Director – AI & Data Transformation

SiteMinder

. Own the internal data and AI asset portfolio and transformation roadmap .

Posted 5/14/2026full-timePune • 🇮🇳 IndiaLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the internal data and AI asset portfolio and transformation roadmap
Align priorities, dependencies, resourcing, and governance with the Data & Business Systems strategy
Oversee backlogs, roadmaps, and releases for internal data and AI assets, ensuring they are useful, scalable, documented, safe, and easy to adopt
Shape ideas into clear use cases with defined value, effort, risk, and success measures
Ensure every initiative has a simple business case and measurable outcomes
Provide oversight across initiatives to manage scope, risks, dependencies, and benefits
Track outcomes such as productivity, revenue, conversion, churn, and time-to-insight
Lead cross-functional governance for AI and data transformation
Align priorities across Go To Market, Support, Success, Onboarding, Business Systems, and the central AI and data portfolio
Partner with senior leaders across business, product, and engineering to facilitate decisions, resolve trade-offs, and represent AI and data transformation in planning forums
Lead change management for new AI and data capabilities
Drive communication, training, and adoption so teams use new tools effectively
Lead and develop key roles across change, product ownership, and AI enablement
Build a culture of experimentation, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience in data, analytics, digital transformation, strategy, product, or technology-led change, including senior leadership experience
Proven experience leading cross-functional transformation portfolios or large programs, ideally focused on data, analytics, or AI
Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders to drive process and operating model change enabled by technology or data
Experience owning or co-owning internal platforms or products, such as data platforms, shared services, or internal tooling, with clear adoption and business outcomes
Experience working with Sales, Marketing, RevOps, and Product or Product Marketing on go-to-market enablement for new data and AI capabilities
Strong experience working with data, engineering, and product teams in a modern cloud environment, such as AWS and Snowflake or Databricks
Strong portfolio and product management capability across intake, prioritisation, delivery, lifecycle, and KPI management for internal data and AI products
Strong business partnering, analysis, and process or operating model design skills
Proven change management and communication skills for shifts in tools, processes, and decision-making
Excellent stakeholder engagement, influence, and negotiation skills in complex, cross-functional environments
Solid data and AI literacy, including data platforms, analytics, ML/LLM, and governance, with the ability to translate between business and technical teams
Strong delivery skills, including planning, risk and dependency management, and benefits tracking, with a bias for simplification and unblocking
An outcome-oriented and pragmatic mindset, focused on real business impact
A strategic and systems-thinking approach, connecting AI, data, internal products, processes, and governance to SiteMinder’s broader strategy
A strong commitment to responsible AI and data use, balancing innovation with governance, risk, and ethics
A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to build trust, work through ambiguity, and lead through evolving priorities

Benefits

Comp & perks

Mental health and well-being initiatives
Generous parental (including secondary) leave policy
Flexibility to work in a Hybrid model (3 days in-office)
Paid birthday, study and volunteering leave every year
Sponsored social clubs, team events, and celebrations
Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to help you connect and get involved
Investment in your personal growth offering training for your advancement

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analyticsdigital transformationproduct managementchange managementrisk managementdependency managementKPI managementAI literacydata governancecloud environment

Soft Skills

stakeholder engagementinfluencenegotiationcollaborative leadershipstrategic thinkingsystems thinkingcommunicationanalysisproblem-solvingadaptability