Forward Deployed (Chief) AI Engineering Expert (m/f/d)

Required Qualifications

• Deepest level of professional expertise in AI engineering, with extensive experience designing and delivering production-grade AI-native applications at enterprise scale.
• Proven ability to act as a technical strategist and authority — defining AI engineering reference architectures, standards, and long-term technical roadmaps.
• Mastery of large language models, RAG architectures, agentic systems, vector databases, and cloud-native AI deployment patterns.
• Strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and design thinking practices; proven ability to inspire teams and institutionalize development guardrails across delivery organizations.
• Exposure to SAP AI technologies such as SAP AI Core, Vectorization, Joule Studio, RPT-1, and Business Data Cloud is a strong advantage.
• Proven ability to work in an Agentic AI context — shaping AI agents that act autonomously within defined boundaries and deliver measurable outcomes in customer-centric environments.
• Strong track record of leading complex, cross-functional programs spanning multiple delivery teams and technology domains.
• Ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders and executives on high-impact technical and strategic decisions.
• Recognition as a thought leader in AI engineering — contributing to knowledge sharing, best practices, and innovation internally and externally.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, enabling alignment across diverse, cross-functional teams globally.