AI Delivery Lead - Physical AI

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness and wellness programs

Benefits platform with discounts

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Home office equipment / setup support

Spectacles and contact lensesAllowance

Company events and team-building

Psychological support program

Free parking

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking an AI Delivery Lead to oversee the end-to-end delivery of Physical AI use cases across our global manufacturing operations.

You will coordinate sponsors, architects, analysts, IT professionals and external partners, turning concepts into implemented solutions. This senior role requires driving complex initiatives from concept to delivery and includes travel up to 30% to support multi-site implementations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project or delivery management.
• Experience delivering projects in manufacturing, industrial, or engineering environments.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional and geographically distributed project teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across business and technology teams.
• Experience managing external vendors, project scope, budgets, timelines, and risks.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• You lead the planning, execution, and delivery of Physical AI use cases across our global operations.
• You work with sponsors and cross-functional teams to define scope, requirements, and deliverables.
• You develop project plans, timelines, milestones, and resource needs using suitable delivery methodologies.
• You coordinate architects, analysts, technical specialists, and other contributors across distributed project teams.
• You develop clear Statements of Work and manage external vendors and partners throughout delivery.
• You monitor progress and manage priorities and dependencies across the portfolio.
• You identify risks and issues and drive mitigation and follow-up.
• You provide clear reporting and communicate progress to stakeholders and senior management.

Skills

Delivery management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Project planning

Communication skills

Manufacturing experience

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering/IT/Business

Job description

As an AI Delivery Lead, you will lead the delivery of Physical AI use cases within our global Data, Analytics & AI organization. You will work across manufacturing environments and business units, coordinating projects that bring AI into real-world industrial operations.

You will take ownership of delivery from project planning through implementation, coordinating business sponsors, architects, business analysts, IT teams, manufacturing stakeholders, and external partners. The use cases can range from computer vision and visual inspection to AI-enabled robotics and other solutions connecting AI with the physical environment.

This is a senior delivery role where you will bring structure to complex initiatives, align stakeholders across functions and regions, and ensure Physical AI use cases move successfully from concept to implementation.

Please note that this role involves approximately30% travel.

How you'll make an impact

• You lead the planning, execution, and delivery of Physical AI use cases across our global operations.
• You work with business sponsors and cross-functional teams to define project scope, requirements, and deliverables.
• You develop project plans, timelines, milestones, and resource requirements using suitable delivery methodologies.
• You coordinate architects, business analysts, technical specialists, and other contributors across geographically distributed project teams.
• You develop clear Statements of Work and manage external vendors and partners throughout project delivery.
• You monitor progress across the Physical AI use case portfolio and manage priorities and dependencies.
• You identify project risks and issues and drive appropriate mitigation and follow‑up.
• You provide clear project reporting and communicate progress, risks, and decisions to stakeholders and senior management.

Your background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in project or delivery management, with a strong track record of delivering complex technology projects.
• Experience delivering projects in manufacturing, industrial, or engineering environments.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional and geographically distributed project teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including working across business and technology teams.
• Experience managing external vendors, project scope, budgets, timelines, and risks.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

More about us

At Hitachi Energy, we recognize that our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, competitive rewards, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our benefits package is designed to help employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives.

Our benefits offering for this role generally includes:

• Private medical care and life insurance
• Access to fitness and wellness programs
• Access to benefits platform with discounts and perks
• Employee Capital Plans (PPK)
• Equipment for working from home or allowances for setting up a workplace at home
• Spectacles and contact lenses allowance
• Company events and team‑building activities
• Psychological support program
• Free parking available

You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.