Head of Applied AI (m/f/d)

<div class="content-intro"><p><em>Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Munich, enmacc is a high growth scale-up with a diverse team of over 100 professionals. We’re passionate about energy, technology, and building something that makes a real impact. If you are looking for an entrepreneurial environment where your work directly contributes to a more sustainable and digital energy future,&nbsp; we invite you to submit your application below.</em></p></div><p><strong>Your mission:</strong></p> <p>As the Head of Applied AI, you will lead enmacc’s transition into an AI-first trading platform. You will unify our distributed data talent into a high-performance subdepartment, spearheading a dual-track strategy: leveraging&nbsp;<strong>Classical Data Science</strong> for market intelligence and <strong>Modern LLM Development</strong> for product automation. You are the bridge between raw energy market data and the intelligent features that will define the future of commodity trading.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Your Responsibilities&nbsp;</strong></p> <h4><strong>1. Data Science &amp; Predictive ML</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong>Market Intelligence:</strong> Drive the development of predictive models, anomaly detection, and optimization algorithms tailored to the energy trading domain.</li> <li><strong>Core DS Leadership:</strong> Oversee the transition of Data Science from product-specific silos into a centralized powerhouse that provides advanced analytics across the entire enmacc ecosystem.</li> <li><strong>Statistical Rigor:</strong> Maintain high standards for model validation, feature engineering, and experimental design.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>2. Modern AI &amp; LLM Adoption</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong>Generative Strategy:</strong> Lead the adoption of LLMs and Generative AI. This includes building production-ready RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems, agentic workflows, and NLP solutions for unstructured trading data (chats, news, contracts).</li> <li><strong>AI Productization:</strong> Move beyond "wrappers" to build deeply integrated AI features that solve complex domain problems, focusing on evaluation frameworks and cost-efficient scaling.</li> <li><strong>Rapid Prototyping:</strong> Foster a culture of fast experimentation with the latest AI research to keep enmacc at the cutting edge.</li> <li><strong>Strategic Leadership:</strong> Build and lead a unified Data &amp; AI group, integrating existing specialists (Data Engineering, ML Engineering, and Data Science) into a high-velocity team.</li> <li><strong>AI &amp; LLM Roadmap:</strong> Lead the development and deployment of LLM-powered features. This includes exploring RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) for domain knowledge, automated trade summarization, and intelligent market assistants.</li> <li><strong>Product Innovation:</strong> Drive the ML roadmap for product development, identifying where predictive modeling and NLP can create a competitive advantage in energy and commodity markets.</li> <li><strong>Technical Excellence:</strong> Provide hands-on technical mentorship. You should be as comfortable discussing vector databases and prompt evaluation as you are with CI/CD for ML (MLOps).</li> <li><strong>Domain Integration:</strong> Partner with Product and Business leaders to translate complex trading requirements into technical AI solutions.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Your Team</strong></p> <p>You will consolidate a currently distributed team to foster architectural consistency and shared AI standards:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Data Engineering</strong> (from Platform) – Ensuring the data "plumbing" supports real-time AI.</li> <li><strong>ML Engineering</strong> (from Platform) – Managing the lifecycle of models from experiment to production.</li> <li><strong>Data Science</strong> (from Product) – Translating business problems into statistical and algorithmic solutions.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Your profile&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>AI &amp; ML Expert:</strong> Proven experience in Machine Learning and, crucially, <strong>modern LLM development</strong> (e.g., working with OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, open-source models, vector stores, and agentic workflows).</li> <li><strong>Technical Foundation:</strong> You understand the full stack—from data warehousing to model monitoring. You can lead "the how" as well as "the what."</li> <li><strong>Trading Interest:</strong> You are genuinely interested in the <strong>trading domain</strong>. You see the potential for AI to navigate the complexities of energy markets and commodity flows.</li> <li><strong>Strategic Builder:</strong> You are excited to define the culture, tech stack, and workflows of a brand-new department from the ground up.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><h3><strong>Our offer&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Competitive compensation package, including 28 days of annual leave.</li> <li>Entrepreneurial, impact-driven culture with flat hierarchies and high autonomy.</li> <li>Hybrid &amp; Workation flexibility that balances office connection with the freedom to work from home or abroad.</li> <li>€2,000 annual L&amp;D budget plus 5 dedicated "Level Up" days to fuel your growth (for all full-time employees).</li> <li>Commute &amp; Wellness support, including fully covered gym memberships and paid transportation for office days.</li> <li>Inclusive, international team that celebrates diversity and offers language classes to help you settle in.</li> <li>AI-first environment where you’ll collaborate with a dedicated AI Philosophy and cross-functional expert groups.</li> <li>Premium tech &amp; workspaces, featuring top-tier Apple/Bose hardware in modern, dog-friendly offices.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>About enmacc</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>enmacc is Europe’s largest over-the-counter trading platform for energy and environmental commodities. We are digitizing the world’s energy markets by replacing manual, outdated processes with speed, transparency, and liquidity.</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Our platform empowers a massive network of over 2,400 active traders to manage risk and accelerate the global energy transition. By providing a secure and efficient trading environment for 650+ companies, we facilitate more than 14,000 monthly requests for quotes and 8,000 monthly trades. With a traded volume exceeding 60 TWh per month, enmacc enables energy suppliers, industrial companies, and trading houses to access the liquidity they need to thrive in a shifting market.</em></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>