Project Lead AI Transformation (f/m/d)

Job Description

Imagine being the driving force behind one of the most consequential technology shifts in the energy sector in a role with a high degree of ownership, autonomy, and decision-making responsibility. As a Project Lead AI Transformation (f/m/d) you sit at the intersection of strategy and execution, aligning with senior leaders across global regions, facilitating cross-functional workshops with business units, IT, and external suppliers, and turning ambitious AI goals into scalable, real-world solutions. You'll rethink how existing processes work, shaping them into digital- and AI-ready workflows that deliver measurable impact. Every day brings a new challenge: e.g. balancing short-term delivery with long-term transformation, managing complex dependencies, and reporting progress directly to executive leadership.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead a global AI initiative portfolio from ideation through to industrialization and scaling, delivering measurable outcomes such as efficiency gains, cycle time improvements, cost reductions, and risk mitigation
• Shape and evolve the AI roadmap, continuously aligning priorities with business strategy and partnering with data science, engineering teams, and technology partners to ensure feasibility and scalable implementation
• Drive process transformation by working closely with business stakeholders to standardize, simplify, and enable existing workflows to become truly digital- and AI-ready
• Collaborate across global regions, cross-functional teams, and external suppliers to ensure AI solutions integrate seamlessly into core business processes and systems
• Bring AI adoption across the organization, acting as a key change agent for capability building, while providing high-quality executive reporting and decision-making support

What You Bring

• University Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field; PMP, IPMA, Scrum, or equivalent certification is a plus
• Many years of experience leading complex, technology-driven programs or transformation initiatives, with a proven track record in AI, digital transformation, or data-driven delivery
• Solid understanding of AI/ML, data ecosystems, and digital architectures, with the ability to translate real business challenges into scalable, high-impact AI solutions using agile and hybrid delivery approaches
• Demonstrated leadership in international matrix organizations, with strong experience managing external partners and influencing across organizational boundaries at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Advanced English proficiency is required; German is a strong plus. Willingness to travel internationally is required

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.