Global AI Strategy & Validation Performance Lead

LER TechForce; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

LER TechForce is seeking an experienced AI Strategy & Validation Engineering Performance Lead to shape AI strategy, governance, and project execution across global Product Validation and Technical Operations.

The role focuses on improving efficiency, consistency, and scalability of validation activities across 60+ technical centers worldwide, guiding AI-enabled solutions from test planning to engineering handoff and scaling successful initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, IT, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in engineering operations, product validation, testing organizations, operational excellence, technical program management, or digital transformation.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across multiple sites or organizations.
• Experience evaluating or implementing AI-enabled business solutions.
• Experience leading AI or digital transformation initiatives in engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of engineering, validation, testing, or technical operations environments.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the AI strategy lead for the global Product Validation organization.
• Partner with validation, engineering, and operations leaders to improve the end-to-end validation value stream.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, cycle time, standardization, and visibility across validation operations.
• Develop an AI roadmap aligned with validation business objectives and operational priorities.
• Establish governance, intake, prioritization, and performance measurement processes.
• Evaluate opportunities based on value, feasibility, scalability, risk, and effort.
• Identify duplicate efforts and opportunities to standardize or scale successful solutions globally.
• Align local initiatives with corporate AI strategy and governance requirements.
• Facilitate collaboration among validation engineers, test operations teams, business units, and corporate AI organizations.
• Build alignment across stakeholders on priorities, investments, and implementation approaches.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on AI adoption within validation operations.
• Support user adoption, organizational readiness, and change management.
• Launch and manage a prioritized portfolio of validation-focused AI initiatives.
• Support development and scaling of 1-3 high-priority AI solutions during the engagement.
• Define metrics to measure productivity gains, adoption, and business impact.
• Scale successful pilots across technical centers and validation functions.

Skills

Engineering operations

Product validation

Cross-site leadership

AI implementation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations/IT/Business

Job description

LER TechForce is seeking an experienced AI Strategy & Validation Engineering Performance Lead to shape AI strategy, governance, and project execution across global Product Validation and Technical Operations.

The role focuses on improving efficiency, consistency, and scalability of validation activities across 60+ technical centers worldwide, guiding AI-enabled solutions from test planning to engineering handoff and scaling successful initiatives.