Lead AI Consultant; German language

In this role, you will serve as a trusted AI advisor and delivery leader, helping enterprise clients identify, scope, and realize the full value of AI across their business. You will combine deep technical expertise with strategic consulting skills to drive AI adoption, lead PoCs, and build lasting client relationships that generate measurable business impact.

• Lead AI consulting engagements from discovery and scoping through delivery, ensuring a clear path from business challenges to production-ready AI solutions with measurable ROI
• Identify and scope unique AI and Data Science opportunities for clients, translating complex business problems into actionable roadmaps and proof-of-concept initiatives
• Build and nurture trusted advisor relationships with key client accounts, C-suite executives, business stakeholders, and strategic partners
• Present Soft Serve's AI capabilities at industry conferences, client workshops, and executive briefings, showcasing thought leadership in Generative AI and agentic systems
• Develop and expand AI professional services offerings, contributing to go-to-market strategies and pre-sales activities, including proposals and solution positioning
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and cross‑functional teams to deliver end-to-end AI solutions that combine technical excellence with business impact
• Drive innovation by contributing to the CoE's agentic AI initiatives, GenAI Lab research, and internal capability development

• Proven track record of building and delivering large-scale AI systems from concept to production, with expertise in Generative AI, ML frameworks, and MLOps
• Deep familiarity with cloud AI platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Generative AI tool stacks, agentic frameworks, and multi‑agent system design
• Demonstrated experience in AI business development, including scoping opportunities, leading proofs‑of‑concept, and supporting pre‑sales activities
• Strong consulting and advisory skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and maintain focus on client success in fast‑paced environments
• Proven skills in engaging C‑suite executives, technical teams, and business stakeholders across complex consulting engagements
• Effective communication skills to collaborate in English and German within multicultural and distributed teams

Soft Serve is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Work from home, from the office, or in a hybrid format that supports focus and collaboration.

Competitive, market‑based pay, benchmarked by role and location — plus health coverage, paid time off, wellness support, and learning opportunities.

Approachable leaders who communicate openly, keep teams close to the strategy, and support long‑term planning.

Stay close to AI/ML, Cloud, Quantum Computing, IoT, and Robotics communities, with projects built on modern frameworks.