About the role
Our vision - your future
Cofinity-X is a joint venture founded in 2023 by BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF. Established by industry experts, our company is primed for growth and is intended to be further led by professionals like yourself.
Your mission
* Lead our Machine Learning team and contribute to the development of sovereign AI in Europe * Architect the training and fine-tuning of AI models using sovereign dataspace technology * Set the technical direction for our ML roadmap, integrating cutting-edge AI innovation into our sovereign dataspace technology * Support Product Management in evaluating and defining AI/ML architectures for target products and solutions, balancing customer requirements and technical constraints * Recruit, lead, mentor, and inspire your own team of highly skilled ML engineers * Partner with our HR team to scale the team through active sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding * Coach and develop team members while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and intellectually rigorous culture * Work together with dataspace technology experts and product teams * Contribute heavily to open-source projects
Your profile
* Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related discipline (PhD is a plus) * 7+ years of experience in Machine Learning, ideally with experience in federated learning * 3+ years of experience leading technical projects and people * Proven experience working with product teams to bring ML products to market * Deep understanding of modern ML infrastructure, LLMs, and AI tooling * Outstanding stakeholder management skills and comfort working with senior leader * Strong interest in sovereign AI and dataspace technology (Catena-X, Gaia-X, IDSA) * Track record of open-source contributions and a strong understanding of how open-source projects work * Good German and English language skills, both written and spoken
Why us?
* Hybrid working model * Balanced work-life balance with flexible working hours * Annual training budget for continuous professional and personal development (1.500 EUR) * Free choice of hardware * Monthly lunch subsidy (up to 115 EUR) * Deutschland Ticket and Job Bike for environmentally friendly mobility options * Workation to work remotely from different locations within the EU * We offer every employee a pensions scheme (bAV) with company sponsorship * Regular team events to strengthen cohesion and foster a positive working atmosphere * A modern office with an impressive view of the Cologne Cathedral
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