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Job Description
Purpose of Role
The AI lead will oversee the development and delivery of products & tools that leverage artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) to drive business & marketing efficiency, complement & enhance traditional methods and create value. He/She will combine technical knowledge, business acumen, and functional requirements to guide the product/tool vision, strategy, and execution. They are required to work across multiple teams and stakeholders, including Brand, MDS (Mondelez Digital Services), I&A, R&D, Innovation, external vendors, and business leaders.
AI Lead will play a vital role in bridging the gap between technology and business, and between AI and functional users. He/She will translate the potential of AI into tangible and meaningful products that solve real-world problems and deliver value to users and stakeholders.
Main Responsibilities
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Defining the AI strategy & usecases : This involves determining how AI can best serve the goals of the entire marketing team (including support functions). It entails identifying opportunities where AI can create value and aligning these opportunities with the company’s objectives.
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Prioritizing AI features and capabilities : Decide which AI functionalities should be developed and when, considering factors like technical feasibility, cost, user impact, and function roadmap.
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Drive Creative Excellence : All Gen-AI initiatives should aid brand & marketing teams to push the bar on creative excellence. The AI lead should be able to assist brand teams by identifying AI use cases in existing planning & execution process and drive impact & efficiency.
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Data management : Responsible for overseeing the collection, annotation, and management of data used to train AI models. This includes ensuring data quality, integrity, and compliance with data privacy regulations.
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Model selection and tuning : Work closely with data scientists and machine learning engineers to choose the right machine learning models and fine-tune them for optimal performance, a critical component of AI product development.
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User experience design: Collaboration with partners & functional owners to create user interfaces that effectively communicate AI-driven actions to users. This entails striking a balance between transparency and simplicity in user interactions.
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Monitoring and maintenance : Responsible for the ongoing monitoring of AI models’ performance. Ensure that these models adapt to changing data and user behavior, and they must be prepared to address issues promptly.
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Ethical considerations : In the realm of AI, ethical dilemmas are prevalent. AI lead to navigate these dilemmas to ensure fairness, transparency, and privacy in AI-powered products. They are often responsible for developing guidelines and best practices to uphold ethical standards.
KPIs / Dimensions
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Deliver business impact: Cost saving, Drive process efficiency.
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First to market: Leverage Gen-AI use cases that are first in market.
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Infrastructural capability enhancement with timely updation to keep up with technology trends and driving cost efficiency with innovative implementations & tech work arounds
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Effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Preferred Education and Career Experiences
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Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field. Currently working in the AI field or has relevant experience in the AI field.
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7-10 years of experience in a platform development/software development, solution-based product/platform leader in consumer facing businesses or technology firms.
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Team management experience
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Must have delivered/worked on best-in-class consumer facing tech products in the past.
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Excellent knowledge of programming languages, knowledge of code versioning tools & databases
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Excellent project management skills, solid analytical and debugging skills
Key skills and Competencies
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AI Knowledge : A deep comprehension of AI concepts, algorithms, and technologies is a basic necessity. AI Lead must be able to talk with data scientists and engineers smartly.
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Data Skills : The skill to handle data is central to AI product development. This involves data gathering, analysis, and interpretation. AI Lead should be skilled at comprehending and managing data pipelines.
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Strategic Planning : The ability to devise and communicate a coherent product strategy that matches business goals is vital. AI Lead must have a vision for how AI can create value for the company and its users.
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Communication Abilities : Efficiently explaining complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders and users is an important ability. Clear, brief, and understandable communication is crucial to building trust and ensuring a common understanding of the product’s value.
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Cooperation : AI product development is inherently interdisciplinary, requiring cooperation with data scientists, machine learning engineers, designers, and other team members. AI lead must be great at cross-functional teamwork and aligning diverse skill sets toward a shared objective.
Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy
Business Unit Summary
Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths . Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular
Digital Strategy & Innovation
Technology & Digital
At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life’s moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.
We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum
Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.
Join us and Make It An Opportunity!
Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
