AI Transformation Lead (m/f/d)
- Hapimag AG
- Zug, ZG, Switzerland
- 05/05/2026
Job Description
- Steinhausen (Zug)
- , Switzerland
Workload: 80-100%
Start from: Immediately
Supervisor Positions: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Dotted Line Manager: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
We are a sharing community for vacation rentals, owning 56 resorts with over 5,000 apartments across Europe’s most beautiful destinations. In an industry defined by personal connections, we are evolving our use of AI to drive operational efficiency and sharpen our focus on what matters most: our guests and the moments they share. To bridge our physical world with this digital future, we are looking for an AI Transformation Lead to join our engaged leadership team. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will act as a strategic catalyst— with a key role in building the foundation for our teams to thrive through the smart integration of technology.
With my work I ensure that …
…AI becomes the core framework to challenge and rethink how people and teams do their jobs on a daily basis, enabling them to work faster and better.
…specific AI initiatives are closely managed to yield significant cost savings and efficiency gains for Hapimag
…future systems are built accounting for AI from the very beginning while ensuring Hapimag maintains flexibility to switch between solutions.
What you can expect
Your responsibilities by priorities
These are only the most important responsibilities of your position.
They are not final and will be reviewed at least annually to ensure that they are up to date.
- Strategic Planning & Onboarding: Create and propose a comprehensive AI strategy within your first month
- Hands-on Implementation: Act as a strategic yet hands-on leader who sits directly with employees/ teams to identify use cases, support them in implementation, and help leads define future team set-ups by leveraging AI.
- Enabler and Integrator: Become an enabler to unlock AI by actively minimizing hurdles and simplifying access to AI technologies.
- Project Management & Cost Reduction: Lead specific, closely managed initiatives expected to yield significant cost savings and efficiency gains.
- Governance & Security: Ensure all short-term and long-term AI initiatives strictly adhere to data protection and cyber security rules.
- Platform Independence: Ensure the selection of the best AI solution for each specific use-case, maintaining the flexibility to utilize and integrate multiple platforms and avoid vendor lock-in.
- Enablement & Operationalizing AI: Support the implementation of educational frameworks that empower teams and individuals, embedding AI into the organization’s DNA so it becomes a primary lens for problem-solving and operational thinking.
What you bring along
- Deep AI Expertise & Pragmatism: You possess deep knowledge of AI models and tools, but the focus is on being an integrator, executor and change manager, rather than an engineer. You figure things out and make them happen.
- Mentorship & Coaching: The ability to educate, coach, and patiently show colleagues across all departments how to utilize AI for their specific operational challenges.
- Commercial Acumen: A strong ability to tie AI use cases directly to business cases that generate measurable, significant cost savings/ efficiency gains.
- Governance Awareness: A keen understanding of enterprise AI governance, particularly concerning data protection, cyber security, and platform dependency.
- Change Management: A strong ability to drive cultural shift, manage change, and be an essential enabler for AI adoption across the organization.
Job-specific comments:
- Leadership Team Integration: You will sit within the leadership team and have a large scope of action, reporting directly to the CEO with a dotted line to the CTO
- Speed & Evolutionary Mindset: Your approach is fast and focused on tangible impact, prioritizing rapid execution.
- Languages: Business fluent in German and English is a requirement.
What we offer
Local benefits
- A position with autonomy where your expertise directly moves the strategy forward
- A dynamic, international setting with a flat hierarchy and short decision-making paths.
- A modern open-plan office at Hapimag headquarters in Steinhausen (ZG) with good transport links, a friendly atmosphere, and a dedicated, agile team with a great sense of humor
- Hybrid working model (up to 40% remote work) and the opportunity to occasionally work from a resort.
- Attractive employee benefits for holidays at Hapimag resorts
- We promote personal responsibility and the professional development of our employees
Benefits at Hapimag
Questions?
If anything is unclear or if you would like to learn more about the role, feel free to get in touch with us at any time: career@hapimag.com
Apply now
Have we convinced you to become part of our Hapimag family and success story? Then we look forward to getting to know you! Simply fill out the form on our website – we would love to hear from you.
Please note that for this position, we are currently only considering and reviewing direct applications with an existing, valid residence and work permit for Switzerland. We also kindly ask you to provide your salary expectations and your earliest possible start date.
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