AI & Data / Cloud & Gen AI (Japan Market Focus) - Sr Manager

Summary Position Summary Artificial Intelligence & Engineering AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to help build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These insights are powered by engineering for business advantage, helping transform mission-critical operations.

Join our AI & Engineering team to help transform technology platforms, driving innovation, and help make a significant impact on our clients’ achievements. You’ll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that could be critical to businesses.

Senior Manager – AI & Data, Cloud & Generative AI (Japan Market Focus) Position Summary Level: Senior Manager

As a Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting, you will be responsible for overall technical delivery as part of large-scale software solutions at enterprise level. You will lead functional and technical teams on the project located across shores guiding and mentoring junior team members and collaborating to understand the functional requirements. You will respond to new sales or proposals and support end-to-end delivery of the project along with estimations and planning.

You will be responsible for managing the design, development, and deployment of large-scale system implementations at an enterprise level. You will be responsible for independently managing the team and guiding team members at different levels through their career path, work through technical leads across shores to manage implementation of the functional requirements and implement them on platforms like Guidewire and Majesco. You will own the end-to-end delivery of the project from estimations, planning, and execution. You would also be responsible for managing the status and end to end delivery of the final product.

About The Role We are looking for a Senior Manager to lead client delivery, AI governance orchestration, and go-to-market activities across AI & Data, Cloud, and Generative AI engagements, with a specific focus on Japan-market and clients. This role combines hands-on delivery and architectural leadership with business development and advisory responsibility - requiring fluency in Japanese, prior exposure working in Japan, and the ability to bridge CAIO/CIO-level strategic agendas on Advice & Implementation of Data Modernization on cloud along with Scaled AI adoption.

What You’ll Do AI-Driven Modernization & Delivery

• Deliver on AI-driven modernization and build enterprise data utilization foundations through cloud lift-and-transform initiatives.
• Provide design, architecture, and delivery expertise on Snowflake and/or Databricks platforms as part of modernization engagements.
• Drive engineering teams to accelerate and scale prototyping, moving PoCs into production-grade delivery.
• Champion upfront investment in AI PoCs to build organizational momentum for broader enterprise implementation.
• Showcase engineering SME and conduct hands-on workshops across App Modernization, Data Engineering, AI/ML Platform Design, AI Use Case Prioritization, Legacy Exits, Quality Engineering, and DevSecOps.

AI Governance & Enterprise Strategy

• Partner with cross-Op groups to advise on AI governance and Trusted & Secure AI assessments, shaping the broader technology roadmap.
• Maintain strong command on AI & data governance, secure AI adoption practices, and data platform modernization principles.
• Align technology modernization initiatives with business priorities, scaling AI adoption across the Group/enterprise.

Use Case Identification & Business Enablement

• Lead AI use case identification, requirements definition, and implementation across both business and corporate functions.
• Orchestrate workshop supports connecting the CAIO/CIO agenda with feasible, prioritized use cases.
• Lead workshops on AI-based Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Physical AI business opportunities

Tech Sales Leadership & Client Advisory

• Drive and promote Deloitte’s AI implementation capabilities directly to clients
• Lead and enable technology-led sales pursuits, RFP responses, and solutioning for AI & Data / Cloud / GenAI opportunities
• Bring forth perspectives on Global Delivery Pods, Forward deployment Engineers (FDE Pods ), Staff Augmentation methodologies to shape delivery archetypes
• Act as a tru…