Expert Senior Manager, AI Engineering

Bain & Company; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bain & Company in Berlin is seeking an Expert Senior Manager, Forward Deployed AI Engineer to lead the design and deployment of advanced generative AI systems. You will work within a collaborative environment, integrating diverse teams to solve complex AI challenges and deliver impactful solutions.

The ideal candidate will have 8-12 years of experience, strong German language skills, and a proven track record in leading AI programs from conception to production.

Qualifikationen

• 8–12+ years in software engineering, ML engineering, or applied AI roles with hands on experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi‑stack generative AI programs from conception through production.
• Strong executive communication skills to translate technical concepts to business stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and deploy end-to-end generative AI systems.
• Lead everything from early-stage research to production deployment.
• Integrate reasoning and function calling across complex workflows.
• Partner closely with product and engineering teams.

Kenntnisse

Software engineering

Machine Learning engineering

Applied AI

German (C1)

Prompt engineering

System design

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Jobbeschreibung

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll join our engineering experts within the AI, Insights & Solutions team. This team is part of Bain’s digital capabilities practice, which includes experts in analytics, engineering, product management, and design. In this multidisciplinary environment, you'll leverage deep technical expertise and business acumen to help clients tackle their most transformative challenges. You’ll work with integrated teams alongside our general consultants and clients to develop data-driven strategies and innovative solutions. Together, we create human-centric solutions that harness the power of data and artificial intelligence to drive competitive advantage. Our collaborative and supportive environment fosters creativity and continuous learning, enabling us to consistently deliver exceptional results.

WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM

The Expert Senior Manager, Forward Deployed AI Engineer will architect, build, and scale next-generation generative AI systems and agentic solutions for Bain’s clients. As a leader in the practice, you will sit at the intersection of advanced engineering, applied AI research, product strategy, and responsible AI governance. You will own the full lifecycle—from research and experimentation to production deployment and ongoing optimization—and guide teams across engineering, product, data science, ethics, and client stakeholders.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Design, build, and deploy end-to-end generative AI systems, including multi-agent workflows and production-grade AI applications.
• Architect multi-component pipelines, including:
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Fine-tuning and parameter-efficient tuning
  • Embedding generation and optimization
  • Hybrid retrieval strategies (vector, graph, keyword)
• Integrate reasoning, tool use, function calling, and orchestration across complex workflows
• Engineer advanced agentic systems, ensuring clear separation of concerns, robust memory architecture, and scalable tool ecosystems
• Lead everything from early-stage research, model experimentation, and evaluation design to production system deployment
• Oversee API development, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and cloud-native deployment
• Design for interoperability using emerging standards such as Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Build scalable GenAIOps processes for automated testing, regression evaluation, latency monitoring, and continual improvement
• Balance performance, safety, responsible AI principles, and cost across system design:
  • Implement guardrails, fallbacks, red-teaming strategies, and human-in-the-loop (HITL) workflows
  • Partner with global ethics teams to ensure alignment with Bain’s Responsible AI standards
• Build automated evaluation suites integrating user signals, continual learning cycles, and ongoing model updates
• Design and implement evaluation frameworks covering:
  • Hallucination rate and factual consistency
  • Relevance and precision/recall
  • Latency, throughput, and system-level performance
  • Cost tracking and efficiency
• Partner closely with product, engineering, data science, ethics, and infrastructure teams to build robust, compliant AI systems
• Originate, scope, and sell AI engagements from shaping proposals, building client relationships, to driving commercial growth for the practice
• Act as a thought partner to executives and clients on AI strategy, architecture decisions, emerging capabilities, and implementation roadmaps
• Mentor and upskill technical teams on best practices including RAG, agents, prompt engineering, and AI safety

ABOUT YOU

• 8–12+ years in software engineering, ML engineering, or applied AI roles with significant hands‑on building responsibilities
• German language proficiency at C1 level or higher
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi‑stack generative AI programs from conception through production
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate highly technical concepts to business stakeholders
• Track record of leading engineering teams, mentoring technical talent, and collaborating with diverse cross‑functional groups
• Advanced prompt engineering, context engineering, and conversation design
• Strong expertise in evaluation design, experimentation frameworks, and data labeling strategies for LLM apps
• Designing for interoperability using emerging standards such as Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Experience with common tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
• Deep experience with:
  • Advanced RAG architectures (vector, hybrid, graph-based retrieval)
  • Agentic architectures (multi‑agent systems, tool selection, routing, memory, planning, reflection)
  • ReAct, RLAIF, and other HITL + feedback loops.
  • AI‑Specific Tools & Frameworks – Orchestration frameworks, Vector and graph databases and Model + API ecosystems
  • Tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
• Strong background in system design, architecture, and production‑grade deployment
• Deep familiarity with cost optimization and computational tradeoffs for LLM workloads
• Comfort operating in high‑ambiguity environments with collaborative cross‑functional teams
• Clear ability to lead, mentor, and inspire technical teams
• Experience in client‑facing consulting or enterprise transformation environments is a strong plus