AI maturity
building
Chief AI Officer
Head of AI
Aiven · Cloud Data Infrastructure / Developer Tools · 📍 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Aiven is hiring its first senior AI leader to define and drive AI strategy across its open-source data infrastructure platform as the company scales and AI becomes central to its product and operational roadmap.
Reports to
CTO
Company stage
scale-up
Source
linkedin
Key responsibilities
- Define and own Aiven's AI strategy across product, engineering, and internal operations
- Lead development and deployment of AI/ML capabilities within Aiven's managed data services platform
- Build and scale an AI team or center of excellence
- Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to embed AI into the core platform offering
- Represent AI vision externally to customers, partners, and investors
Requirements
- Proven leadership experience in AI/ML at a technology or data infrastructure company
- Deep technical fluency in machine learning, LLMs, or applied AI systems
- Track record of translating AI strategy into shipped product or measurable business outcomes
Signals
- ⚠ No salary range disclosed — reduces transparency for senior candidates
- ⚠ Sparse job description provides limited scope clarity
- ⚠ No team size or reporting structure confirmed
- ✓ Well-capitalized company (Series C, backed by Atomico, IVP, and others)
- ✓ Strong technical brand in open-source data infrastructure — credible AI integration opportunity
- ✓ Helsinki tech ecosystem is competitive but tight-knit, suggesting genuine senior hire
- ✓ No prior AI leadership role suggests this person will have greenfield mandate and real influence