Senior Data Science Manager (m/f/d)

Munich, BY, DE

Job Description

As a Senior Engineering Manager at SIXT you will own the end‑to‑end success of the machine‑learning products that set our prices and optimize our global fleet. You’ll lead a 10–15‑person squad of Data Scientists and Machine‑Learning Engineers, shape our technical roadmap, and cultivate the next generation of engineering leaders. If you thrive at the intersection of data science, product, and people leadership—join us and make an impact at worldwide scale!

YOUR ROLE AT SIXT

You will lead with vision, provide technical and people leadership for our Pricing & Fleet Optimization product line, ensuring we ship scalable, high‑performance solutions
You will own the architecture, design serverless and microservice pipelines that handle millions of pricing requests per day, backed by ML and linear‑programming models
You will grow great people, line‑manage 10–15 Data Scientists and MLEs; create growth plans and mentor future Engineering Managers, transitioning them to leadership roles
You will shape the roadmap, translate commercial goals into measurable ML milestones; quantify opportunity cost, run A/B tests, and unlock incremental margin across business units
You will drive engineering excellence, champion code quality, CI/CD, observability, and a strong incident‑response culture
You will influence at scale, communicate complex technical trade‑offs in clear, non‑technical language and secure buy‑in from executive stakeholders

YOUR SKILLS MATTER

Enterprise Innovation: You have 10+ years building and shipping AI/ML products for large enterprises—ideally in pricing, revenue‑management, or supply‑chain optimization
Leadership Excellence: You have 5+ years of engineering‑management experience, including mentoring ICs and emerging leaders
Technical Depth:You have deep expertise in machine learning, linear programming, and optimization techniques
Engineering Mastery: You have hands‑on mastery of Python (NumPy, Pandas/Polars, Dask, TensorFlow/Keras/PyTorch); and proven experience with serverless architectures (e.g. AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions), microservices, and event‑driven systems (e.g. Kafka, Pub/Sub)
Agile Mindset: You are comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments with evolving requirements. Outstanding written and verbal communication and storytelling skills
Education: You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field; PhD a plus
Nice to Have: Prior work on dynamic fleet dispatching or price optimization. Familiarity with A/B experimentation and causal inference. Contributions to open‑source ML or infrastructure projects

WHAT WE OFFER

Extra benefits Enjoy discounts on SIXT rent, share, ride and SIXT+, attractive vehicle leasing offers, and exclusive deals with partners for travel, tech, fashion and more
Mobility boost We support you with a monthly mobility allowance of €20 per month for even more freedom
Future security We contribute to your retirement plan and support you with capital-forming benefits to ensure you are well covered
Feel-good atmosphere Stay active with our modern SIXT gym, various leisure activities like the gaming area or the SIXT choir, and enjoy our high-quality employee restaurant
Flexibility Enjoy 30 days of vacation and a hybrid working model with flexible hours
Giving back Take one day each year to volunteer at a charitable organization dedicated to supporting children

About us:

We are a globally leading mobility service provider with a revenue of €4.00 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (taxi, ride, and chauffeur services), and SIXT+ (car subscription), giving our customers access to our fleet of 350,000 vehicles, the services of 4,000 cooperation partners, and around 5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 110 countries at 2,000 rental stations. At SIXT, top-tier customer experience and outstanding customer service are our highest priorities. We believe in true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight. Get started with us and apply now!