India Data & AI Associate Director

Job Title: India Data & AI Associate Director Company: nVent Job Category: Data Science Roles & Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities: Organizational Leadership \& People Development Lead the India Data \& AI organization as its most senior leader, setting the tone for culture, performance expectations, and professional standards Manage a team of managers and technical leads, providing strategic direction, coaching, and accountability with a focus on developing the next layer of leadership Own the India organization's talent agenda: workforce planning, hiring strategy, succession planning, and creating clear growth pathways for technical and managerial talent at every level Serve as the primary liaison between the India organization and nVent's Data \& AI leadership, ensuring consistent communication, aligned priorities, and effective ways of working across geographies Partner with global Data \& AI leadership to translate nVent's enterprise data and AI strategy into a roadmap that is realistic, well\-sequenced, and resourced appropriately Own portfolio\-level accountability across all India workstreams, monitoring delivery health, surfacing risks early, and making decisions about prioritization and resource allocation that span functional boundaries Drive the India team's operating model evolution while the organization scales. Address delivery practices and governance. Improve ways of working with the distributed team to support sustained growth. Provide strategic direction and organizational accountability for nVent's AI solution development Champion responsible AI practices, ensuring solutions are built with appropriate transparency, testing, and risk management Analytics Leadership \& Global Delivery Lead the India Analytics function, owning delivery, quality, talent development, and organizational effectiveness across reporting, self\-service enablement, and advanced analytics Partner with the Analytics leadership to build and complete our global analytics strategy, with shared standards, aligned priorities, and one consistent delivery model across geographies Partner with enterprise Data Governance and Privacy leadership to ensure delivery activity is aligned to nVent's governance framework and regulatory obligations Represent the India Data \& AI organization to global technology and business leadership, communicating delivery status, strategic priorities, and organizational health with clarity and credibility Build trusted relationships with executive and functional leadership Shape how nVent's global Data \& AI leadership team understands, engages, and invests in the India organization 7\+ years in senior people leadership roles with demonstrated experience leading managers and senior technical leads Demonstrated success owning a portfolio of concurrent, delivery programs across multiple fields while maintaining organizational health and strategic alignment Exceptional executive communication and influence skills to represent organizational priorities, risks, and needs credibly and persuasively to senior US\-based leadership, business partners, and board\-level audiences + nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry\-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. + Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com . Work Location: Karnataka, India Availability: Full time

Partner with collaborators to align the AI delivery portfolio with enterprise priorities, governance requirements, and expectations of business value Requirements: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, or related technical field Experience in a B2B manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex enterprise environment is a plus Key Skills: Data Science Salary: Not disclosed