Team Lead Data Science AI (D/F/M) , DHL Data & AI

Overview

Joining DHL Data & AI Bonn as Team Lead Data Science AI (d/f/m) to shape the company further. DHL Data & AI is a Global Business Service Line focusing on leveraging data to create business value. We are a dynamic, innovative, and diverse team with approximately 100 professionals, including Data Engineers, Cloud Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Data Scientists, and Architects. DHL Group is the leading mail and logistics service provider operating in over 220 countries and territories. The role owns the lifecycle from discovery with stakeholders to scaled delivery, adoption, and continuous improvement while developing people and strengthening standards for quality, safety, and impact.

What you will do

• Build and maintain relationships with business stakeholders and frame business issues, value hypotheses, and success metrics; translate initial requirements into Data Science and AI projects with clear roadmaps.
• Set up projects as Project Advisor end‑to‑end, including resource allocation, time planning, scalable solution architectures, and make/buy decisions; guide data landscape assessments with business experts to confirm coverage, quality, and access.
• Provide project oversight by leading cross‑functional expert teams (e.g., Data/Platform Engineering, Information Security) and by working closely with Consulting on large‑scale projects; provide guidance, unblock roadblocks, identify and set success criteria, ensure adoption and the quality of deliverables, and monitor solutions for performance, reliability, and costs.
• Guide teams on responsible AI and risk standards: align with privacy, security, and compliance; ensure documentation of evaluations, guardrails (e.g., RAG/LLM), and decision logs.
• Contribute to initiatives, e.g. best practices on templates, components, and playbooks to accelerate future use cases and ensure consistency.
• Develop the service offering and ways of working by shaping company‑wide action plans and aligning with stakeholders across the business and tech landscape.
• Lead and develop a team of 5–7 experts by building a strong team identity, managing individuals’ career progression, providing regular feedback, and preparing people evaluations.
• Support the future growth of the organization by interviewing new candidates or by representing DHL Data & AI at events and conferences.

What you bring

• 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end Data Science or AI Engineering projects, and 4+ years leading larger expert teams working on complex solutions.
• A strong track record of shipping AI/ML products that create measurable business impact in a corporate environment, and ownership for turning ideas into outcomes.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions, making clear, pragmatic decisions along the way.
• Talent in building sustainable relationships and trust with stakeholders, bringing clarity to ambiguous situations, and turning initial idea discussions into successful projects.
• Strong technical oversight with fluency in Python and SQL, and hands-on experience productionizing ML/LLM solutions (services, pipelines, CI/CD, observability) in cloud environments (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Deep knowledge of retrieval/RAG, agent orchestration, prompt/versioning, tracing, and RAG evaluation; ability to guide teams in applying these effectively.
• Clear and simple communication of complex technical choices to align technical and nontechnical audiences.
• People‑centric leadership, coaching mindset, fast trust-building, and a pragmatic, outcome‑oriented approach.
• Highly driven, ownership‑oriented, and motivated by shaping the direction and culture of a fast‑growing organization.

What we offer

At DHL Data & AI, we offer an array of benefits designed to support your professional growth and personal well‑being. Here is what you can expect when you join our team:

• Comprehensive training programs, workshops, and e‑learning resources to prioritize your growth and development.
• A flexible work arrangement that blends mobile work and office presence, promoting work‑life balance and adaptability.
• A competitive salary package, inclusive of various attractive benefits.
• Diverse commuting options, including a job ticket for public transportation, parking space for a monthly fee, or bicycle leasing.
• Access to DHL Group's daycare facilities for working parents.
• A vibrant, inclusive, and cooperative international setting that inspires innovative thinking.

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