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The question rarely comes from an authority. It comes from the client: a supplier self-disclosure with a new section on AI use. Who uses which systems at your company, who is trained, where is it documented? At this moment, an abstract law becomes a revenue issue.
Since February 2025, Article 4 of the EU AI Act obliges all organizations using AI to demonstrably enable their employees. The AI Act will largely apply from August 2, 2026. In many organizations, neither has yet arrived. Work is still being done with AI, often without rules and without an overview.
I am Alexander Thein, TÜV-certified external AI Officer. The start of collaboration is usually an in-house training: AI competence according to Article 4, with proof of documentation that can withstand a customer inquiry or an audit. Those who want to go further afterwards engage me as an external AI Officer, just as many engage an external data protection officer: AI inventory, risk classification, ongoing documentation, reporting processes. The ultimate legal responsibility remains with you as the operator. My job is to create the conditions that enable you to fulfill it.
Before AI compliance, there are over 40 years in product development, quality management, data protection, and IT. Those who know ISO 9001 from the inside will navigate the operator's obligations without translation loss. An example from practice: For a district, I inventoried and evaluated 23 uncontrolled AI tools. 16 were approved, 7 replaced, and there were no data protection incidents in the subsequent period.
In between, a station that sounds unusual: I am an IHK-certified coffee sommelier and owned a coffee house. In the daily business of a café, it becomes clear within minutes whether a process works or is just on paper. I bring this perspective with me.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
French
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Alexander Thein / THEIN.aiTÜV-certified AI OfficerJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 6 months)Weitnau, BY, GermanyExternal AI Officer as part of Compliance as a Service for medium-sized companies and public administrations in the DACH region. Operational implementation of operator obligations according to Art. 26 EU AI Act and establishment of AI management systems according to ISO 42001. Permanent responsibility, not project-based consulting.SERVICE SPECTRUMExternal AI Officer according to Art. 26 EU AI Act: Designated contact person for operator obligations. Quarterly compliance reviews. Ongoing documentation. Coordination with the data protection officer.Establishment of AI governance structures: Inventory of all AI systems used, including shadow AI. Risk classification according to EU AI Act. Development of guidelines and approval processes.Training and enablement according to Art. 4 EU AI Act: Executive workshops on EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and GDPR. Employee training with proof of documentation.Documentation and audit preparation: Establishment of the documentation structure required by ISO 42001. Preparation for internal and external audits. Adaptation to new guidelines from the AI Office.Strategic mentoring for decision-makers: Individual coaching for management, mayors, and department heads. Prioritization of use cases. Support for implementation decisions related to AI.INDUSTRIESPublic administration at municipal and district levels.Medium-sized companies in the B2B context with 50 to 500 employees.PROJECT EXAMPLES (anonymized)District with approximately 80,000 inhabitants:23 uncontrolled AI tools inventoried and evaluated. Result after eight weeks: 16 tools approved, 7 replaced, no data protection incidents in the subsequent period.Municipal administration with 12,000 inhabitants:AI strategy without an investment budget. Four workshop sessions, a two-page implementation roadmap, one quick win realized within three months.
- BILDUNG UND BERUF GmbHManagement AssistantJanuary 2020 - December 2023 (3 years and 11 months)Kempten, BY, Germany• IT Administrator: Support for all hardware and software matters• Introduction, commissioning, and administration of new ERP software• Management of the company website and social media channels with AI• Safety officer for occupational safety• Quality Management Representative• Support with tenders and type approvals
- Sous Vide 4 Street GmbHManaging DirectorMay 2018 - April 2022 (3 years and 11 months)• Development of new products• Organization of our participation in festivals (e.g., Tollwood) and street food markets• Procurement of goods• Marketing
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Education
- TÜV-certified AI OfficerTÜV Rheinland2026Für Unternehmen und Verwaltungen, die KI-Systeme einsetzen und die Vorgaben des EU AI Act erfüllen müssen. Die Ausbildung zum TÜV-zertifizierten KI-Beauftragten bereitet auf eine Funktion vor, die dem Datenschutzbeauftragten nachempfunden ist: eine unabhängige Kontroll- und Beratungsinstanz, keine Transformationsberatung mit großen Versprechen. Inhaltlich geht es um den EU AI Act: seinen Aufbau und die risikobasierte Einordnung von KI-Systemen, aus der sich die Pflichten für Betreiber ableiten. Dazu kommen die KI-Kompetenz nach Artikel 4 und die technischen Grundlagen des maschinellen Lernens. Auch die Schnittstellen zum Datenschutz gehören dazu. Der praktische Teil betrifft die tägliche Arbeit dieser Funktion: Dokumentation, Überwachung laufender Systeme, Meldeprozesse, Umgang mit Vorfällen. An genau dieser Stelle wird spürbar, worum es geht. Regulatorik trifft auf betriebliche Realität, und jemand muss dafür sorgen, dass beides zusammenpasst.
- CertificateKI-Campus2024Daten- und Algorithmenethik