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About the role
As the Director of Enterprise AI, you will own the AI strategy and adoption across MISUMI Americas. This is a highly visible role at the center of our mission: to build the next-generation operating system for New Product Development. We use artificial intelligence, automation, and deep manufacturing intelligence to change how products are designed, sourced, and delivered globally.
What they're looking for
- 12+ years of experience leading an enterprise through technology and workflow transformations
- Proven success designing and running enablement or change management programs — training rollouts, adoption campaigns, internal champion networks
- Experience operating within technology governance frameworks, with the ability to build a business case that meets ROI, security, and architectural standards
- Firsthand, regular use of enterprise AI tools like Claude, Copilot, or similar platforms — leadership is actively experimenting and expects you to be ahead of them
- Track record of making hard prioritization calls with an executive audience while encouraging curiosity and experimentation in the teams closest to the work
- Full product lifecycle ownership on ambiguous business problems — discovery through measurement and iteration
More about this role
MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.
Director of Enterprise AI — MISUMI Americas
Oakland, CA | Full-time | Director-level | $220,000–$260,000 DOE | ~10% travel
As the Director of Enterprise AI, you will own the AI strategy and adoption across MISUMI Americas. This is a highly visible role at the center of our mission: to build the next-generation operating system for New Product Development. We use artificial intelligence, automation, and deep manufacturing intelligence to change how products are designed, sourced, and delivered globally. You will be responsible for the AI “power tools” that make us faster and more competitive across all business functions, at enterprise scale.
You will drive how AI opportunities are discovered,...
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