Director Data & AI Engineering (m/f/d)

OMMAX GmbH; München; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packages

Sales success participation

Digital Leaders of Tomorrow program

Team events

Company pension

Fitness partnerships

Mobility allowance

Meal allowances

Job summary

OMMAX GmbH is seeking a strategic leader to drive Data & AI engineering engagements from architecture to production, directly shaping client roadmaps and delivering measurable impact. You will oversee cross-functional teams, build scalable data platforms, and integrate AI and LLM components across cloud environments.

You will partner with executives to align tech delivery with business value, ensuring security, governance, and cost controls while fostering innovation and ensuring growth of

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, SWE, AI or related field.
• Several years of experience in data/AI engineering or backend development, ideally in consulting.
• Strong experience building scalable systems on Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Hands-on with modern data architectures, APIs, and AI/LLM integration.
• Proficient in Python for production-grade apps.
• Strong analytical thinking and structured, solution-oriented approach.
• Proactive, team-oriented and takes ownership.
• Fluent in English; local language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and operational delivery of Data & AI engineering engagements, taking accountability from architecture and build through deployment and impact.
• Shape ambitious but executable roadmaps with client executives and resolve critical architectural decisions.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams building scalable data platforms, backend services, AI apps, LLM and cloud-native infra.
• Ensure solutions meet security, reliability, scalability, governance, usability and cost targets.
• Create an environment of rapid, disciplined iteration with clients and users, feeding back to improve solutions.
• Own portfolio quality, staffing, profitability, client satisfaction, standards, and leadership development.
• Drive business development, proposals, reusable assets, partnerships, and evolution of OMMAX Data & AI offerings.

Skills

Data engineering

AI engineering

Backend development

Python

Cloud platforms

APIs

LLM integration

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / AI

Job description

What we look for:

• You lead the strategic and operational delivery of Data & AI engineering engagements, taking accountability from architecture and build through production deployment and sustained client impact.
• You work directly with client executives and technology leaders to shape ambitious but executable Data & AI roadmaps and resolve critical architectural and delivery decisions.
• You lead multidisciplinary engineering teams building scalable data platforms, backend services, AI applications, LLM and agentic systems, and cloud-native infrastructure.
• You ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for security, reliability, scalability, governance, usability, and cost while remaining focused on real business outcomes.
• You create an environment of rapid, disciplined iteration with clients and users, using field feedback to improve solutions and delivery approaches.
• You own portfolio quality, staffing, profitability, client satisfaction, technical standards, and the development of engineering leaders.
• You drive business development, strategic proposals, reusable assets, partnerships, and the continuous evolution of OMMAX Data & AI Engineering offerings.

What we require:

• You hold an outstanding degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field.
• You bring several years of relevant professional experience in data engineering, AI engineering, or backend development, ideally in a consulting environment.
• You demonstrate strong expertise in building scalable systems and working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• You have hands-on experience with modern data architectures, APIs, and the integration of AI and LLM components.
• You are highly proficient in Python and experienced in building production-grade applications.
• You demonstrate strong analytical thinking and a structured, solution-oriented approach.
• You work in a proactive, team-oriented manner and take ownership of your responsibilities.
• You are fluent in English; additional local language skills are a plus.

What you can expect:

• Your impact is crucial:You actively shape the digital future in a highly motivated & smart team in direct cooperation with the founders & partners, creating real added value by linking strategy and implementation.
• Your hard work pays off!You benefit from attractive salary packages, participation in sales success and exclusive investment opportunities. In addition, we promote our top talents through the 'Digital Leaders of Tomorrow' program and thus offer you further exciting benefits.
• Your development - our concern:From day one, you will be supported on your journey through a wide range of development opportunities, quickly take on responsibility and have the opportunity to shape your individual career at OMMAX - with us you will become a digital leader!
• Your working environment:You will be immersed in a diverse and family-friendly environment with a strong team spirit, benefitting from a flexible and hybrid working model in one of our offices in Munich, London, Amsterdam, Milan and Berlin.
• Your view into the future: You will work at the cutting edge and gain valuable insights and practical experience with a focus on digital business models and data-driven value creation in eight forward-looking industries.
• Your benefits on top:You can look forward to regular team events and joint sports sessions, an attractive company pension scheme, access to local fitness and wellness partnerships as well as mobility and meal allowances and a wide range of other company benefits.