Vice President, Center of Excellence (CoE) for Gen AI Solutions

We’re Hitachi Digital, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

As the Leader of Center of Excellence for Gen AI Solutions you will play a key role in driving our AI initiatives, fostering innovation, and ensuring the successful deployment of cutting-edge generative AI technologies across the solutions we offer to our clients.

Your expertise within this field and your visionary leadership capabilities, will enable you to build the team and the capabilities to deliver cross functional solutions, positioning Hitachi Digital as a strategic digital technology partner of choice,

With your exemplary expertise and deep understanding of AI, a proven track record of leading high-performing teams, and the ability to bridge the gap between technical capabilities and business strategy, you’ll be able to work with cross-functional teams to ensure our client’s goals are being achieved.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Leadership & Strategy
• Develop and execute the strategic vision for the CoE aligning with the company's overall objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary team of AI researchers, data scientists, and engineers.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.
• AI Innovation & Implementation
• Drive the development and implementation of cutting-edge generative AI solutions in collaboration with other Hitachi Group companies to solve complex business challenges.
• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of AI projects, from ideation to deployment and maintenance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for AI integration into our solutions and ensure successful adoption of AI solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Act as the primary point of contact for NVIDIA Gen AI-related initiatives, providing thought leadership and strategic guidance to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, demonstrating the value and impact of our solutions and embedded AI solutions.
• Build and maintain relationships with external partners, including academic institutions, research organizations, and industry consortia.
• Governance & Compliance
• Establish and enforce best practices, standards, and frameworks for development and deployment of Gen AI within the NVIDIA stack of solutions.
• Ensure compliance with ethical guidelines, regulatory requirements, and data privacy standards.
• Monitor and mitigate risks associated with projects and implementations.
• Performance Management
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of the CoE.
• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of the Gen AI NVIDIA initiatives and implement improvements as necessary.
• Report on progress, achievements, and challenges to senior leadership.
  

What You’ll Bring

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in AI, with a focus on generative AI technologies.
• Proven track record of building, leading and scaling AI teams in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in managing budgets and resources effectively.
  
  

About Us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.

How We Look After You

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.