Senior Manager, Applied AI

Digital Realty•Dallas, TX

1d•$160,000 - $180,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Business Engagement & Solutions Delivery serves as a strategic partner between Digital Realty's business functions and the Chief Data Office (CDO). The role works with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, Operations, Construction, HR, Contracts, Inventory, and other enterprise functions to identify opportunities for Data, Analytics, AI, Automation, and Master Data capabilities to address complex business challenges and create measurable value. The position combines business acumen, consultative leadership, solution design expertise, and delivery oversight to guide initiatives from discovery through execution. As a trusted advisor, the Senior Manager helps stakeholders define future-state solutions, build business cases, prioritize investments, and ensure successful delivery in partnership with CDO teams and project delivery leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in business engagement, solution consulting, enterprise transformation, data strategy, analytics, AI, or related disciplines.
Proven success partnering with senior executives and influencing strategic decisions in complex enterprise environments.
Strong solution engineering and consulting mindset, with experience translating business challenges into practical technology solutions.
Experience developing conceptual designs, wireframes, prototypes, process improvements, or solution recommendations.
Working knowledge of enterprise data platforms, data governance, analytics, AI, Master Data Management (MDM), and systems integration.
Experience building business cases, securing executive sponsorship, and prioritizing investment initiatives.
Exceptional communication, executive presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge assumptions, influence without authority, and drive measurable outcomes.
Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison and trusted advisor between assigned business units and the Chief Data Office.
Build relationships with senior leaders to understand business priorities, strategic objectives, and operational challenges.
Lead discovery workshops and stakeholder discussions to identify opportunities for Data, AI, Analytics, Automation, and Master Data Management solutions.
Develop conceptual solution designs, future-state workflows, wireframes, and business-focused recommendations.
Create and present business cases outlining expected benefits, investment requirements, resource needs, and success metrics.
Partner with business sponsors to evaluate, prioritize, and fund initiatives based on strategic value and feasibility.
Collaborate with CDO teams to identify data requirements, governance considerations, integration dependencies, and solution architectures.
Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise data strategy, governance standards, and scalable design principles.
Partner with Project Delivery Managers to define execution plans, milestones, timelines, and delivery commitments.
Maintain visibility into program risks, dependencies, stakeholder expectations, and overall initiative health.
Lead executive communications, facilitate decision-making, and drive cross-functional alignment.
Validate that business outcomes and adoption objectives are achieved following solution deployment.