Position : AI Transformation Leader

Reports To : CSO

Function / CoE : AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Lead

Industry : Electronics Manufacturing Services

Level : Senior Director / VP

Mandate : Own the enterprise AI roadmap, platform and adoption end-to-end

Position Summary :

The AI Transformation Leader is accountable for taking Cyient DLM from an application-led organization to an AI-native enterprise.

The role owns the transformation roadmap, the orchestration platform strategy, and the adoption agenda across demand planning, MRP, ERP, CRM, supply chain and finance.

This is a business-outcome role measured on realized revenue, margin, working-capital and productivity impact - not a technology-deployment role.

Key Responsibilities :

- Own and sequence the multi-year AI-native roadmap and its phased investment plan.

- Establish and lead the AI Center of Excellence (CoE) across product, data, engineering and governance.

- Prioritize agent use cases (RFQ, supply chain, program management, scheduling, executive copilot) by ROI.

- Chair the working team spanning Sales Ops, Bid Ops, IT, SAP, Kinaxis and Zoho administrators.

- Secure business sponsorship and drive adoption; retire manual, Excel-driven workflows.

- Report transformation KPIs, value realized and risks to the Board and executive staff.

Ideal Profile :

- 15+ years spanning manufacturing operations / supply chain and digital transformation.

- Proven delivery of enterprise AI or large ERP/planning transformations at scale.

- Fluency across SAP S/4HANA, planning platforms (e.g., Kinaxis) and CRM ecosystems.

- Strong executive presence; able to translate technology into P&L outcomes.

Success in 12 Months :

- Phase-1 foundation live; governance and data classification operational.

- RFQ Agent and Executive Copilot pilots delivering measurable turnaround gains.

- Board-approved roadmap and value-tracking dashboard in place.