CEO Office
Head of AI Strategy & Adoption – Zürich
CEO Office
Zürich
Full time
Job Description
Apply now for the position Head of AI Strategy & Adoption – Zürich and let’s achieve great things together! Become part of a successful team and achieve success beyond your previous capabilities. Hungry for more? Properti is the leading and multi-award-winning PropTech broker in Switzerland. We combine highly trained experts with the latest technologies on an intelligent platform to provide customers, brokers and service partners with risk-free, flexible and simplified services. If you can imagine working at CEO Office in Zürich, apply now for the position.
Tasks
1. AI Strategy & Roadmap
- Own properti's company-wide AI strategy, directly aligned with the company's growth agenda
- Define in strong alignment with leadership team which AI initiatives we build, buy, or partner on – and in what sequence
- Translate business goals (transactions, agent productivity, basket size) into a prioritised AI roadmap with measurable impact
- Define AI adoption targets per department (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Product) and hold department heads accountable
- Build and roll out AI enablement programs: playbooks, toolkits, training – so teams automate independently, not via a central bottleneck
- Establish a monthly AI adoption review with department leads; report progress directly to CEO
- Own the metric: % of core workflows with AI or automation component – track it, publish it, improve it
- Define and enforce company-wide AI governance: build standards, data ethics principles, vendor evaluation criteria
- Establish a framework for cross-functional AI prioritisation – preventing siloed tool sprawl across Product, Sales, Marketing, and Operations
- Own the AI tool and infrastructure landscape; make build vs. buy decisions with CFO/CTO input
- Work with Growth, Product, Data, Sales, and Marketing to embed AI across all core workflows
- Optimize and lead AI initiatives including: Agent CoPilot (IREA)
- Drive adoption of AI tools across the agent organisation; measure impact on productivity and transaction velocity
5. Management Thought Partnership
- Act as a strategic sounding board for the CEO on AI-related decisions and market developments
- Monitor the competitive AI landscape in PropTech and translate signals into actionable recommendations
- Contribute to company strategy sessions, board workshops, and leadership offsites
- Serve as properti's AI authority in investor communications – pitches, data room, due diligence
- Build and own the narrative that positions properti's AI capabilities
Job requirements
Must-Haves:
- 8+ years of experience in AI strategy, AI Product Leadership, or related fields
- Proven track record of building AI roadmaps in a Scaleup or high-growth environment (not only consulting slides)
- Ability to communicate AI value clearly to investors, board members, and non-technical executives
- Deep understanding of AI/ML architecture, data platforms, and modern automation tooling
- Experience working cross-functionally across Product, Sales, and Operations
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
- Proven experience driving AI adoption across non-technical teams; knows how to create pull, not just push
- Has built enablement programs that made departments self-sufficient – not dependent on a central AI team
- Background in PropTech, FinTech, or platform business models
- Track record of positioning AI as a revenue or valuation lever (not cost reduction)
- Experience with AI-Tools, Make, n8n, Gemini, or comparable enterprise AI platforms
- German-speaking
- Prior exposure to Swiss or DACH market
- Academic background from a leading university (ETH, EPFL, HSG, or international equivalent) is a plus – what matters most is demonstrable impact
Job advantages
- Direct CEO reporting with real strategic influence from day one
- Executive-level role in a Series B-stage company with a clear path to IPO or similar
- AI budget and mandate to build something that matters – not just automate existing workflows
- Competitive compensation package
- Five weeks paid vacation plus optional additional unpaid leave
- A team that moves fast, challenges each other, and wins together
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