Manager, AI Data Strategy
Core
Define AI data strategy and lead decision-making for satellite/aerial/drone/lidar data acquisition to support AI models and grid resilience products.
Role type
Manager, AI Data Strategy (Strategy & Operations)
Builds
Multi-year data plans, unit-cost models, and an agentic workflow for data purchase decisions.
Domain
Energy / Utilities / Geospatial Data / AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Cost and commercial analysis, Unit-cost modeling, Decision rule design, Excel/Google Sheets, SQL, AI tool automation, Influencing without authority
Preferred skills
Geospatial data, Utilities sector, Python, Low-code automation (n8n, Power Automate), Vendor scorecards, BI tools
Responsibilities
Define AI data strategy across products and customers; Approve data purchase orders based on cost and model fit; Evaluate sourcing options (archive vs. new capture, satellite vs. aerial); Lead quote-to-actual analysis and drive cost band revisions; Build multi-year data plans and unit-cost models; Partner with Data Science to define production tooling requirements; Design and prototype agentic workflows with machine-readable rules.
