Enterprise AI Transformation Lead, DACH

About the Role

A fast-growing, Y Combinator-backed enterprise AI automation startup is looking for an Enterprise AI Transformation Lead to own and scale AI-driven change across the DACH region from Munich. This is a senior, high-ownership role working directly with the founding team to help multibillion-euro enterprises become AI-native operators.

You will serve as a trusted strategic partner to C-suite leaders, personally build and deploy high-impact AI agent solutions, and play a central role in growing the regional team as the company expands across Europe. This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of elite consulting, cutting-edge AI, and hands-on company building.
What You'll Do

• Own regional outcomes across DACH, operating primarily from Munich.
• Act as AI transformation partner to CEOs, CIOs, and Chief Transformation Officers at large enterprises.
• Run each account as a structured consulting engagement - stakeholder mapping, diagnostics, roadmapping, rollout, and measurable results.
• Identify the highest-value AI use cases for each customer and diagnose where AI creates the most leverage.
• Build the first agents yourself to prove value, then drive adoption org-wide.
• Host executive workshops, strategic briefings, and leadership-oriented QBRs.
• Navigate complex enterprise politics to find champions, remove blockers, and expand impact.
• Collaborate closely with the founding team on regional strategy, key accounts, and Munich team-building.
• Represent the voice of the customer to product and engineering - prioritising what they need and pushing back when necessary.
• Systematically automate your own workflows by building agents to eliminate manual work.

What We're Looking For

Dealbreakers:

• Native-level German proficiency - essential for C-suite engagements in the DACH market.
• Based in Munich or fully willing to relocate.
• 3+ years of enterprise AI transformation experience delivering roadmaps and C-suite engagements at large enterprises.
• Hands-on experience shipping production AI agents, including model routing, evaluation design, data residency considerations, and enterprise integration architecture.

Required:

• Tier-one consulting background (e.g. McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Roland Berger, QuantumBlack) or equivalent transformation track record.
• Proven experience leading C-level engagements and driving large-scale enterprise transformations with measurable outcomes.
• Deep hands-on AI expertise: agent building, model selection, eval design, and integration architecture.
• Experience building and deploying agent workflows in enterprise AI platforms or equivalent tooling.
• Commercial acumen across renewals, expansions, and multi-stakeholder revenue motions.
• Experience building and leading a regional team with ambitions to scale across Europe.

Nice to Have:

• Ex-founder or early-stage startup experience.
• Comfortable with frequent travel and spending multiple days per week at customer sites.

Mindset: Extremely high agency, high energy, fast decision-making, concise communication. Low ego, high ownership - willing to do unglamorous work to drive results.
Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: €90,000 - €150,000 per year, depending on experience.
• Opportunity to grow into a regional leadership role as the company scales across Europe.
• Visa sponsorship: Not available - candidates must already have the right to work in Germany.

Location

This is an on-site role based in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Candidates must be located in Munich or willing to relocate. Frequent travel to customer sites across the DACH region is expected.