Director of AI

AI overview

Drive the future of AI-native enterprise automation by leading innovative productization and mentoring a growing engineering team in a collaborative environment.

Deine Aufgaben

About Us
We are building next-generation AI-native automation products for enterprise finance and Global Business Services (GBS). Our focus is on intelligent document and process automation, combining cutting-edge AI research with real-world enterprise applications. We work with global consulting firms and multinational clients, and are now expanding our leadership capacity in AI.

The Role:
We are seeking a Director of AI to act as a key leader in our AI organization. You will drive innovation, productization, and delivery of AI automation solutions, working across R&D, product, and customer success. This is a highly hands-on role, combining technical depth with leadership responsibilities.

What You’ll Do:
  • Lead applied AI research in LLMs, agent frameworks, RAG, embeddings, and multimodal document understanding.
  • Drive productization: transform prototypes into scalable, reliable SaaS and on-prem solutions.
  • Design and refine AI pipelines for automation (prompting, orchestration, validation, continuous learning).
  • Collaborate with Product, PS, and CS teams to ensure customer requirements translate into robust AI features.
  • Mentor and grow AI engineers, delivery specialists, and researchers; help define team structure.
  • Represent the company’s AI vision internally and externally, including with strategic partners and enterprise clients.
  • Balance experimentation and delivery: move fast, but with enterprise-grade quality.

Dein Profil

What We’re Looking For:
  • Deep hands-on expertise with LLMs, AI agents, RAG, embeddings, and orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, MCP, etc.).
  • Strong track record in AI productization (building features beyond prototypes).
  • Experience with enterprise automation domains (finance, GBS, ERP systems like SAP/Oracle/Workday, etc.) is a plus.
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams.
  • Leadership qualities: able to coach, mentor, and inspire a growing AI team.
  • Pragmatic builder: combines research curiosity with execution discipline.
Why Join Us:
  • Be at the forefront of AI-native enterprise automation.
  • Work with leading global clients and partners.
  • Shape the future of our AI organization and products.
  • Join a collaborative, ambitious, and international team

Unser Versprechen

Our Promise  
  • You will receive Mentorship from our legal expert with software experience ·          
  • We trust amazing people to do amazing things and make a long-term impact - we give you Freedom and ownership of meaningful work that directly impacts the business 
  • We're building a positive organizational culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth 
  • We believe different perspectives make Hypatos a better community - that is why we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment where you feel you belong 
  • Beyond a top market compensation package including company shares, you will enjoy a personal development budget, meal allowance, sporting activities and free beers :) 

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Equity Compensation: Beyond a top market compensation package including company shares.
  • Free Meals & Snacks: You will enjoy a meal allowance.
  • Learning Budget: You will enjoy a personal development budget.
  • Sporting activities and free beers: You will enjoy sporting activities and free beers :)
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