Partner - Head of Data & AI (m/f/d)
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<p><span data-contrast="none">Advise. Invest. Build. Meet ALAIKA — the new kind of Financial Services firm</span><span data-contrast="none"> — globally scaling,</span><span data-contrast="none"> headquartered in Munich. </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">This is a partner seat: you don't just join ALAIKA, you co-build it. Meaningful equity, real ownership, a practice you shape from day one.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":160,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <h2><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About ALAIKA</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":360,"335559739":140}"> </span></h2> <p><span data-contrast="none">At ALAIKA, our vision is to build the future of Financial Services with</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">three brands under one roof — Advisory (Strategy Consulting), Capital (Private Equity), Building (Company Builder). Right now, we are in the midst of building our trojan horse ALAIKA Advisory.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The ambition: building the leading Financial-Services-specific entrepreneurial holding — Fortune 500 access, PE discipline, Silicon Valley technology-depth and thinking. </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">Three networks that compound and multiply.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">One industry. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Financial Services. Nothing else.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">One focus. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">The intersection of business and technology — across Strategic Transformations, AI & Data Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">One goal. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Being the go-to partner for the world's leading Fortune 500 financial services companies — and the ones we might help build into that.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="none">Founded in October 2022 by </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-von-geyr-374b81/"><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Johanna von Geyr</span></span></strong></a><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">(build-up and led Financial Services Practice for a NASDAQ-listed strategy consultancy) and </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harald-braunstein/"><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Harald Braunstein</span></span></strong></a><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">(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. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":120,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Curious what ALAIKA is all about? Explore our </span><a href="https://www.alaika-advisory.com/"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">website</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">and </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pX8HFTMUueKa5bTrP3k22kR1kFjq2Ot9/view"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">introduction deck</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Join the movement — apply now.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}"> <br><br></span></p> <h2><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">The role and what you will work on</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":360,"335559739":140}"> </span></h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Lead. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Run the Data & AI practice as a whole — strategy, structure, hiring, IP, and P&L. Build the leadership team and develop the next generation of partners. Set the bar for what Data & AI advisory looks like in Financial Services.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Build. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">You are not joining a practice; you are building one. </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">Shape what ALAIKA’s Data & AI franchise becomes — and co-build the firm around it.</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">That is not a slogan — it is your Tuesday.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Sell. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Originate at the highest level. Personally close ALAIKA’s biggest Data & AI mandates. Set the sales strategy — the book you build is the book the practice grows on.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Connect. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Represent. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Be the public face of ALAIKA’s Data & AI practice — industry speaking, publishing, public IP. The market should know your name, and through you, ours.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <h2><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">When you are a fit</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":360,"335559739":140}"> </span></h2> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span data-contrast="none">“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.”</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":60,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><em><span data-contrast="none">— Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder of Citadel</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":200,"335559740":300}"> <br><br></span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">You'll set 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 go next.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Book-smart. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Strong academic foundation. Think in structures, not gut feel.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Street-smart. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Read the room fast. Prioritise ruthlessly. Grasp commercial reality.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">People-smart. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Communicate with precision — clear, direct, persuasive. </span><span data-contrast="none">Build trust across functions and seniority.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Athlete performance mindset. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">High aspirations. Grit. Learn faster than the environment </span><span data-contrast="auto">changes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Entrepreneurial guts. </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">You have built something, owned something, or bet on yourself at some point — and it shows in how you operate. P&L is not an abstraction. Ambiguity is not a problem. </span><span data-contrast="auto">You move.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <h2><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">you</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> bring</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":360,"335559739":140}"> </span></h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Track Record. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">A track record of building — a Data & AI practice, a Data & AI-native company, or a senior data and AI function at a majorstrategic consultancy or Financial Services firm. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Senior Network. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Established relationships across data, AI, and Financial Services — C-suite, technical leadership, regulators, and the broader ecosystem. </span><span data-contrast="none">Your network walks in with you.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Sales Track Record. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Proven ability to originate and close mandates at €3m+ scale. </span><span data-contrast="none">You have built a book before.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Market Authority. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Deep domain credibility — named deployments, published thinking, conference and keynote presence. The market should know who you are before we introduce you.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">People Leader. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">You have hired, developed, and graduated, as well as made the hard calls on people. </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">You understand that it is your task to build the best sports team — not a family. </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Languages. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Fluent in English and German. Additional languages are a plus.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <h2><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Why </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">join</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> ALAIKA</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":360,"335559739":140}"> </span></h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Equity & ownership. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">A partner seat with meaningful equity. You own a piece of what you build — and you gain access to the full ALAIKA ecosystem: Advisory, Capital, Building, and the network behind it. Not just a seat at the table. A platform to build from.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Compensation. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Above market with very entrepreneurial-driven bonus structures. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span data-contrast="none">“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.” </span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":60,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><em><span data-contrast="none">— Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI </span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":200,"335559740":300}"> <br></span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Stellar Network. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Shoulder-to-shoulder with financial services executives running today’s giants and the founders building tomorrow’s.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":220,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Offices. </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Munich and Barcelona. More coming.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":120,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><em><span data-contrast="none">Plus: the essentials done right — EGYM Wellpass, bike leasing, a kitchen stocked with healthy food and team events worth showing up for: Oktoberfest, team dinners, and more.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559738":240,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Advise the leaders. Build what comes next.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559738":240,"335559740":300}"> <br></span><strong><span data-contrast="none">Invest in the future of Financial Services.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":240,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span data-contrast="none">Apply with CV, transcripts, and references. </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">Let’s see if you are the one.</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <hr> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="content-conclusion"><p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Equal Opportunities for all (f/m/d)</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ALAIKA is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire on merit and welcome applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, ages, and identities. Our team spirit celebrates diversity. We want you to be your true “you” and offer everyone an open culture and safe space</span></p></div>
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