As the Founders Associate – AI/ML Consulting Lead, you’ll take a hands-on role in expanding our software engineering and AI/ML services. You’ll lead and grow a skilled team of forward-deployed engineers, and secure and manage major projects for clients across industries like retail, insurance, and energy.
This role includes a clear path to significant equity and future C-level responsibility.
Who we are: As a lean, bootstrapped team of 12, Code17 GmbH brings together senior software architects and pioneering ML researchers to partner with leading enterprises – Arvato, PwC, and AOK – on their toughest software engineering and AI challenges.
Our USP: At Code17, we build getML, a problem-agnostic machine learning software for predictive analytics on relational business data. Our patented algorithms automate feature discovery through supervised learning, uncovering prediction-relevant domain logic in unprecedented detail. Most importantly, accelerating customer projects with getML reduces delivery timelines from months to days, while providing more accurate predictions – both crucial for maximising our partners’ ROI. – Read more on https://getml.com.
* Anticipated Start Date: Q2/2025
* Location: On-site or remote during the first six months (based in the EU, with Leipzig comfortably reachable by train). Conversion to a permanent, full-time management role requires on-site presence in Leipzig.
Tasks
* Lead Client Engagements: Oversee engineering and AI/ML projects from planning through delivery, ensuring measurable business outcomes.
* Identify & Drive Growth: Pinpoint high-value AI/ML use cases, lead client workshops to solve challenges, and cultivate new business.
* Develop & Lead Team: Recruit, mentor, and foster the growth of our professional services team.
* Spearhead Sales & Marketing: Identify recurring industry challenges for AI/ML solutions, manage lead generation and close new projects.
* Shape Brand & Presence: Guide our market positioning and lead strategic marketing initiatives.
Requirements
* 2–5 years of project delivery experience
* Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams
* Solid understanding of software development and machine learning concepts
* Strong networking and client relationship-building skills
* Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities
* Highly self-motivated with strong ownership and collaboration skills
* Fluency in both German and English
Benefits
* Latest hardware, including your choice of Apple or Framework notebooks, height-adjustable desk, and a 40
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