Sr. AI Product Manager

HCLTech; Pune District; On-site; INR 9,000,000 - 14,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking a senior leader to drive AI-driven product strategy for the IAIS portfolio in India. You will own the strategy, governance, and scaling across multiple platforms, steering value delivery and responsible AI practices.

You will mentor Product Managers, collaborate with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, and standardise delivery practices for reliable execution and cross-platform adoption.

Qualifications

• MBA or BE with strong grounding in product strategy and enterprise-scale execution.
• 15+ years of experience in product management, digital platforms, or AI-led transformations.
• Proven experience leading AI/GenAI-enabled portfolios, including governance and scaling.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap execution, and scaling for the IAIS AI product portfolio across platforms and teams.
• Establish portfolio-level governance and guardrails for Responsible AI, scalability, quality, and risk management.
• Lead data-driven prioritisation balancing value, risk, dependencies, and platform alignment with engineering roadmaps.
• Drive consistent execution cadence, planning, delivery milestones, release readiness, and adoption tracking.
• Partner with hyperscalers and ecosystem participants to enable co-innovation and cross-platform adoption.
• Define and standardise product delivery practices to ensure repeatability and scalability across AI initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs and telemetry to track adoption, value realisation, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor Product Managers to strengthen data-driven decision-making and execution discipline.

Skills

AI Product Strategy

Portfolio Governance

Responsible AI

Roadmap Alignment

Hyperscaler Partnerships

Ecosystem Partnerships

Telemetry & Analytics

Value-based Prioritisation

Cross-Functional Leadership

GenAI Enablement

PM Mentoring

Scalable Delivery

Continuous Improvement

Education

MBA or BE

Job description

This senior leadership role leads the strategy, roadmap, and scaling of AI-driven products across the IAIS portfolio by integrating advanced analytics, Generative AI, and automation frameworks. Acting as a portfolio-level product and governance leader, the role establishes Responsible AI, scalability, and execution guardrails while driving predictable value delivery. The role partners closely with hyperscalers and ecosystem teams to enable co-innovation, cross-platform adoption, and alignment with external roadmaps, while mentoring Product Managers and standardising product delivery practices across AI initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap execution, and scaling for the IAIS AI product portfolio across multiple platforms and teams.
• Establish portfolio-level governance frameworks, including evaluation criteria, telemetry, and guardrails for Responsible AI, scalability, quality, and risk management.
• Lead data-driven prioritisation using value, risk, dependency, and platform alignment trade-offs, ensuring synchronisation with engineering and delivery roadmaps.
• Drive consistent execution cadence and operating rhythm across AI initiatives—covering planning, delivery milestones, release readiness, and adoption tracking.
• Partner with hyperscalers, ISVs, and ecosystem partners to enable co-innovation, roadmap alignment, and cross-platform solution adoption.
• Define and standardise product delivery best practices across AI initiatives, ensuring repeatability, scalability, and predictable outcomes.
• Monitor portfolio-level KPIs and telemetry to track adoption, value realisation, performance, and continuous improvement across product lines.
• Mentor and coach Product Managers, strengthening data-driven decision-making, value articulation, and execution discipline across the IAIS portfolio.

Qualifications

• MBA or BE (or equivalent) with strong grounding in product strategy, portfolio management, and enterprise-scale product execution.
• 15+ years of experience across product management, digital platforms, AI-led solutions, or large-scale transformation programmes.
• Proven experience leading AI / GenAI-enabled product portfolios, including strategy, roadmap governance, and scaling across teams and platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and operate Responsible AI and scalability frameworks at portfolio or enterprise level.
• Strong experience partnering with hyperscalers and ecosystem vendors to drive co-innovation and cross-platform alignment.

Expected Impact

• Enable scalable and responsible growth of IAIS AI products through strong strategy, governance, and execution discipline.
• Improve time-to-value and adoption consistency across AI initiatives through standardised product practices and telemetry-driven insights.
• Strengthen portfolio-level decision-making by aligning prioritisation with value, risk, and platform dependencies.
• Enhance PM maturity and execution excellence through mentoring, shared standards, and continuous improvement.
• Build stronger ecosystem leverage by aligning IAIS roadmaps with hyperscaler and partner strategies.

Skills

AI Product Strategy, Portfolio Governance, Responsible AI Frameworks, Roadmap & Platform Alignment, Hyperscaler & Ecosystem Partnerships, Product Telemetry & Analytics, Value-Based Prioritisation, Cross-Functional Leadership, GenAI & Automation Enablement, PM Mentoring, Scalable Product Delivery, Continuous Improvement