany.

• Monthly company events, team activities, and informal gatherings, including our popular company-wide lunches provided four days a week.