Sr. Director, Product Management, AI Product Strategy

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

OpenText is a global leader in information management where innovation creativity and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world tackle complex issues and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText AI is at the heart of everything we dopowering innovation transforming work and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI cant replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Senior Director AI Product Strategy - On-Site - Full Time Permanent Role.

Location: OpenText Headquarters Waterloo Ontario

The Opportunity

OpenText manages information for the largest organizations worldwide and were now rebuilding that foundation around AI. As enterprises embrace a new era of intelligent automation and generative AI we are building the next generation of content data and AI-driven solutions that empower organizations to unlock knowledge drive efficiency ship AI that enterprises actually trust.

Your Impact:

We are seeking a Senior Director AI Strategist and Product Management to lead our initiatives for Generative AI and Agentic AI product portfolios within the Content Management Business Unit. This senior leadership role will shape OpenTexts AI product roadmap and execution driving innovation at scale across our enterprise SaaS solutions.

The ideal candidate is a product leader and hands-on AI strategist someone who combines deep technical expertise in AI and data science with proven experience leading global product and development teams to deliver transformative business outcomes. You will own both the why and the what not just the roadmap document.

What the role offers:

• Define and execute the AI strategy for all our Content Management products.
• Lead and mentor a global AI product organization fostering innovation accountability and deep client empathy.
• Architect and deliver production-grade agentic systems using LangChain LangGraph A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocols and other transformative AI frameworks to create adaptive multi-agent enterprise solutions.
• Partner with Development Data Science and Data Cloud teams to develop scalable secure and high-performing AI-driven products.
• Shape OpenTexts point of view on AI representing the company at industry events client forums and analyst briefings including Gartner Forrester and major client advisory boards as a thought leader in enterprise AI.
• Report into and co-own strategy with the Content BU leadership and C-level executives to align AI strategy with business goals and ensure measurable outcomes.
• Ensure product roadmaps align with modern data architectures and leverage knowledge graphs and unstructured data management to enhance AI model grounding and reduce hallucinations.

What you need to Succeed:

• 7 years of proven experience in data science AI and ML with at least 3 years leading product organizations at enterprise scale and hands-on exposure to building and optimizing Agentic AI systems.
• Deep expertise in Agentic AI frameworks including MCP A2A protocols Google ADK LangChain and LangGraph (critical).
• Demonstrated success leading Product Management organizations in enterprise software or cloud platforms.
• Strong background in AI/ML data management and modern data architectures (Lakehouse Data Fabric knowledge graphs).
• Experience with unstructured data management grounding AI models and context engineering to reduce hallucinations in generative AI systems.
• Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale SaaS solutions through collaboration with global cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional communication storytelling and executive presence with the ability to influence strategy and engage C-level stakeholders.
• Track record of shipping: you can point to specific AI products youve taken from concept to production with measurable outcomes.

OpenTexts commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds culture national origin race color gender gender identification sexual orientation family status age veteran status disability religion or other basis protected by applicable laws.

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Compensation: At OpenText we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical emotional and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process were happy to provide more details about our compensation programs including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles vacation entitlement and paid time off.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process including resume screening candidate matching interview scheduling and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency reduce bias and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.