Solaris: Restructuring
Solaris, Germany's AI-native bank, cut ~20% of its 400-person workforce (~80 employees) as part of a strategic repositioning to become Europe's first AI-native bank. CEO Steffen Jentsch (joined Jan 2026) is rebuilding banking processes from the ground up with AI agents and LLMs.
Source: Tech.eu
The leadership read
Solaris will need: AI/ML engineering leadership, AI governance and risk officers, data engineering leads, AI product managers, compliance/regulatory specialists for AI implementation, and potentially customer success/partnerships roles to support major clients (ADAC, Boerse Stuttgart). They may also
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