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Sr. Manager, AI Strategy & Integration

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programs that enrich communities around the world. Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love.

Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live. A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name! Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet.

Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

We are seeking a Senior Manager of AI Strategy & Integration to lead the adoption of Artificial Intelligence across our global Customer Development (CD) function. You will serve as the bridge between emerging AI technologies, commercial business needs, and our technical execution teams. You will not necessarily be writing production code daily; rather, you will be the chief architect of our sales AI roadmap.

Working closely with our Data Engineering and Solution Architecture teams, you will ensure our data models support advanced AI use cases and that AI capabilities are seamlessly integrated into our core sales applications (TPM, SFA/FFA, Pricing & Promo). Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Strategic Roadmap Development: Create, own, and prioritize a pipeline of high-impact AI/ML use cases for the Sales function, moving the business from historical reporting to predictive and prescriptive capabilities (e.g., Trade Promotion Optimization, predictive ordering, intelligent routing).
• Business Evangelism & Change Management: Act as the primary AI ambassador to Sales Directors and Field Leaders. Demystify AI concepts, showcase the "art of the possible," and drive user adoption while managing expectations around delivery and data readiness.
• Cross-Functional Technical Leadership: Partner heavily with Data Engineers to ensure underlying data pipelines and models are primed for AI consumption.
• Architecture & Integration: Collaborate with Solution Architects to design how AI models will integrate seamlessly into existing off-the-shelf platforms (TPM, SFA) to deliver insights directly into the users' workflow.
• Technology Scouting & Vendor Management: Continuously monitor the AI landscape. Evaluate the AI roadmaps of our current software vendors and assess new tools, frameworks, and startups that fit within our broader enterprise architecture and security frameworks.
• Proof of Concept (PoC) Execution: Lead agile sprints to build prototypes, test prompt engineering frameworks, and validate business ROI before scaling solutions enterprise-wide.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure all AI initiatives adhere to global corporate standards for data privacy, security, and responsible AI usage.

• Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience: 7+ years of experience in IT, Data Science, or Technical Product Management, with at least 3 years focused on delivering AI, ML, or advanced analytics solutions.
• FMCG & Sales Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of FMCG sales processes, including Trade Promotion Management (TPM), Sales Force Automation (SFA), route-to-market strategies, and pricing elasticity.
• AI/ML Fluency: Deep conceptual understanding of machine learning algorithms, predictive analytics, Generative AI (LLMs, RAG architectures), and MLOps.

• Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical AI concepts into clear business value for…