Head of AI Strategy

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Position Overview

Lumentum is seeking a visionary and execution-oriented Head AI Strategy to lead the companys AI transformation journey. This role will be pivotal in shaping and executing a focused enterprise-wide AI strategy aligned with business priorities and value realization. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) especially in Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) coupled with proven experience in driving cross-functional AI adoption in complex global environments.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Enterprise AI Strategy: Define and implement an enterprise-wide AI roadmap focused on efficiency innovation and decision-making quality.
• Value-Driven Adoption: Lead AI initiatives using Lumentums use case prioritization framework with measurable benefits in financial impact customer experience and risk reduction.
• Organizational Leadership: Establish and grow the AI Center of Excellence and cross-functional teams to foster scalable and repeatable AI innovation.
• Governance & Investment: Develop AI investment frameworks governance models and risk management policies consistent with a $5M multi-year roadmap.

Technical and Operational Responsibilities

• AI Solution Development: Oversee the architecture and deployment of AI/ML solutions with a strong emphasis on Visual AI CNN-based image inspection predictive analytics and custom GPT frameworks.
• Generative AI Integration: Drive integration of GenAI solutions (e.g. ChatGPT) into business workflows by connecting them with internal knowledge repositories.
• MLOps & Scalability: Establish scalable AI infrastructure and pipelines including CI/CD for ML models monitoring retraining and explainability.
• AI-Enabled Operations: Collaborate with R&D manufacturing supply chain and customer operations to embed AI into products infrastructure and processes.

Team Leadership

• Hire and lead AI/ML specialists and developers enabling agile execution of high-impact initiatives.
• Partner with manufacturing and R&D leads to accelerate domain-specific adoption.
• Serve as the primary internal champion for AI innovation fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across business units.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Computer Science Engineering or a related quantitative field.
• 5 Years in Enterprise Level Program Management
• Strong understanding of AI governance ethical AI and value-led digital transformation.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in advanced manufacturing sectors.
• Prior work with enterprise knowledge management internal GPT implementations or AI-driven operational excellence.

Why Lumentum

• Join a high-impact AI transformation at a critical growth phase.
• Shape the structure strategy and success of Lumentums enterprise AI efforts.
• Collaborate across functions to unlock value in innovation efficiency and strategic decision-making.

Pay Range:

Disclaimer:

Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors including but not limited to job location where work will be performed qualifications work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages which may include annual bonus commission for certain sales roles equity and health and welfare benefits.