AI Expert – Digital Transformation in Private Equity (m/f/x) - Midwest US

About the role

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, a listed private equity holding company, acquires medium-sized companies in special situations with significant operational improvement potential. The company actively supports its portfolio companies with investment and operations teams and through strategic add-on acquisitions, focusing on businesses with revenues ranging from EUR 100 million to EUR 750 million across various industries, aiming to achieve clear value increase with sustainable, long-term growth.

Responsibilities

• Conduct discovery workshops to identify AI opportunities addressing key pain points such as automation, analytics, NLP, and generative AI
• Define and prioritize use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and implementation effort
• Design scalable AI solutions and prototypes, ensuring cross-portfolio reusability
• Oversee implementation, including vendor selection, team coordination, and technical validation
• Develop toolkits and frameworks to accelerate AI adoption and enablement across Mutares and its portfolio companies

Qualifications

• Successfully completed a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering or similar field with outstanding results
• At least 3 years of experience in designing and implementing AI solutions in business contexts delivering large-scale AI or digital transformation projects in leading management consulting firms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with an entrepreneurial mindset and hands-on approach
• Strong understanding of machine learning, LLMs, MLOps, data pipelines, and cloud-based AI architectures (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Business fluency in English, with the ability to communicate in a well-structured and concise manner
• Willingness to travel up to 4 days per week (typically Monday – Thursday) and to work in an international environment

Benefits

• Work in a highly motivated, international, committed, and agile team that enjoys working together
• Exciting work environment with varied challenges, strategic influence, and tasks for continuous personal and professional development
• Flat hierarchies, fast decision-making processes, and room for your own ideas
• Regular team events and offsites