Short Facts

Join us on our journey to build Europe's energy backbone : We at Flexa are building Europe's largest virtual power plant with currently above 100k assets signed up, aiming to breach the million in the near future. To optimize the value creation from both trading algorithms across markets and dispatching to the assets, we are looking for a forward-thinking and experienced Head of Data Science (d / f / m) who shares our vision and values. A pioneering Head of Data Science to lead and grow our Data Science team with innovation, foster talent and teamwork, and drive our offering's growth in alignment with and exceeding Flexa's strategic goals.

Location : Munich, Germany
Employment Type : Full-time
Salary Range : € .000 + competitive ESOP package worth mid 6 figures as of today
Working Mode : Office first
Language Requirement : C1 Level English

Your Responsibilities

As a disciplinary leader provide directions, coaching and support to the Data Scientists (and Data Engineers - currently 8 FTEs, plan to grow to 15 by end of next year) chartered to Research, develop and adapt algorithms that unlock the capacity in the energy system through optimised returns in trading the flexibility of our assets
Actively drive talent development in the Data Science team, individually and as a team
A winning mentality that drives cultural change; role-model collaboration and teamwork with peers heading other teams
Be responsible for the expansion and evolution of our cloud-based service offering, delivering innovation and differentiation, based on technology leadership solid fundamentals and a lean research and implementation process
Collaborate with the executive and leadership teams to set the vision, strategy, algorithmic roadmap and long-term goals that align with the business objectives, achieving Entrix's success
Fail-fast, as part of the tech leadership team, accelerating product delivery without sacrificing excellence is what we are inspired by, finding new ways of working, using technology, breaking habits, limits and ceilings. Especially for a data-science team the balance between exploration and delivery is crucial and needs to be clearly demarcated and managed
Foster technical excellence, drive best practices contribute to our open, data driven engineering culture
Building, iterating, deploying and maintaining code from scratch to excellence

Your Profile

Master or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or a related field
7+ years experience in Data Science of which at least 3 years in a leadership position
5+ years of experience in delivering and maintaining machine learning and data science algorithms in production
Demonstrated success in managing and leading high-performing Data Science teams
Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders as well as collaborating on deep technical concepts with your peers and team
Track record of successfully delivering technically advanced data products in time
Ability to technically and scientifically lead applied research projects, challenging our current technology choices as well as assisting in bringing the models to production
Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills
You enjoy solving problems and sparring ideas in a cross-functional team with our battery engineers, software engineers, product managers and business developers

Skills to Set You Apart

Having led a mix of Data Science and Software Teams
You have built data science teams before
Experience in the energy industry

Your Compensation Package and Benefits

Competitive Compensation Package : Including salary and benefits
Public Transportation Subsidy : Monthly subsidy to your public transport ticket
Lunch / Dinner Allowance Vouchers : Allowance for meals on working days as digital meal vouchers
Work Equipment : MacBook or Windows Laptop and ergonomic workplace
Regular Team Events : Knowledge Sessions, Afterwork, Sports, Offsites, Halloween, Pride Month, etc.

A Short Note from Your Future Lead Sébastien Schikora - Chief Technology Officer

Hi there!

I'm Sébastien Schikora, and I've been driving tech innovation as CTO at Entrix since June 2022 and Flexa since February 2024. My career has been a mix of exciting challenges and opportunities, with a strong focus on transforming the energy industry and reshaping how electricity grids work and the best is yet to come.

Here's a quick snapshot of my journey so far :

CTO at KONUX () : Shaped the company's tech vision, built world-class products, and scaled technology to solve big problems.
Senior Manager at Tesl