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# Head of Data & AI

- **Company:** karriere.at
Head of Data & AIkarriere.at
- **Location:** Wien, Austria
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €90,000.0 - €115,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Machine Learning, Cloud Services, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** October 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://devjobs.at/job/fb3f5a934c76208ef2f1cd0c07dc666f

## About the Role

* You have a strong affinity for AI, understand current developments and potentials, and can assess how AI can be used sensibly for products and processes.
 * You combine strategic thinking with implementation skills and have strong leadership, communication, and change skills.
 * Even in dynamic and complex situations, you stay on top of things, create orientation, and think long-term.
 * You have very good knowledge of English; knowledge of German is an advantage., * You have several years of management experience in data engineering, analytics, platform engineering, or data science and have experience in building and developing data teams.
 * You have a sound understanding of modern data landscapes as well as experience with cloud data platforms, data engineering, data science, machine learning, analytics, and data governance.

## Description

* As Head of Data & AI, you will shape the data organization of the entire group and further develop its strategic, organizational, and technological foundations.
 * You will drive norika's AI transformation, from the intelligent automation and optimization of existing processes to the setup of our own AI solutions that offer real value to our customers and internal teams.
 * You will further develop norika's data and AI strategy and be responsible for the roadmap for the entire data area.
 * You will lead and develop the data team and create clear structures, responsibilities, and processes for effective collaboration.
 * You will anchor data and AI throughout the organization and drive data democratization and a data-driven culture across all areas.
 * You will be responsible for a scalable, future-proof data and reporting platform across all three job platforms and establish modern solutions in data engineering, data science, business intelligence, and analytics.
 * You will ensure high standards for data governance, data quality and compliance and work closely with product development and business departments to enable data-based decisions.
 * You will drive norika's AI transformation, from identifying and implementing AI-powered automation to establishing best practices in MLOps and AI engineering for stable, scalable AI solutions.