Head of Applied Science

Rohlik is the leading Central European e-grocer. More than a million customers shop with us across Rohlik.cz, Knuspr.de, Kifli.hu, Gurkerl.at, and Sezamo.ro, choosing from over 20,000 items delivered within hours in 15-minute windows.Behind every order is a continuous stream of automated decisions: how much inventory to buy for each warehouse, how many pickers to schedule on Thursday morning, where in the warehouse a product should sit, and which van carries which bags. Our models make these choices every day across five countries. When a forecast is accurate, shelves stay full and waste is minimized. When a plan is right, warehouses run on exact labor needs and orders arrive precisely in the customer’s chosen window. Get it wrong, and it immediately translates into shrink, overtime, tied-up capital, and missed customer deliveries.Why this role is excitingDirect operational and business impact: Your team’s models directly drive availability, shrink, fulfillment costs, and working capital across all five markets.True ownership with zero friction: We operate automated production pipelines with no committee between your team and deployment—a solid backtest is all you need to ship.Unification of two core capabilities: You will bring Forecasting and Optimization into a single function, building an end-to-end decision-making ecosystem from the ground up.AI-first environment: Our engineers use AI coding agents (Devin, Claude Code) daily, and we expect you to push the boundaries of modern agentic workflows and tooling.Direct executive exposure: Reporting directly to the Group CTO, you will have the mandate and space to shape technical strategy and execution.What you will own and deliverBusiness outcomes: Own the business results delivered by the forecasting and optimization portfolio, setting targets with cell leads and tracking financial and operational impact in production.Strategic roadmap & prioritization: Define which decisions to automate next across purchasing, f