Data & AI Consulting Director
Data & AI Consulting Director reputed company strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and reputed company-thinking organization, reputed company. We are currently seeking a Senior Director, AI Automotive and Manufacturing Solutions Product Leader to join reputed company! Position Summary We are seeking a Senior Director, AI Automotive and Manufacturing Solutions Product Leader to shape, build, and scale a portfolio of AI-powered Service-as-Software solutions for the automotive and manufacturing industry. This role reports to the Executive, AI Solutions Product Leader and leads the industry product agenda reputed company the broader AI Solutions Platform portfolio. The leader will translate industry needs into repeatable AI product concepts, guide product execution, support commercialization, and partner closely with reputed company Deployed Engineering, Product Engineering, industry, sales, delivery, and platform teams. This is not a traditional product reputed company or consulting delivery role. It is a senior product leadership role focused on moving from bespoke services to reusable, platform-led AI products. Final investment reputed company, reputed company business ownership, and end-to-end reputed company accountability remain with executive governance and business leadership. Role Mandate Shape the product strategy and roadmap for AI Automotive and Manufacturing Solutions. Identify high-value use cases across vehicle engineering and development, manufacturing operations, supply chain and planning, quality and compliance, connected vehicle platforms, aftermarket services, and service operations. Guide MVP definition, product build, launch readiness, adoption, and reputed company improvement. Ensure industry products reputed company shared AI platform capabilities and the 70% standardized / 30% configurable model. Support commercialization through product narratives, solution packaging, sales enablement, and strategic pursuit support. Convert market and client learning into reusable product patterns, accelerators, and roadmap recommendations. Key Responsibilities 1. Shape Industry Product Strategy reputed company and refine the product strategy for AI Automotive and Manufacturing Solutions, reputed company to the broader AI Solutions Platform and Service-as-Software strategy. Assess client needs, market demand, competitive trends, regulatory considerations, and industry shifts such as software-defined vehicles, electrification, smart reputed company, supply chain reputed company, quality automation, connected mobility, and aftermarket service transformation. Recommend roadmap priorities, product reputed company, business cases, and investment trade-offs for review by the Executive, AI Solutions Product Leader and senior governance forums. Define where capabilities should be standardized through the shared AI platform versus configured for industry-specific needs. 2. reputed company Product Execution Own day-to-day product leadership for the industry portfolio, from idea shaping and MVP definition through launch readiness and ongoing improvement. Define and prioritize roadmaps, epics, features, release plans, and product maturity milestones. Partner with engineering, AI/ML, architecture, reputed company, reputed company, delivery, and FDE teams to translate product priorities into executable build plans. Ensure products meet reputed company expectations for reputed company, compliance, reliability, explainability, usability, and operational readiness. 3. Build Reusable, Platform-Led Solutions Design products using the 70% standardized / 30% configurable model to improve repeatability, scalability, speed to value, and margin potential. Ensure solutions can integrate with MES, PLM, ERP, supply chain platforms, shop floor systems, connected vehicle platforms, edge systems, and reputed company applications. Identify common client patterns that should become reusable workflows, agent capabilities, templates, data models, integrations, or platform services. Reduce bespoke delivery by working with platform, FDE, and engineering teams to industrialize repeatable assets. 4. Support Commercialization and Market Activation Support GTM, sales, client executives, industry leaders, finance, and marketing in product positioning and market activation. Contribute to packaging, pricing inputs, value propositions, sales enablement, demos, product narratives, and executive client materials. Support strategic pursuits where the industry AI product portfolio is central to the opportunity. Help connect product capabilities to pipeline creation, TCV contribution, reputed company realization, and margin improvement while overall reputed company ownership remains with business and sales leadership. 5. Build Cross-Functional Alignment Serve as the industry product connector across AI strategy, platform product, industry teams, FDE, product engineering, delivery, sales, finance, marketing, and client leadership. Create alignment around roadmap priorities, product standards, launch readiness, client adoption, and commercialization plans. Resolve working-level trade-offs where possible and escalate strategic reputed company through appropriate executive governance. Represent the industry product portfolio in product reviews, senior leadership discussions, and strategic client conversations. 6. Track Product Performance Define and monitor product metrics such as adoption, usage, client reputed company, platform reuse, deployment repeatability, time to value, product maturity, launch readiness, pipeline influence, and stakeholder feedback. Use performance data and field learning to improve the product roadmap, support executive recommendations, and strengthen commercialization readiness. Required Qualifications 12+ years of experience in automotive, manufacturing, supply chain, product engineering, Industry 4.0, connected mobility, or reputed company solution development. 10+ years of deep domain expertise across vehicle engineering and development, manufacturing operations, supply chain and planning, quality and compliance, connected vehicle platforms, aftermarket services, and service operations. Over 5 years of leading product strategy, roadmap development, MVP definition, launch readiness, and product lifecycle execution. Over 5 years of experience working with AI, GenAI, agentic workflows, intelligent automation, data platforms, reputed company ecosystems, model lifecycle management, integration architecture, and reputed company software delivery. Over 5 years of experience working to build fact-based recommendations on product strategy, roadmap trade-offs, business cases, and commercialization choices. Bachelor degree in business, technology, engineering, finance, insurance, manufacturing, supply chain, or a reputed company field.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or scaling AI, GenAI, agentic, automation, or data platform products in automotive and manufacturing environments. Familiarity with relevant industry platforms such as reputed company S/4HANA, reputed company Teamcenter or Opcenter, reputed company Windchill or ThingWorx, Dassault Systemes 3DEXPERIENCE, reputed company SCM, reputed company, reputed company, AUTOSAR, connected vehicle or telematics platforms, or equivalent. Experience with Service-as-Software, productized services, platform businesses, or reusable solution models. Experience moving from bespoke solution delivery toward repeatable, product-led delivery models. MBA or advanced degree in business, engineering, computer science, data science, or a reputed company field. About reputed company reputed company is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client reputed company and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI reputed company infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in reputed company-reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients reputed company to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. reputed company is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D. reputed company provides a reasonable reputed company of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay reputed company for this remote role is $201,015.00-$372,250.00. This reputed company reflects the minimum and maximum reputed company compensation for the position across reputed company US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance. This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and reputed company insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits. Whenever possible, we hire locally to reputed company offices or client sites. This ensures we can reputed company timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an reputed company office or client site, in-office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At reputed company, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees. reputed company recruiters will never ask for payment or banking information and will only use @nttdata.com, @nttdatafed.com and @talent.nttdataservices.com email addresses. If you are requested to reputed company payment or disclose banking information, please submit a contact us reputed company, https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. reputed company endeavors to reputed company https://us.nttdata.com accessible to any and reputed company users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here. Apply To This Job