Digitization & AI - EMEA Regional Leader

About the role

The Digitization & AI - EMEA Regional Leader is a senior expert individual contributor reporting directly to the EMEA Sr Operational Excellence Director. The role leads Pillar 2 - Digitization within Vertiv's EMEA Operational Excellence organization, covering 10 manufacturing plants across the region. It is responsible for architecting and accelerating digital manufacturing transformation by identifying, piloting and scaling digital and AI-driven solutions, enabling data-driven decisions and an intelligent shop floor. The role is based at one of Vertiv's EMEA plants or offices, with about 50% travel across EMEA manufacturing locations; proximity to an international airport is beneficial.

Key responsibilities

• Own and evolve the EMEA digital transformation roadmap, conduct digital maturity assessments at each plant and develop multi-year site-level roadmaps
• Pilot and scale digital solutions such as MES, IoT, digital twins, AI/ML analytics and real-time dashboards, and maintain a digital solutions catalogue
• Bridge IT and Operations, integrate OT and IT systems (ERP, SCADA, PLM, LIMS) and enforce data architecture and governance standards
• Drive Industry 4.0 initiatives including IIoT, predictive maintenance, computer vision, digital twins and AI-assisted process optimization
• Build data collection frameworks and real-time performance dashboards (OEE, throughput, quality, downtime, scrap, energy)
• Run change management plans, train-the-trainer and e-learning, and establish a digital champions network per plant

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or Manufacturing Technology
• 7-10 years of experience in manufacturing, operations or industrial engineering, with at least 5 years in digitization, Industry 4.0 or OT
• Proven track record leading digital transformation programs across multiple sites
• Fluency in English; additional European languages a strong plus
• Preferred: Master's degree, Industry 4.0 certification, PMP or PRINCE2, Prosci ADKAR, Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, data engineering or data science background

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with MES, SCADA, IoT, ERP shop floor modules or digital analytics platforms
• Deep familiarity with IIoT, digital twins, OPC-UA, edge computing and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Understanding of AI/ML applications in manufacturing
• Data analytics and BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau