About this role
Senior AI Platform and Solutions Innovator
Fulcrum Digital — AI Strategy & Innovation
Grade: 3B
Department: AI Strategy & Innovation
Experience Required: 7–10 years
Location: Pune / Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-Time
As a Senior AI Platform and Solutions Innovator, you'll own the innovation roadmap for a platform area or solution portfolio — leading high-visibility engagements, converting concepts into funded initiatives, and developing the strategists and innovators around you.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the innovation roadmap for a platform area or solution portfolio
- Lead high-visibility client and executive engagements and strategic workshops
- Convert innovation concepts into funded, shipped initiatives
- Shape product and technology strategy decisions at the portfolio level
- Manage relationships with key strategic partners or customers
- Mentor and develop strategists and innovators earlier in their careers
- Plan budget and resourcing for innovation initiatives under your ownership
Skills & Key Competencies
Must-Have Technical Skills
- Owns the innovation roadmap for a platform area or solution portfolio
- Significant influence on product and technology strategy decisions
- Leads high-visibility client/executive engagements and strategic workshops
- Strong track record converting innovation concepts into funded, shipped initiatives
- People leadership: mentors and develops strategists/innovators
- Manages relationships with key strategic partners or customers
Good-to-Have Technical Skills
- Experience presenting at industry conferences or analyst briefings
- Contribution to M&A or partnership evaluation
- Budget/resource planning for innovation initiatives
Key Competencies
- Owns outcomes at the portfolio level, not just individual initiatives
- Builds durable relationships with strategic partners and senior customers
- Comfortable being the executive-facing owner of a high-stakes initiative
- Develops talent deliberately, not just as a side effect of delegation
- Balances multiple concurrent initiatives without losing strategic coherence
- Converts ambiguity into a fundable, resourced plan
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 7–10 years of experience, including ownership of an innovation roadmap or solution portfolio