AI Engagement Lead

AI Engagement Lead

Location: Radnor, PA (Airgas HO) - Management

World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company's activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide's ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.

How Will You Contribute and Grow?

Your mission will be to orchestrate the end-to-end delivery of critical AI initiatives, ensuring they are completed on time, on budget, and to the highest standard. You will act as the central driver, coordinating across multiple expert teams to bring our AI vision to life. This is a key role at the forefront of Air Liquide's transformation, offering a significant opportunity to solve complex challenges and deliver effective solutions rapidly. Success in this role can lead to future senior leadership opportunities, such as a Program Director or Department Manager.

Are You a Match?

We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record of success. To be a match for this role, you will need:

• An engineering degree in Information Systems or a related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in managing increasingly complex IT projects.
• A strong motivation to drive business transformation through technology and AI.
• A strong focus on making Air Liquide more efficient and better performing in all its operations through ongoing improvements.
• Broad knowledge of IT ecosystems, including ERP and CRM systems, IT infrastructure services, AI and Data product management, and Data platforms.
• Familiarity with ITSM and ITFM principles for IT services governance
• A result-oriented mindset, with resilience and adaptability

Ideally, you would also bring:

• Expertise in both waterfall and agile project management methodologies (certifications are a plus)
• A mindset that is curious, innovative, while highly organized.

Your Key Responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Drive AI project execution, ensuring all technical teams meet deadlines and quality commitments.
• Develop and execute comprehensive rollout plans for new AI initiatives to ensure successful adoption.
• Manage relationships and coordinate deliverables with Digital and IT stakeholders, along with external vendors and partners.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leadership, acting as a trusted advisor on AI project status, especially through recurring steering committee meetings.
• Adopt and adapt a robust tracking and reporting system to provide clear visibility on project milestones, risks, and achievements.

Are You a Match?

Our Environment

• You will report to the PMO of AI Activation.
• You will work closely with teams across our Digital & IT community, including Digital Delivery Services, Platforms, the CIO Office, AI teams, and Data Platform teams, as well as business partners in our Industrial Direction and Business Service Centers.
• This is a hybrid role based in our Paris head office, with up to three days of remote work per week.
• Travel for this position is expected to be around 1-2 trips per year.

Why Join Us?

Joining Air Liquide means being part of a team that is shaping the future of our industry. If you are ready to take on a new challenge and make a real impact, we encourage you to apply.

Our Differences Make Our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.