Head of Applied AI Architecture - Europe (Munich)

OpenAI, Inc.; United States; Híbrido; USD 209.000 - 267.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model (Munich)

Descripción de la vacante

The company is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general‑purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. Based in Munich, the role leads Applied AI Architects across Europe, partnering with executives to translate strategy into production value.

The Manager will hire and coach a high‑performing team, define the operating model, align with Sales, Product, and Engineering, and drive responsible, outcomes‑oriented AI deployments across multiple industries.

Formación

• 10+ years in customer-facing technical roles such as solutions architecture or AI deployment.
• 4+ years of people-management leading technical teams.
• Led enterprise programs from discovery through production adoption and measurable impact.
• Demonstrated executive communication with CTOs, CIOs, CISOs and boards.

Responsabilidades

• Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Applied AI Architects, fostering technical excellence and customer stewardship.
• Define and refine the strategy and operating model for Applied AI Architecture across Europe.
• Partner with Sales leadership to prioritize accounts and allocate technical resources.
• Ensure architects serve as primary technical advisors, owning plans, milestones, and adoption priorities.
• Lead multi-threaded customer journeys from vision to production with governance and measurable outcomes.
• Coach the team on architectures spanning models, data, security, privacy, and deployment.
• Build relationships with C-suite and senior leaders, acting as executive sponsor when needed.
• Mobilize cross-functional teams to remove blockers and deliver cohesive customer experiences.
• Establish portfolio health metrics: wins, use cases, readiness, adoption, and growth contribution.
• Translate field patterns into actionable feedback for Product and Engineering teams.

Conocimientos

AI systems

Frontier models

Platform architecture

Cloud architecture

Executive communication

People management

Enterprise deployment

Solution architecture

Security & governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Descripción del empleo

The company is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general‑purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. Based in Munich, the role leads Applied AI Architects across Europe, partnering with executives to translate strategy into production value.

The Manager will hire and coach a high‑performing team, define the operating model, align with Sales, Product, and Engineering, and drive responsible, outcomes‑oriented AI deployments across multiple industries.