AI Business Value Architect

Grundfos GmbH; Denmark; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Grundfos is seeking an AI Business Value Architect to identify, design, and shape AI opportunities that measurably impact demand generation, sales conversion, and customer experience across four global divisions. You will bridge strategic vision and deployable AI solutions, driving an AI roadmap and ROI validation with stakeholders.

The role requires strategic thinking with deep AI understanding, the ability to articulate data-driven value to senior leaders, and collaboration across business,

Qualifications

• Experience in AI strategy, business architecture, or digital transformation with ability to define AI use cases.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML capabilities and translating them into business value.
• Proven track record building AI roadmaps or digital portfolios with measurable outcomes.
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership, IT product teams, and process owners.

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems and customer gaps into clear AI use cases with KPIs, value drivers, and measurable criteria.
• Design the business logic behind AI solutions including data requirements, workflow changes, governance, and operational readiness.
• Own and drive the D&CE AI roadmap, building a pipeline of high-value AI opportunities across divisions.
• Validate feasibility and ROI with process/product owners and data scientists before investments.
• Bridge collaboration between business stakeholders, IS AI & Automation teams, and divisional anchors to accelerate maturity.
• Advise D&CE leadership on AI prioritization using data, market trends, and portfolio insights.

Skills

AI strategy

Business architecture

Digital transformation

Roadmap development

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

Are you passionate about turning complex business challenges into high-impact AI solutions that transform how customers experience a global brand? Then join us in our mission to pioneer smarter solutions for moving and transforming water, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing quality of life for people.

As our newAI Business Value Architect, you will be identifying, designing, and shaping AI opportunities that deliver measurable business impact across Grundfos' demand generation, sales conversion, and customer experience processes.Bridging the gap between strategic vision and deployable AI solutions.

What you will be doing

As a key part of the Digital & Customer Excellence team, you'll create impact by Driving AI-enabled transformation that delivers operational efficiency gains, improved customer experiences, and competitive advantage across four global divisions.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Translate business problems and customer experience gaps into clear, ready-to-develop AI use cases with defined KPIs, value drivers, and measurable success criteria
• Design the business logic behind AI solutions. Shaping data requirements, workflow changes, governance, and operational readiness before development begins
• Own and drive the D&CE AI roadmap, building a robust pipeline of high-value AI opportunities that scale across all four divisions
• Validate feasibility and ROI with process owners, product owners, and data scientists to ensure strategic alignment before investment
• Bridge collaboration between business stakeholders, IS AI & Automation teams, and divisional anchors to accelerate AI portfolio maturity
• Advise D&CE leadership on AI prioritization and investment decisions using data, market trends, and portfolio insights

What makes you a great fit

Above all, you are a strategic thinker who combines deep understanding of AI capabilities with sharp business acumen. Someone who can see the value in data, articulate it to senior leaders, and architect solutions that move from concept to measurable impact.

We would also imagine that you have:

• Extensive experience in AI strategy, business architecture, or digital transformation roles with demonstrated ability to define and shape AI use cases
• Strong understanding of AI/ML capabilities and limitations, with the ability to assess feasibility and translate technical potential into business value
• Proven track record of building AI roadmaps or digital portfolios that delivered measurable outcomes (efficiency, CX improvement, cost reduction)
• Experience working across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups, including senior leadership, IT product teams, and operational process owners

It is a plus if you also:

• Experience within sales, demand generation, or customer service processes in a B2B manufacturing or industrial environment
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and AI governance practices
• Background in consulting or advisory roles focused on AI-enabled business transformation

Workplace: Hybrid (office and home-working)

Grundfos is one of the world's leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world's water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.