[Remote] Executive Director, AI Platform Engineering Lead - Remote

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is dedicated to improving patient outcomes through innovative solutions. They are seeking an Executive Director, AI Platform Engineering Lead to drive AI transformation by leading the engineering strategy and operational excellence of their agentic AI platform, ensuring it delivers measurable business value through reliable and scalable execution.ResponsibilitiesDefine and lead the engineering strategy, roadmap, and operating model for the organization’s agentic AI platformOversee the design, development, integration, deployment, and ongoing operation of platform capabilities that support agentic AI products and workflowsEstablish platform engineering standards, architectural principles, and development practices to ensure scalability, reliability, security, and maintainabilityLead cross functional engineering teams in building reusable platform services, tools, and components that accelerate product delivery and adoptionPartner with product, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to align platform capabilities with enterprise priorities and evolving user needsDrive platform performance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement through monitoring, feedback loops, incident review, and service optimizationGuide the modernization of existing systems and processes to enable integration with agentic AI products, workflows, and platform servicesCommunicate platform strategy, technical direction, delivery progress, risks, and investment needs to senior executives and key stakeholdersSkillsA minimum of a Bachelor's degree in related field is required; Master of Science and/or MBA strongly preferred15 plus years of progressive product management experience, including significant leadership over senior product leaders, with a strong track record of defining and scaling enterprise level product strategy and executionDeep expertise in AI driven product management, including experience bringing innovative data, machine learning, and generative AI products from concept to commercialization in complex enterprise environmentsProven people leadership and organizational development capability, with experience leading directors and senior product teams, building high performing organizations, and establishing effective product operating models and governanceStrong cross functional and executive influence skills, with demonstrated success partnering across Engineering, Innovation, Commercial, Data Science, and business leadership to align strategy, prioritize investments, and drive outcomesBachelor degree required and advanced degree preferred, ideally in business, engineering, computer science, data science, or a related fieldBenefitsA performance-based cash incentiveEligibility to be considered for annual equity awardsA comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefitsA 401(k) with company contribution and matchA variety of other benefitsA generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leavesCompany OverviewNovartis is a pharmaceutical company that researches and develops medicines for serious diseases to improve and extend people's lives. It is a sub-organization of Meye Asset Management. It was founded in 1996, and is headquartered in Basel, Basel-Stadt, CHE, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.novartis.com.Company H1B SponsorshipNovartis has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 14 in 2025, 27 in 2024, 23 in 2023, 27 in 2022, 31 in 2021, 25 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.