mobile.de is Germany’s largest vehicle marketplace, with more than 1.6 million listed cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, and e-bikes. Both private customers and registered vehicle dealers use the platform and benefit from more than 120 million visits per month. As a “one-stop shop,” mobile.de’s offering includes not only buying and selling, but also financing and leasing solutions. Founded in 1996, the company is a subsidiary of Adevinta, a global leader in online classified portals.

Based in Berlin-Charlottenburg, we offer a dynamic environment where growth, learning, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.If you are driven by an eagerness to disrupt, have a passion for collaboration, and are excited about shaping the future of mobility, we would love to hear from you.

mobile.de is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

What we offer

Meaningful Work: We are a diverse, international, highly skilled and passionate team committed to a world where people share more and waste less. Every day you will have the opportunity to make a huge difference for our users, customers as well as shape the future.

Embracing AI: We're at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into our operations. Being part of mobile.de you will work with and learn about AI tools, contributing to projects that leverage AI to enhance efficiency, improve customer experiences, and drive our mission forward. With an AI-first mindset, we foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation, empowering our team to explore and apply AI in meaningful ways for the company and themselves.

Growth and Development: We are a global organisation who truly believes in growing our people. To support this we offer lots of development and training opportunities and provide a budget for our team members.

Connection and Inclusion: Our culture is the glue that holds us together. We believe in making meaningful connections and creating an inclusive atmosphere with lots of opportunities to connect both in your day to day work and through social team activities (online and offline)

What you’ll do ​& Who you are

We’re looking for a Data Science Manager (d/f/m) to lead our central Data Science team!
Our mission is to deliver data-driven insights and machine learning (ML), including state-of-the-art Generative AI (GenAI) solutions, that enhance experiences and drive value across our platforms. We work collaboratively with product teams, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to tackle a wide range of challenges and opportunities.

The role:
As a Data Science Manager, you will split your time between managing and developing a high-performing Data Science team and driving impactful projects as an individual contributor. You’ll play a key role in shaping our strategy, ensuring project delivery, and enabling the growth and success of both your team and our products.

Managerial Responsibilities (50%):

• Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead a multidisciplinary data science team, encouraging upskilling and experimentation in GenAI, cloud computing (GCP, AWS), and modern Data Science tools.

• Strategic Direction: Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to define the data science strategy, with a focus on integrating GenAI technologies (e.g., Gemini, AWS Bedrock, LLMs) and cloud-native solutions into our business.

• Project Oversight: Oversee pipelines, prioritize GenAI and cloud-based initiatives, and ensure effective resource allocation for AI-driven innovation on GCP and AWS infrastructure.

• Stakeholder Management: Educate and guide stakeholders on innovative solutions using GCP, AWS, Gemini, and Bedrock.

• Performance Management: Foster development through coaching in cloud platforms and state-of-the-art Generative AI.

Individual Contributor Responsibilities (50%):

• Technical Leadership: Lead by example in developing and deploying advanced machine learning and GenAI models (e.g., LLMs, Gemini), using cloud-native tools (GCP Vertex AI, AWS Sagemaker/Bedrock) and scalable databases like BigQuery.

• GenAI Implementation: Drive hands-on prototyping and productionization of GenAI use cases, leveraging technologies such as Gemini (GCP) and Bedrock (AWS) for tasks including personalized recommendations, content generation, and automation workflows.

• Project Delivery: Own end-to-end delivery of data science and GenAI projects using tools like BigQuery, Vertex AI, Gemini, and cloud-based ML pipelines.

• Innovation: Stay on top of developments in GenAI, transformers, and cloud offerings, integrating technologies like BigQuery for big data analysis and Gemini/Bedrock for GenAI applications.

Your profile:

• MSc or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (statistics, computer science, economics, or related).

• 5+ years of professional experience in Data Science, with hands-on technical roles and 1-2 years in a leadership or mentorship capacity.

• Proven track record delivering ML/GenAI solutions into production, preferably in marketplaces or tech industries.

• Advanced experience with Python and ML frameworks

• Practical experience with GenAI technologies:

  • Large Language Models (e.g., Gemini, GPT, PaLM, Llama, and open-source alternatives)

  • Amazon Bedrock for foundation model deployment

  • Integration with GCP Vertex AI and BigQuery, AWS Sagemaker and Bedrock

• Strong background in traditional Machine Learning, NLP techniques, and MLOps best practices for production deployment in cloud environments.

• Proficient with SQL and NoSQL databases, with emphasis on BigQuery for scalable analytics.

• Experience managing and coaching technical teams.

• Track record collaborating with cross-functional product development teams.

• Passion for agile (Kanban/Scrum) software development, product discovery, and continuous deployment.

• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Selected Technologies & Tools:

• Cloud Platforms: GCP (Vertex AI, BigQuery, Gemini), AWS (Sagemaker, Bedrock)

• Programming: Python, R, SQL, NoSQL

• ML Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, LangChain

• GenAI: LLMs (Gemini, GPT, Llama), diffusion/creative models, prompt engineering

• MLOps: ML pipelines, cloud-based deployment

Benefits

Working at mobile.de comes with its perks! Enjoy the following benefits (some of many):

• Rewards: competitive base salary and participation in the company’s incentive programs.

• Plan for the Future: On top of the statutory retirement insurance, we offer a competitive company pension scheme.

• Team-Building: Regular team and company events offer the opportunity to network and learn from each other.

• Learning & Development: Keep growing with access to coaching, learning platforms and resources.

• Mobility: Stay mobile with a monthly transportation allowance.

• Enjoy working: Our well‑equipped office supports focused work and teamwork - plus inviting social zones where colleagues can relax and connect

• Flexible working: a hybrid approach with the option to work abroad for a set number of days per year.

• Wellbeing: confidential employee assistance and support services available to employees and their immediate families.

• Family support: enhanced parental leave and family‑friendly policies to support all parents and careers.