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Who are we? Summary: As the Senior Director of AI & Data architecture, you will be a key contributor and the regional leader of the AI, Data & Analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and driving the strategic vision for the organizations AI & Data architecture, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology roadmaps. As the regional leader, you will have functional management responsibilities for local AI, Data & Analytics team, providing guidance, mentorship, and oversight to ensure the successful execution of AI & Data projects and initiatives. This role requires people management responsibilities, such as performance management, team development, and resource allocation. To be successful in this role, you should have a strong background in Data & AI strategy definition and implementation, coupled with excellent leadership and communication skills. Experience in people management and a deep understanding of the business and technology landscape are also highly desirable. If you are a strategic thinker, a passionate advocate for Data & AI innovation, and a collaborative leader, this Senior Director of AI Strategy role presents an exciting opportunity to drive the organizations digital transformation and shape the future of its AI capabilities. Duties and Responsibilities: Crafting the organizations Data & AI strategy and roadmap, identifying opportunities to leverage AI technologies to drive business value and competitive advantage. Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, including business leaders, IT, and data teams, to align Data & AI initiatives with organizational priorities. Overseeing the implementation and deployment of Data & AI solutions, ensuring they meet technical, security, and compliance requirements in an cost effective way. Fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation, encouraging the exploration of emerging AI technologies and use cases. Providing functional leadership and guidance to local AI, Data & Analytics teams, ensuring consistent execution and knowledge-sharing across the organization. Developing and mentoring the AI, Data & Analytics teams, identifying and nurturing talent to build a high-performing, future-ready workforce. Representing the organizations Data & AI capabilities and thought leadership in local region, external forums, conferences, and industry events. Manage multiple vendors relashionship. Maintain strong partnership with D&A team and other IT teams (Cloud, infrastructure, cyber security, ) Addresses issues with impact beyond own team based on knowledge of related disciplines Supervisory Responsibilities Being the India Local region D&A leader (including functional management) Monitoring and reviewing the work of staff members, including conducting annual performance reviews. Ensuring staff compliance with Risk and Compliance policies (SOX, AVA Assessments, SOP Creation, etc.) and completion of assigned compliance training sessions throughout the year Participate in hiring and recruitment efforts, including interviews for employees across the Data & Analytics department. Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications : (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.) University degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required. This position requires a minimum of 22-25 years experience, with hands on experience in the Data & AI Architecture area + proven AI strategy definition experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: A good understanding of various Data platforms, Cloud or on-prem (Datalake, DWH, Datamarts, Document management, Data interoperability (ETL, API mgt), ) Require someone having good skillset on AWS Tech Stack Experience with AI and Gen AI is essential, with proven AI strategy definition experience Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools for data pipelines Knowledge of data security, governance and compliance requirements AI ops competencies to improve our Operation efficiency. Ability to develop good relationships with key technical leaders and subject matter experts and gain their trust Provide strategic and creative thinking to analyze issues that may arise, and create solutions or remediations. Abilities to define a data & AI platform as a service for enabling other IT teams to benefit of it. Ability to work unsupervised. Ability to respond positively to feedback and implement changes to processes and procedures as needed. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing business priorities. Physical Demands and Work Environment: This position is one that would normally require the person to work in a temperature-controlled office environment with other professional and management employees and continent workers, with frequent exposure to electronic office equipment. This position will require the employee to maintain hours during a typical day to overlap with team members and business users around the world with special attention to people in the time zones of India, Paris, and the Eastern U.S. This position will likely require the employee to travel a few times annually to physically meet with managers or team members.
