AI Engineering Lead

Who We Are

Verve has created a more efficient and privacy-focused way to buy and monetize advertising. Verve is an ecosystem of demand and supply technologies fusing data, media, and technology together to deliver results and growth to both advertisers and publishers–no matter the screen or location, no matter who, what, or where a customer is. With 30 offices across the globe and with an eye on servicing forward-thinking advertising customers, Verve’s solutions are trusted by more than 90 of the United States’ top 100 advertisers, 4,000 publishers globally, and the world’s top demand-side platforms. Learn more at

Job Description

Verve has created a more efficient and privacy-focused way to buy and monetize advertising. Verve is an ecosystem of demand and supply technologies fusing data, media, and technology together to deliver results and growth to both advertisers and publishers–no matter the screen or location, no matter who, what, or where a customer is. With 30 offices across the globe and with an eye on servicing forward-thinking advertising customers, Verve’s solutions are trusted by more than 90 of the United States’ top 100 advertisers, 4,000 publishers globally, and the world’s top demand-side platforms. Learn more at

About Verve Retail Media

Verve Retail Media operates one of Germany’s most advanced in-store retail media platforms, spanning 2,200+ stores and partnering with leading brands such as Unilever and Nestlé , as well as major retailers including EDEKA and REWE .

In just seven months, the team has scaled from 1 to 160 employees — a trajectory that reflects both the ambition and the opportunity ahead.

The Role

This isn’t a “chatbot consultant” position. You’re the person who makes AI actually work inside a real organisation. Today, 160 people use AI like a slightly better search engine. Your job is to change that. You’ll sit with teams to uncover the workflows that waste the most time, design and build tools that remove that friction, and coach people until they can confidently run it without you.

You’ll report directly to the CEO- with the mandate to turn AI from a novelty into real operational leverage.

Find the Leverage

• Embed yourself in Sales, Ops, Finance, Marketing. Map real workflows. Identify where AI saves the most time. Prioritize ruthlessly.

Build the Tools

• Ship 3–5 production-ready AI tools in the first cycle: custom GPTs, API integrations, workflow automations. Python, MCP servers, n8n/Make, whatever gets the job done.

Enable the People

• Train AI Champions in each team. Run hands‑on workshops with real data, not slide decks. Leave behind a playbook that outlasts your involvement.

Prove the Impact

• Measurable time savings in at least two teams within your first four weeks. Define baselines. Measure after. Document everything

Job Requirements

• Hands‑On AI Experience: You’ve built real things with AI tools, APIs, and automation platforms. Not just experimented.
• Technical Foundation: Python, APIs, prompt engineering. Bonus: MCP servers, n8n/Make.
• Process Eye: You walk into a team and spot the 20% of tasks eating 80% of the time.
• Coaching Gene: You build with people, not for them.
• Communication: Clear writing. You can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Why This role?

• Impact: Not a sandbox project. 160 people, 2,200+ stores, real workflows.
• Exposure: Direct line to the CEO. Your results go straight to leadership.
• Speed: We scaled 160x in 7 months. You will learn faster here than anywhere else.
• Trajectory: Strong performers become the company’s first permanent AI Enablement Lead.

Application Process

We’d love to see how you think and what you’ve built. Share an AI tool you created, a real problem you solved, or a workflow you improved end-to-end. You can also send a concept for how you would enable AI in a 160-person company -especially if it challenges conventional approaches.

We’re looking for outside‑the‑box thinkers, and we’re happy to hire based on the quality of your thinking as much as your experience.

Why you will love working here

• Financial Security: Support your long‑term financial security with our Allianz Corporate Pension Scheme
• Personalized Benefits: Pick what matters most to you in our Personalized Benefits Platform, with a budget of €100/month: mobility support (BVG/HVV), internet allowance, daycare subsidy, Urban Sports Club membership, personal development, and shopping vouchers
• Mental Health: Support your mental well‑being with our Nilo Health Workplace Mental Health Solution
• Professional Growth: Boost your professional knowledge with our annual training budget & internal webinars, and level up your language skills through our German/English classes
• Vacation: Recharge with 27 paid vacation days + 3 Wellness days throughout the year, in addition to the public holidays
• … and even more reasons to join us!

Verve provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.