Commercial AI Strategy Manager

Manpower
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We are seeking an experienced Commercial AI Strategy Manager to drive and accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence within a global commercial organization. Reporting to a senior leader responsible for AI transformation, this role will act as a key bridge between commercial strategy and technology teams, ensuring that AI initiatives translate into tangible business outcomes.

The position combines strategic thinking, business acumen, and AI expertise to identify, develop, and deploy high-value AI applications. A particular focus will be placed on personalization initiatives and the rapid transformation of innovative concepts into scalable business solutions.

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Key Skills and Experience Strong Business Acumen

• Deep understanding of commercial drivers and business performance.
• Proven ability to connect AI initiatives with measurable financial and operational outcomes.

AI Translation & Business Integration

• Strong understanding of AI technologies and their business applications.
• Ability to translate commercial needs into data, analytical, and technical requirements, and vice versa.

Commercial AI Value Creation

• Demonstrated success in converting AI capabilities into practical business use cases.
• Experience delivering scalable solutions that generate measurable value.

Pilot-to-Scale Mindset

• Proven track record in rapidly developing pilots and scaling successful solutions across markets and organizations.

Stakeholder Management & Leadership

• Comfortable operating within complex, matrix-based environments.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.

Curiosity & Innovation

• Strong interest in emerging AI trends and technologies.
• Ability to identify opportunities and translate them into business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-develop and maintain the commercial AI roadmap, aligning initiatives with business priorities.
• Accelerate the organization's AI transformation agenda.
• Lead personalization-focused initiatives and ensure alignment with commercial objectives.
• Develop business cases, KPIs, and value realization plans for AI projects.
• Prioritize AI opportunities based on business impact, feasibility, scalability, and implementation speed.
• Translate business opportunities into technical requirements and delivery plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams from strategy through implementation and adoption.
• Promote AI-enabled ways of working and support change management efforts.
• Identify opportunities to create value through AI with external business partners.
• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and business impact to senior leadership.
• Consolidate learnings from AI deployments and establish frameworks for scaling successful initiatives.

Expected Deliverables

• A structured commercial AI roadmap linked to strategic business priorities.
• Delivery of at least two high-impact personalization initiatives within the first year.
• A prioritized portfolio of AI use cases with clear business justification.
• Successful deployment and evaluation of selected AI pilots.
• Documented business, technical, and organizational requirements for each initiative.
• A framework to measure adoption, performance, and business outcomes.
• Best-practice guidelines for scaling successful AI solutions.
• Executive-level reporting on progress, impact, and key decisions.

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Join an ambitious transformation journey where artificial intelligence is becoming a key driver of commercial growth and customer engagement. As part of a highly collaborative international team, you will have the autonomy, visibility, and support needed to turn innovative ideas into scalable business solutions. If you are energized by the opportunity to create measurable impact and help define the future of AI-driven business performance, we encourage you to apply.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

As part of our efforts to create a fairer and competency-based recruitment process, you will be invited to a chat-based initial interview with our virtual recruitment assistant, Hubert. The purpose of this interview is to speed up and improve the accuracy of our selection process ? it does not replace the human interview but serves as a first step that helps us prepare for a more in-depth conversation later in the process.

The interview typically takes around 2 minutes to complete, and we encourage you to do it as soon as you have the opportunity. Want some tips before the interview? Feel free to check out this article: 

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Funktion: IT / Technologie