Lead AI Engineer | Lead AI Engineer (m/w/d)
Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH
Job Summary
As the Lead AI Engineer at Europe's leading media house for agriculture and nature, you will spearhead the establishment of a central AI engineering function in Munich. Your day-to-day responsibilities involve taking full technical ownership of AI architecture, standards, and tooling. You will build a reusable agent/assistant platform, implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns, and ensure secure operations through 'Security-by-Design' and Responsible AI guardrails. Beyond technical execution, you will lead an AI engineering community, enabling domain teams through playbooks and training while delivering pilot use cases. This position is uniquely attractive as it offers the chance to fundamentally shape the AI strategy of a data-driven media company with over 40 brands, combining technical leadership with high-impact organizational enablement. The role includes extensive benefits such as hybrid work, performance bonuses, and professional development programs.
Required Skills
Education
Successfully completed IT/digital vocational training or a university degree in an IT/digital field (e.g., Business Informatics, Computer Science, or Product Management).
Experience
- Several years of experience in managing digital projects, products, or platforms (e.g., as Product Owner, Project/Program Manager, or Team Lead)
- Profound professional experience in the digital and AI sectors
- Experience in establishing technical standards, architectures, and reusable building blocks
- Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration between Product, Engineering, and Data/AI teams
- Experience in pragmatic implementation of AI-supported workflows and team enablement
Languages
Additional
- Location: Munich, Germany. Hybrid work model available within Germany. Requires the ability to lead a champion model/community of practice and build a lean technical team.