Manager, AI Excellence
About The Position
The Manager, AI Excellence leads Siemens’ Business Unit Artificial Intelligence capability and translates business strategy and opportunities into a focused portfolio of AI initiatives that deliver measurable value. This player-coach leads the AI Excellence team while remaining hands-on in AI initiatives, technology decisions, solution development, stakeholder engagement, and delivery. The role establishes the Business Unit’s AI vision and operating model and aligns business stakeholders, Enterprise IT, central AI organizations, technology providers, and external partners. It owns the AI portfolio and guides initiatives from opportunity identification through implementation, adoption, and value realization. The position requires operating across business strategy, technology, architecture, product management, and execution to set direction and solve complex problems. The role is based at Siemens’ Wendell, North Carolina office/site.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 8 years of experience in digital transformation, artificial intelligence, technology, product management, architecture, or related disciplines.
- At least 8 years of experience leading complex technology initiatives across organizational boundaries, including business functions, IT organizations, and external partners.
- At least 8 years of experience with generative AI, AI platforms, agents, enterprise integration, data, and modern technology architectures.
- At least 8 years of experience translating business problems into technical solutions and measurable business outcomes.
- At least 8 years of experience in portfolio, program, stakeholder, vendor, and implementation partner management.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience establishing an AI vision, operating model, roadmap, governance approach, or capability model within a business unit or enterprise environment.
- Experience with enterprise architecture, data governance, cybersecurity, privacy, legal, intellectual property, or Responsible AI considerations.
- Experience managing strategic relationships with third-party AI vendors, technology providers, implementation partners, or enterprise platform teams.
- Experience leading small teams, developing capability owners, or building communities of practice such as AI champions, business subject matter experts, or technical communities.
- Strong communication skills and experience engaging senior leadership, technical delivery teams, business stakeholders, and cross-functional partners.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the Business Unit’s AI strategy, roadmap, capability priorities, and portfolio of initiatives, aligned with business value, feasibility, cost, risk, and organizational readiness.
- Translate business strategy and operational challenges into AI opportunities with measurable objectives, investment priorities, adoption plans, and value realization outcomes.
- Lead high-priority AI initiatives from concept through architecture, development, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement; remove organizational and technical barriers.
- Provide technology and architecture direction for enterprise-approved and emerging AI solutions, including generative AI, AI platforms, agents, enterprise integration, data, cybersecurity, and scalable implementation approaches.
- Partner with business functions, Enterprise IT, central AI teams, data organizations, technology providers, and external partners to align priorities, mobilize resources, and deliver outcomes.
- Ensure AI initiatives account for cybersecurity, privacy, legal, data governance, intellectual property, and Responsible AI requirements while supporting practical experimentation and delivery.
- Lead and develop the AI Excellence team and AI Champion community, fostering experimentation, pragmatism, measurable value, reuse, and responsible implementation.
Benefits
- Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits; details are available on the company benefits website.
- Target incentive of 20% of base salary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
