At Cloudflight we believe in the power of technology as a positive force in society. Our mission-critical software and digital solutions create value for hundreds of customers in the public sector and key industries, from manufacturing over mobility to healthcare and commerce. We deliver exceptional projects for our customers and are willing to go the extra mile for them. This way we become their trusted partner over time.
If our mission resonates with you, we seek a strategic thinker, experienced operator, and inspiring leader.
As Cloudflight’s Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, you play a pivotal role in driving strategy, innovation, and growth at the company. Your focus will be on developing and implementing strategies for how Cloudflight, as a service provider, can win in the AI space. This entails machine learning use cases around classification and prediction, computer vision models, and generative and agentic AI. The role includes supporting sales and delivery teams with technical guidance and expertise in pre-sales and project delivery. You will work closely with the Managing Directors and the executives of marketing, sales, and delivery of our Business Units in Austria, Germany, and Poland in developing and marketing our AI services. You will be the functional leader for >20 ML engineers across our BUs.
Key Responsibilities
* Strategic Leadership: Provide strategic and tactical direction for the Service Line AI within Cloudflight, aligned with the overall company objectives. Select technologies and services we should invest in and build capacity and skills. Build business cases and drive our growth.
* Technology Innovation: Drive innovation initiatives for AI keeping Cloudflight at the forefront of technological advancements. Define and build our service portfolio to win new customers, generate additional business, and execute projects effectively.
* Customer Engagement: Collaborate with sales and delivery teams to understand client needs and propose technology solutions. Organize pre-sales support to our sales colleagues and support innovation dialogues with customers. Provide technological guidance to teams.
* Evangelism: Represent Cloudflight at technology-related events as a keynote speaker or panellist. Drive thought leadership in the form of content. Optionally: be the CLF representative in social media for AI. Inspire customers and talent alike.
* Partnerships: Define the crucial technology partnerships required to win in this business line and pursue them vigorously. Effectively manage the partnership once formed.
Qualifications
* Master’s degree in computer or data science, mathematics, or statistics
* 5 years of experience with data and AI projects (ML, NLP, Computer Vision, Gen AI)
* Coding skills in Python. Practical knowledge of TensorFlow, PyTorch, preferably LLMs
* Proven track record in developing AI roadmaps and supporting companies in adoption
* Excellent leadership skills including managing teams across functions and geographies
We are an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive regardless of their background and circumstances. All applicants receive equal opportunity regardless of age, gender identity or expression, language, disability, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.
For Austria: The law stipulates that the minimum wage must be specified in job postings. The minimum salary is 60,900 euros/year in the collective agreement. Adequate to your skills, we are willing to pay much more.
We will go through your application and come back with feedback.
Any questions? Contact us at jobs@cloudflight.io
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