AI Engagement Manager/Director

C3 AI Inc.•Houston, TX

28d

About The Position

C3 AI (NYSE: AI), is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at: C3 AI C3 AI is seeking highly skilled individuals with experience managing the creation and development of complex enterprise AI solutions, and a track record of driving tangible business value and outcomes for customers as a trusted advisor. Expertise and experience in business consulting, the full software development lifecycle, enterprise software, AI/ML, cloud deployments and data integration are required in addition to domain experience in one or more of the following industries: Manufacturing, High Tech, Agribusiness, Public Sector, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare and Telecommunications. The AI Engagement Manager/Director collaborates with executive stakeholders to define use cases, creates specifications, leads solution configuration and deployment at scale, drives adoption and ensures realization of business value. The AI Engagement Manager/Director also works across internal and external teams to identify growth opportunities, expands C3 AI solutions within customers' organizations and influences the C3 AI product roadmap. This position requires a combination of skills including strategy consulting, product management, project management, facilitation/problem solving, stakeholder management, and proficiency in AI/ML methods.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research or similar field; Advanced Engineering degree or MBA preferred.
Minimum of 6 - 15 years business consulting and product delivery management experience with enterprise SaaS solutions.
Experience leading customer engagements with substantial exposure and involvement with AI/ML, data science, cloud infrastructure, solution architecture, application development, and data engineering.
Credible customer presence. Capable of communicating effectively and stepping into a trusted advisor role.
Strong customer orientation with a drive to build intimacy with users and their organizations' needs.
Data-driven, analytically oriented, with a commitment to process improvement.
Demonstrated ability to navigate between the business and technical domains of a software implementation project while providing leadership in both areas.
Excellent presentation and written communication skills with keen attention to detail.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with customers to craft compelling AI use cases that drive business value and translate use cases into detailed requirements.
Turn business requirements into AI application features and capabilities, map use cases to granular team tasks, and produce detailed project work plans.
Lead dedicated C3 AI teams comprising of Data Science, Application Development, Data Integration, Product Management and DevOps professionals.
Work across internal teams to make necessary trade-offs between short-term customer deliverables and long-term product roadmaps items.
Run project governance activities (project plans, weekly status reviews, cross-functional meetings, executive status reviews).
Anticipate stakeholder needs, remove obstacles, track and address risks before they become issues and manage expectations.
Quantify and track value metrics that can be realized from C3 AI solutions.
Advise executive customer stakeholders on future use case roadmaps and drive customer success and adoption with a focus on customer retention and expansion.
Develop high quality and polished internal and external communications to influence customer and C3 AI success.
Communicate effectively and proactively with customers to build trusted relationships.
Travel to customer sites (20% average)