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Head of AI Center of Excellence

Location: 

Remote, RO Cluj, RO Iasi, RO Timisoara, RO Bucuresti, RO Sibiu, RO Brasov, RO

Who we are


We drive innovation – from advisory and implementation to managed services and beyond, powered by a global team of over 18,500 experts representing over 90 nations in more than 30 countries. With SAP at our core and a powerful ecosystem of partners like Microsoft and ServiceNow, we continuously improve solutions and AI-driven technology to make them work for companies – and for their people. 

NTT DATA is building a focused AI Center of Excellence to accelerate the practical use of AI across our SAP and managed services business. 
The Head of AI Center of Excellence will lead a small, high-impact team of forward deployed builders who work directly on real operational and customer problems, turning AI potential into measurable value. The ideal candidate is a hands-on AI leader with strong technical judgment, business understanding, and operational drive.

 

 

What you'll be doing

 

  • Hiring, developing, and leading a team of technical AI builders.
  • The priority of the CoE AI is to improve internal managed services performance.
  • Creating a high-performance culture focused on shipping working solutions.
  • Ensuring the team works directly with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Prioritizing use cases based on value, feasibility, scalability, and strategic relevance.
  • Establishing clear entry and exit criteria for CoE involvement.
  • Identify the business problem.
  • Validate whether AI is the right mechanism.
  • Define the target outcome and KPIs.
  • Build or orchestrate a working MVP.
  • Test with real users, real data, and real process constraints, measure impact.
  • Decide whether to stop, scale, hand over, or productize.

 


What you’ll bring along

 

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 7 to 10 years of hands‑on experience in full-stack, backend, platform, integration, or automation engineering background, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or similar modern programming languages
  • Strong understanding of applied AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and automation.
  • Experience building or leading teams that deliver working software or AI solutions.
  • Ability to architect AI systems and challenge technical decisions.
  • Understanding of enterprise IT, application management, or managed services.
  • Strong appreciation of SAP environments and the operational realities of SAP services.
  • Ability to work with ticketing, service management, and operational data.
  • Experience moving ideas from discovery to MVP to production handover.
  • Strong stakeholder management across business, delivery, architecture, and operations.
  • Ability to prioritize based on measurable value rather than hype.
  • Comfort working within enterprise constraints, standards, and platform decisions.
  • Strong communication skills and fluent English; German is a plus.
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What’s in it for you


✔ New beginnings can be a challenge. We promise a smooth integration and a supportive mentor
✔ Pick your working style: choose from Remote, Hybrid or Office work opportunities
✔ Early bird or night owl? Our projects have different working hours to suit your needs
✔ Nobody is born an expert. Sharpen your tech skills with our sponsored certifications, trainings and top e-learning platforms
✔ We want you to stay healthy! Enjoy our Private Health Insurance ⁠– it’s custom-made for you
✔ A clear mind is a healthy mind. Attend individual coaching sessions or go one step further by joining our accredited Coaching School
✔ Make the most of our epic parties or themed events – they’re lovingly designed for our people and their families

✔ NTT DATA recruiters will never ask job seekers and candidates for payment or banking information during the recruitment process, for any reason. Please remain vigilant of third parties that may try to impersonate NTT DATA recruiters, either in writing or by phone, in an attempt to deceptively obtain personal data or money from you. All email communications from an NTT DATA recruiter will be associated with an @nttdata.com email address. NTT DATA will not use any non-NTT DATA or personal email domains (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) or personal communication channels (WhatsApp, Facebook etc) at any time during the recruitment process. If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us.


NTT DATA Romania is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants regardless to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.


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What’s in it for you

  • New beginnings can be a challenge. We promise a smooth integration and a supportive mentor
  • Pick your working style: choose from Remote, Hybrid or Office work opportunities
  • Early bird or night owl? Our projects have different working hours to suit your needs
  • Nobody is born an expert. Sharpen your tech skills with our sponsored certifications, trainings and top e-learning platforms
  • We want you to stay healthy! Enjoy our Private Health Insurance ⁠– it’s custom-made for you
  • A clear mind is a healthy mind. Attend individual coaching sessions or go one step further by joining our accredited Coaching School
  • Make the most of our epic parties or themed events – they’re lovingly designed for our people and their families

 

Make this the place you grow

Your unique talent is what matters. NTT DATA Romania is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants regardless to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic.

 
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Third parties fraudulently posing as NTT DATA recruiters

NTT DATA recruiters will never ask job seekers and candidates for payment or banking information during the recruitment process, for any reason. Please remain vigilant of third parties that may try to impersonate NTT DATA recruiters, either in writing or by phone, in an attempt to deceptively obtain personal data or money from you. All email communications from an NTT DATA recruiter will be associated with an @nttdata.com email address. NTT DATA will not use any non-NTT DATA or personal email domains (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) or personal communication channels (WhatsApp, Facebook etc) at any time during the recruitment process. If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us.


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