Partner - Head of Data & AI (m/f/d)

Alaika

München, Bavaria 10/29/2026 Full-time

Advise. Invest. Build. Meet ALAIKA — the new kind of Financial Services firm&nbsp;— globally scaling,&nbsp;headquartered&nbsp;in&nbsp;Munich.&nbsp;This is a partner seat: you&nbsp;don't&nbsp;just&nbsp;join&nbsp;ALAIKA,&nbsp;you co-build it. Meaningful equity, real ownership, a practice you shape from day one.&nbsp; <h2>About ALAIKA&nbsp;</h2> At ALAIKA, our vision is to build the future of Financial Services with&nbsp;three brands under one roof — Advisory (Strategy Consulting), Capital (Private Equity), Building (Company Builder). Right now, we are&nbsp;in the midst of&nbsp;building our trojan horse ALAIKA Advisory.&nbsp; The ambition: building the leading Financial-Services-specific entrepreneurial holding — Fortune 500 access, PE discipline, Silicon Valley technology-depth and thinking.&nbsp;Three networks that compound and multiply.&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">One industry.&nbsp;Financial Services. Nothing else.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">One focus.&nbsp;The intersection of business and technology — across Strategic Transformations, AI &amp; Data Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">One goal.&nbsp;Being the go-to partner for the world's leading Fortune 500 financial services companies — and the ones we might help build into that.&nbsp;</li> </ul> Founded&nbsp;in October 2022 by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-von-geyr-374b81/">Johanna von Geyr</a>&nbsp;(build-up and led Financial Services Practice for a NASDAQ-listed strategy consultancy) and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harald-braunstein/">Harald Braunstein</a>&nbsp;(serial entrepreneur with exits incl. IPO), we bring together deep functional domain expertise and networks in global Financial Services, with a proven track record in building, scaling, and investing in leading software product companies. &nbsp; Curious what ALAIKA is all about? Explore our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alaika-advisory.com/">website</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pX8HFTMUueKa5bTrP3k22kR1kFjq2Ot9/view">introduction deck</a>.&nbsp; Join the movement — apply now.&nbsp; <h2>&nbsp;The role and what you will work on&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Lead.&nbsp;Run the Data &amp; AI practice as a whole — strategy, structure, hiring, IP, and P&amp;L. Build the leadership team and develop the next generation of partners. Set the bar for what Data &amp; AI advisory looks like in Financial Services.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">Build.&nbsp;You are not joining a practice; you are building one.&nbsp;Shape what ALAIKA’s Data &amp; AI franchise becomes — and co-build the firm around it.&nbsp;That&nbsp;is&nbsp;not a&nbsp;slogan&nbsp;—&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;your&nbsp;Tuesday.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">Sell.&nbsp;Originate at the highest level. Personally&nbsp;close&nbsp;ALAIKA’s biggest Data &amp; AI mandates. Set the sales strategy — the book you build is the book the practice grows on.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">Connect.&nbsp;Industry-shaping relationships. C-suite at the leading Financial Services firms. Your network walks in with you, extends with the role, and becomes the platform for everything the practice does next.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1">Represent.&nbsp;Be the public face of ALAIKA’s Data &amp; AI practice — industry speaking, publishing, public IP. The market should know your name, and through you, ours.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>When you are a fit&nbsp;</h2> “Show me an athlete who did well academically. An athlete because they know what it takes to win and they have had to experience loss.”&nbsp; — Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder of Citadel&nbsp; You'll&nbsp;set&nbsp;the bar — and lead a team that meets it. Intrinsically driven people, who do "what it takes." Your job is to shape them, sharpen them, and prove that ALAIKA is where the best&nbsp;go&nbsp;next.&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1">Book-smart.&nbsp;Strong academic foundation. Think&nbsp;in&nbsp;structures, not gut feel.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1">Street-smart.&nbsp;Read the room fast.&nbsp;Prioritise&nbsp;ruthlessly. Grasp commercial reality.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1">People-smart.&nbsp;Communicate with precision — clear, direct, persuasive.&nbsp;Build&nbsp;trust&nbsp;across&nbsp;functions&nbsp;and&nbsp;seniority.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Athlete performance mindset.&nbsp;High aspirations. Grit. Learn faster than the environment&nbsp;changes.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1">Entrepreneurial guts.&nbsp;You have built something, owned something, or bet on yourself at some point — and it shows in how you&nbsp;operate. P&amp;L is not an abstraction. Ambiguity is not a problem.&nbsp;You&nbsp;move.&nbsp;</li> </ul> &nbsp; <h2>What&nbsp;you&nbsp;bring&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1">Track Record.&nbsp;A track record&nbsp;of building — a Data &amp; AI practice, a Data &amp; AI-native company, or a senior data and AI function at a majorstrategic consultancy&nbsp;or&nbsp;Financial Services firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1">Senior Network.&nbsp;Established relationships across data, AI, and Financial Services — C-suite, technical leadership, regulators, and the broader ecosystem.&nbsp;Your&nbsp;network&nbsp;walks&nbsp;in&nbsp;with&nbsp;you.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1">Sales Track Record.&nbsp;Proven ability to originate and close mandates at €3m+ scale.&nbsp;You have built a book before.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1">Market&nbsp;Authority.&nbsp;Deep domain credibility — named deployments, published thinking,&nbsp;conference&nbsp;and keynote presence. The market should know who you are before we&nbsp;introduce&nbsp;you.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1">People Leader.&nbsp;You have hired, developed, and graduated, as well as made&nbsp;the hard&nbsp;calls on people.&nbsp;You&nbsp;understand that&nbsp;it is your task to&nbsp;build the best&nbsp;sports&nbsp;team&nbsp;—&nbsp;not a family.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1">Languages.&nbsp;Fluent in English and German.&nbsp;Additional&nbsp;languages are a plus.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>Why&nbsp;join&nbsp;ALAIKA&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1">Equity &amp; ownership.&nbsp;A partner seat with meaningful equity. You own a piece of what you build — and you gain access to the full ALAIKA ecosystem:&nbsp;Advisory, Capital, Building, and the network behind it. Not just a seat at the table. A platform to build from.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1">Compensation.&nbsp;Above market with very entrepreneurial-driven bonus structures.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> “My biggest economic misunderstanding was that people got rich from high salary, but almost no one on Forbes got there through salary but only with equity.”&nbsp;&nbsp; — Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI&nbsp;&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1">Stellar Network.&nbsp;Shoulder-to-shoulder with financial services executives running today’s giants and the founders building&nbsp;tomorrow’s.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1">Offices.&nbsp;Munich and Barcelona. More coming.&nbsp;</li> </ul> Plus: the essentials done right — EGYM&nbsp;Wellpass, bike leasing, a kitchen stocked with healthy food and team events worth showing up for: Oktoberfest, team dinners, and more.&nbsp; &nbsp; Advise the leaders. Build what comes next. Invest in the future of Financial Services.&nbsp; Apply with CV, transcripts, and references.&nbsp;Let’s&nbsp;see if you are the one.&nbsp; &nbsp; <hr> &nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">Equal Opportunities for all (f/m/d) ALAIKA is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire on merit and welcome applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, ages, and identities.&nbsp;Our team spirit celebrates diversity. We want you to be your true “you” and offer everyone an open culture and safe space</div>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>

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