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Job Title: Senior Manager, AI & Data Science – Food & Beverage Intelligence
Location: St. Paul, MN; Naperville, IL (Hybrid)
Candidates may sit in either location.
About The Company
We are a global enterprise delivering technology-enabled solutions that help organizations operate more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. The company operates a highly matrixed digital product organization, combining deep domain expertise with advanced data, analytics, and AI capabilities to support large-scale commercial and industrial customers worldwide.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Manager to lead AI and data science delivery for our Food & Beverage Intelligence portfolio. This role owns accountable delivery for a growing digital and AI product suite and serves as the primary partner to product leadership. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership, hands-on technical fluency, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while working across a global, matrixed organization.
Key Responsibilities
Competitive salary and incentive opportunities, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, hybrid work flexibility, generous paid time off, retirement savings plans, and the opportunity to lead high-impact AI initiatives within a global, purpose-driven organization.
Location: St. Paul, MN; Naperville, IL (Hybrid)
Candidates may sit in either location.
About The Company
We are a global enterprise delivering technology-enabled solutions that help organizations operate more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. The company operates a highly matrixed digital product organization, combining deep domain expertise with advanced data, analytics, and AI capabilities to support large-scale commercial and industrial customers worldwide.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Manager to lead AI and data science delivery for our Food & Beverage Intelligence portfolio. This role owns accountable delivery for a growing digital and AI product suite and serves as the primary partner to product leadership. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership, hands-on technical fluency, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while working across a global, matrixed organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and scale a cross-functional delivery team spanning US-based employees, US contractors, and India-based resources
- Own delivery for Food & Beverage Intelligence products, evolving from single-product solutions to a broader portfolio strategy
- Partner closely with product leadership to ideate, design, and deliver AI-enabled digital capabilities
- Provide coaching and leadership to senior data scientists, AI engineers, and technical leads
- Navigate and lead through ambiguity, driving progress toward version-one solutions in complex problem spaces
- Serve as a senior communication bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment
- Ensure consistent delivery standards while working alongside horizontally aligned AI engineering leadership
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or another related technical discipline (or equivalent 4 years of experience in a related industry).
- Experience: 8 years of experience in data science, analytics, or AI roles, including 3 years in people or delivery leadership roles within a product-oriented organization.
- Skills: Strong proficiency in Python; experience delivering AI- or ML-enabled products in partnership with product teams; familiarity with Azure-based data and analytics environments (including Databricks); ability to translate business problems into analytical and AI solutions.
- Other: Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguous environments, lead distributed teams, and communicate clearly with senior product, marketing, and business stakeholders.
- Experience in Food & Beverage, manufacturing, consumer products, or adjacent industries
- Prior experience leading hybrid onshore/offshore delivery models
Competitive salary and incentive opportunities, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, hybrid work flexibility, generous paid time off, retirement savings plans, and the opportunity to lead high-impact AI initiatives within a global, purpose-driven organization.
Salary : $170,000 - $230,000