Manager, Adv Analytics & AI Delivery

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

Summary:

Reporting to Director AI & Data Architecture, the Manager Advanced Analytics & AI role is to plan, coordinate, and manage activities related to Advanced Analytics product development, AI Solutions and Data Science end to end deliveries. This manager is responsible for driving activities including development, delivery plan, driving development in Agile manner, coordinating with business product owners and career growth for our Scrum teams/TPM and coordinating the requirement gathering with our Technical Product Managers.

He/She will partner with other D&A and IT teams, implementing the Data governance framework and new operating model in order to make sure we apply the right processes.

He/She will be responsible for delivering what has been identified in the Data & Analytics 3-year strategy and propose enhancement / solutions when needed.

Proven communication skills, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of integration best practices are critical to successful performance in this role.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Advanced Analytics & AI Strategy and Blueprint creation, update and implementation
• Support of Business for Data Owner/Steward identification
• Lead cross-functional teams and provide business / functional perspective to data science projects, and support problem scoping and structuring.
• Lead program management, including operationalization of analytic methods and products in functional settings, and drive agile development of new methods and capabilities.
• Ensure development of value case for each project in partnership with business stakeholders clearly specifying hard and soft benefits.
• Monitor, track and report out the business value / benefits delivered for all the data projects in terms of revenue or profitability uplift, cost savings or working capital optimized for hard benefits and productivity gains for soft benefits.
• Ensure customer adoption & drive consumption of analytics and maximize usage and use of analytics with customers. Maintain strong partnership with business leaders, stakeholders, users and partners to integrate programs into overall strategic objectives.
• Contribute to budget preparation for the reporting team and drive budget adherence.
• Conduct project reviews, feasibility, prioritization, initiation, execution, user acceptance, operationalization for all project work related to the data science program(s).
• Partner with shared technical and business resources (GRC, IT teams, Engineering, Product Management, Software CoE etc.) to effectively deliver and support solutions. Effectively communicate (i.e. status, issues, and escalations) to leadership and other various levels of the organization.
• Partner with Data teams, other IT teams and Business stakeholders to identify opportunities and implement the right Adv Analytics solution.
• Partnering with Data governance leader to make sure our Data governance Framework is implemented effectively (Cyber security, SOP, Data quality, Data ownership/Stewardship, communication, …)
• Supports Organization to hold its employees accountable.
• Enforce transparency with internal and external stakeholders: communication.
• This role requires strong leaders and effective management skillset, supporting the team to grow and develop new skills and career growth.
• Monitoring and reviewing the work of staff members, including conducting annual performance reviews.
• Participate in hiring and recruitment efforts, including interviews for employees.
• Ensuring staff compliance with Data governance processes and company policies

Minimum Qualifications: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.)

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, or Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Overall 14+ Years of Professional experience in Information Technology including 8+ years direct experience in data management and/or data Analytics role.
• Strong project management skillset
• Experience with business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping and methodology development, and data mapping.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Minimum of 14 years of professional experience in Data Analytics, Big Data, Data Science or Information Technology
• Passionate about driving changes and influence across enterprises.
• Capabilities to identify and Apply IT process standardization, to improve robustness and simplify the product maintenance.
• Willing to understand, asking questions, deep dive answers.
• Global exposure driving benefits across multiple regions and stakeholders.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive operationalization of analytic products and help teams to transform processes through analytics.
• Strong ability to communicate deep analytical results in forms that resonate with the business collaborators, highlighting actionable insights.
• Entrepreneurial inclination to discover novel opportunities for applying analytical techniques to business/scientific problems across the company.
• Ability to acquire any specialized domain knowledge required to be more effective in all required activities.
• Best practice definition, rigor
• Strategic and creative thinking
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability.
• Adaptable/Flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and having the ability to navigate ambiguous situations. 
• Ability to convince and to find a consensus.
• Effectiveness and Efficiency, and Accountability
• Persuasiveness / diplomacy / ability to convince without authority.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• High energy, Customer Passion & attention to details

Physical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Participation and animation of numerous meetings
• Need to talk, listen and summarize.
• To be present in office 3 days a week (Tuesday to Thursday)

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.   

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?

At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.

If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
 

Who are we?

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.

Culture powers us and the possibilities.

We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.