Data Science Manager

Short Facts

Join us on our mission to build Europe's largest virtual power plant.
Flexa is at the forefront of enabling a smart and sustainable energy future. To drive this vision forward, we are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Data Science Manager (d/f/m) to lead and grow our Data Science team. You will play a key role in shaping our algorithmic strategy, fostering technical excellence, and scaling a high-impact team, all while pushing the boundaries of what's possible in energy optimization.

• Location: Munich, Germany 
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary Range: € competitive VSOP package
• Working Mode: In office 
• Language Requirement: C1 Level English

Your Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a growing team of Data Scientists and Data Engineers (currently 8 FTEs, scaling to ~20 by year-end) working on cutting-edge machine learning algorithms to unlock flexibility in the energy system.

• Foster individual growth and team cohesion through mentoring, feedback, and structured talent development.

• Set a high bar for engineering and scientific quality — drive best practices, lean development processes, and a fail-fast mindset.

• Own the algorithmic direction and ensure alignment with Flexa's long-term strategic and technical goals.

• Balance exploration and execution — clearly delineate where experimentation is encouraged and where delivery focus is key.

• Actively contribute to building and deploying production-ready ML models — from research prototypes to scalable implementations.

• Role-model collaboration across technical teams and shape a high-performance, data-driven engineering culture.

Your Profile

• Master or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or a related field
• 6+ years experience in Data Science of which at least 2 years in a leadership position
• 5+ years of experience in delivering and maintaining machine learning and data science algorithms in production
• Demonstrated success in managing and leading high-performing Data Science teams
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders as well as collaborating on deep technical concepts with your peers and team
• Track record of successfully delivering technically advanced data products in time
• Ability to technically and scientifically lead applied research projects, challenging our current technology choices as well as assisting in bringing the models to production
• Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills
• You enjoy solving problems and sparring ideas in a cross-functional team with our battery engineers, software engineers, product managers and business developers 

Skills to Set You Apart

• Having led a mix of Data Science and Software Teams
• You have built data science teams before
• Experience in the energy industry
  

Your Compensation Package and Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package: Including salary and benefits
• Public Transportation Subsidy: Monthly subsidy to your public transport ticket
• Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: Allowance for meals on working days as digital meal vouchers
• Work Equipment: MacBook or Windows Laptop and ergonomic workplace
• Regular Team Events: Knowledge Sessions, Afterwork, Sports, Offsites, Halloween, Pride Month, etc.

A Short Note from Your Future Lead

Sébastien Schikora - Chief Technology Officer

Hi there

I'm Sébastien Schikora, and I've been driving tech innovation as CTO at Entrix since June 2022 and Flexa since February 2024. My career has been a mix of exciting challenges and opportunities, with a strong focus on transforming the energy industry and reshaping how electricity grids work and the best is yet to come.

Here's a quick snapshot of my journey so far:

• CTO at KONUX (2018–2022): Shaped the company's tech vision, built world-class products, and scaled technology to solve big problems.
• Senior Manager at Tesla (2015–2018): Led the charge in developing cutting-edge energy storage systems and seamless mobile experiences.
• VP of Product Development at NES Corporation (2014–2015): Helped launch a new company and product line, disrupting grid digitalization.
• Echelon Corporation: Spent six years driving innovation in grid modernization and smart metering, from product management to development leadership.
• Hewlett Packard: Before diving into energy, I spent over a decade refining enterprise software solutions.
  
  

Having spent most of my career in Silicon Valley, I bring a mindset that's all about pushing boundaries, moving fast, and creating meaningful impact. Now based in Munich, I apply that same energy to building teams and driving innovation here in Europe.

At Flexa and Entrix, we believe great tech starts with great people. Collaboration, creativity, and an unrelenting focus on delivering results are at the heart of everything we do.

If you're ready to work with a team that's reshaping industries and tackling some of the toughest challenges out there, I'd love for you to check out our opportunities. Join us, and let's build something extraordinary together.

Looking forward to seeing what we can create.

Best Regards,

Sebastien Schikora

Chief Technology Officer

Flexa / Entrix

Contact Information

Feel free ​to reach out to Christoph Droste ​- ​, for any questions.

We are looking forward to receiving your application

About us

Flexa, a Joint Venture between Enpal and Entrix, is chartered with delivering a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) delivering exceptional energy cost savings while supporting the transition to a 100% renewable electricity future.

The combination of delivering complete residential energy systems at great cost with savvy market participation in several revenue streams sets us up to deliver real world customer savings while improving customer satisfaction enjoying the advantages of a fully electrified and energy producing home.

Through a deep integration into the installed hardware and a direct connection to the customer interfaces, Flexa's solution controls the energy assets (such as EV, heat pump, home storage and others) of the entire Enpal energy community with an exceptional level of accuracy, speed, transparency, and thus customer satisfaction. With intelligent real-time dispatching algorithms, Flexa maximizes Enpal customers' usable flexibility and its returns on energy markets including costs, such as grid fees, asset degradation.

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