Enterprise Ontology Leader IDEA by Lear

Southfield, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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ENTERPRISE ONTOLOGY LEADER IDEA BY LEAR
SOUTHFIELD MI

About Lear and IDEA by Lear:

Lear is a global Tier 1 automotive supplier of Seating and ESystems powering the next generation of mobility with advanced electronics connectivity and intelligent manufacturing. As part of our multiyear Digital & Automation Transformation IDEA by Lear (Innovation Digital Engineering and Automation) we are building an enterprise-level Data and AI capability that enables faster more automated and more intelligent decision-making across our global operations.To accelerate this transformation Lear has made a significant multiyear strategic investment in Palantir Foundry and Palantir AIP establishing a unified enterprise ontology a single source of truth and a foundation for AI-driven automation at hyperscale.We are expanding our Data & AI leadership team and seeking an experienced Enterprise Ontology Leader to architect grow and operationalize our global ontology strategy.As a member of the IDEA by Lear team the Enterprise Ontology Leader will be responsible for designing governing and evolving Lears enterprise ontology within Palantir Foundry and AIP. This leader will develop reusable ontology objects common semantic layers and data frameworks that support advanced analytics production automation and AI/ML workloads across Seating E-Systems Manufacturing Supply Chain Quality Engineering Finance and Commercial operations.This role will be foundational in enabling a single pane of glass view of operational performance and powering new digital solutions that scale globally and accelerate speed to value.

The Role:

Your work will include but not be limited to:

Enterprise Ontology Architecture & Strategy

Design own and continuously enhance Learsenterprise-wide ontology including semantic models entity relationships and shared data objects.
Develop along-termontology roadmap aligned to the IDEA by Lear digital strategy and Palantir platform capabilities.
Define ontology patterns and reusable data objects to enable rapidusecasedevelopment and cross-functional adoption.

Foundry & AIP Enablement

Architect semantic layers and feature sets withinPalantir Foundryto support data ingestion transformation data mesh principles and operational applications.
EnableAIPusecases throughwell-architectedontology objects that support AI agent workflows LLM grounding and automated reasoning.

Collaboration & Leadership

Partner with business leaders product owners data engineers data scientists and manufacturing teams across the globe to understand needs and translate them into ontology designs.
Serve as theenterprise expert and evangelistfor semantic modeling data standards and ontology best practices.
Mentor and guide a growing internal ontology team and cross-functional data contributors.

Governance & Quality

Establish andmaintainontology governance standards versioning controls andapprovalworkflows.
Ensure consistency accuracy and scalability of enterprise data definitions across business units.
Drive adoption ofasingle sourceof truthmentality across the organization.

Analytics & Automation Enablement

Enable the buildout of scalable analytical applications digital twins quality intelligence solutionsshopfloorautomations and enterprise KPI frameworks.
Define ontology components that power predictive analytics AI/ML models and automated decision systems.

Advantages of working at Lear in the IDEA by Lear group:

This is a high-impact leadership role at the center of Lears global Digital & Automation Transformation. You will help shape the future of how a multibillion-dollar organization uses data AI and automation to run smarter safer and more efficiently.

You will directly influence:

Our global digital manufacturing strategy
AI-driven process automation
Enterprise visibility and operational intelligence
The foundation of Lears next generation of digital products

Your Qualifications:

Bachelors inComputer Science Data Science Knowledge Engineering Information Systems or related fieldor equivalent work experience in the field.
Experience inontology development semantic modeling enterprise data architecture or knowledge graph design.
Provenhands-onexpertisewithPalantir Foundryontology
Deep understanding of data modeling reference architectures entity-relationship design and metadata management.
Strong experience working in complex global environments with large volumes of manufacturing supply chain commercial or engineering data.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and collaborate with technical and business leaders.

Preferred

Experience withPalantir AIPknowledgegraph-basedAI or grounding LLMs through semantic ontologies.
Background in manufacturing or automotive industries.
Experience with data governance frameworks and data mesh architectures.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive cultural adoption of data standards.

What Success Looks Like

Within this role success includes:
A mature scalable enterprise ontology powering critical business processes and AI solutions.
Widespread reuse of ontology objects across teams improving time-to-value for digital solutions.
High adoption of Foundry and AIP across global plants engineering teams and enterprise functions.
Strong alignment between semantic architecture foundational data models and business strategy.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies or similar will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.

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