Senior Manager - Agentic Artificial Intelligence

Senior Manager - Agentic AI

Senior Manager - Agentic AI

Company:

Boeing India Private Limited

Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected.  No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

Position Overview

Boeing is seeking a Senior Manager - Agentic AI to lead the creation and scaling of an Agentic AI Center of Excellence (COE). This leader will be accountable for defining the strategy, building the team, establishing the operating model, and driving execution against a portfolio of high-value AI and agentic AI use cases.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Generative AI and Agentic AI, strong people leadership, and a proven ability to lead through influence and execution in a complex enterprise environment. This role will partner closely with business leaders, technology teams, and external partners to identify opportunities, run pilots, build reusable solutions, and scale successful capabilities across Boeing.

This is a leadership role that requires both strategic vision and operational rigor. The successful candidate will be expected to build and develop talent, create momentum across the organization, and ensure the COE delivers measurable business value.

This role will be based out of Bangalore, India.

Position Responsibilities

AI COE Strategy and Leadership

·       Establish and lead Boeing’s Agentic AI Center of Excellence as an enterprise capability

o   Define the COE mission, operating model, governance, and value delivery roadmap

o   Set priorities for use case intake, experimentation, and scaling

o   Guide the evolution of the COE across Generative AI, Agentic AI, and workflow automation

 

People Leadership and Talent Development

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of AI strategists, architects, and practitioners
  • Hire, coach, mentor, and develop talent
  • Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation
  • Lead upskilling initiatives to grow Boeing’s internal AI capability

 

Partner and Technology Strategy

• Identify and manage strategic consulting and technology partners to accelerate progress
  • Evaluate emerging AI tools, platforms, and orchestration frameworks
  • Recommend the right mix of internal capability and external support
  • Ensure solutions align with Boeing’s architecture, security, privacy, and compliance standards

 

Governance, Reporting, and Thought Leadership

• Establish tracking and reporting mechanisms for COE progress, portfolio health, and business value
  • Support AI governance and prioritization forums
  • Develop points of view on enterprise AI adoption, responsible AI, and agentic operating models
  • Stay current on emerging AI trends and bring actionable insights to Boeing leadership

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the Agentic AI COE to define strategy, operating model, governance, and value delivery roadmap for enterprise AI adoption.
• Build and develop a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and upskilling to strengthen Boeing’s internal AI capability.
• Partner with business leaders to identify, prioritize, and shape high-value AI and agentic AI use cases that improve productivity, efficiency, and decision-making.
• Drive pilots and proofs of concept using emerging AI tools and platforms, and scale successful solutions into production-ready capabilities.
• Evaluate and manage strategic partners to accelerate delivery while balancing speed, scale, and internal capability building.
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies and trends and bring forward actionable insights to shape Boeing’s enterprise AI strategy.
• Ensure alignment with Boeing standards for architecture, security, privacy, compliance, and responsible AI practices.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• 12+ years of experience in AI/ML, data platforms, advanced analytics, digital transformation, or related disciplines
• Proven experience in a leadership role with direct people management responsibilities
• Demonstrated success building and leading teams in a matrixed enterprise environment
• Proven ability to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions with measurable outcomes
• Strong expertise in Generative AI, including LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, and orchestration frameworks
• Strong understanding of Agentic AI, including multi-agent systems, autonomous workflows, planning, and reasoning architectures
• Experience leading pilots, prototypes, and production deployments in complex environments
• Proven ability to build internal capability through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and upskilling
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills
• Experience evaluating and managing consulting and technology partners
• Familiarity with cloud AI platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, influence across functions, and drive execution at scale

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, or industrial environments
• Experience leading enterprise AI transformation or digital innovation programs
• Exposure to AI governance, model risk management, privacy, security, and regulatory frameworks
• Familiarity with emerging agent orchestration tools, autonomous workflow platforms, and enterprise copilots
• Experience developing AI operating models, playbooks, or enterprise enablement programs
• Track record of building new capabilities or functions from the ground up

Typical Education & Experience

• Typically, 17-20 years’ related work experience or relevant military experience. Advanced degree (e.g. Bachelor, Master, etc.) preferred but not required.

Relocation

• This position does offer relocation within INDIA.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (India)

Experience Level

Senior Level