Senior AI Transformation Leader – Industrials

McKinsey; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 243,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey is seeking a senior leader to shape and deliver AI-enabled transformation for industrial ecosystems, spanning automotive, aerospace, semiconductors and more. You will guide client service teams, design architectures, and drive measurable outcomes through AI programs and scalable data foundations.

You will mentor teams across QuantumBlack and AI by McKinsey, align stakeholders, and ensure value is visible through disciplined measurement and governance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience applying data science, analytics, and AI to drive measurable business impact.
• Hands-on AI/analytics in industrial sectors with data and technology maturity.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering and analytics teams.

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients and shape their AI agendas.
• Architect AI acceleration and transformation programs.
• Lead end-to-end delivery from use case shaping to deployment.
• Build scalable data architectures and MLOps foundations.
• Mentor QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey practitioners.

Skills

AI strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Cloud platforms

Data science

MLOps

SQL / Python

Travel 40-80%

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Microsoft Azure

SQL

Python

MLOps pipelines

Job description

McKinsey is seeking a senior leader to shape and deliver AI-enabled transformation for industrial ecosystems, spanning automotive, aerospace, semiconductors and more. You will guide client service teams, design architectures, and drive measurable outcomes through AI programs and scalable data foundations.

You will mentor teams across QuantumBlack and AI by McKinsey, align stakeholders, and ensure value is visible through disciplined measurement and governance.