**Our Company:** At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform activates enterprise intelligence by unifying data, knowledge and business context to achieve tangible outcomes. With Teradata, organizations can provide agents with full context for impact when it matters. Our solution lets businesses connect and scale on premises, in the cloud, or through a hybrid approach. Teradata delivers real business value with AI. **Role Overview** The Senior Director of AI and Data Platform Delivery is a senior leadership role accountable for **end‑to‑end execution of Teradata's foundational AI and data platform offerings** , which underpin the company's hybrid, multi‑cloud, and on‑premises solutions. This role is critical to ensuring that Teradata's **platform continues to scale, modernize, and reliably support customer workloads** , while enabling company growth through platform differentiation, adoption, and expansion. This leader owns the **execution strategy, operating model, and talent development** for a combined organization of **Technical Program Managers (TPMs)** and **Global Program Managers (GPMs)** . Together, these teams drive coordinated execution across the end-to-end **New Product Introduction (NPI) process** , ensuring that recent platform elements are fully productized, operationally ready, and commercially viable. Success in this role is measured by **platform delivery predictability, quality, scalability, and business impact** , rather than ownership of individual programs. **Core Responsibilities** **Platform Execution & Growth Enablement** + Own execution outcomes for significant areas of Teradata's **core data platform and AI roadmap** , including platform modernization, scalability enhancements, cloud parity, and operational hardening. + Be accountable for execution work that **enables Teradata's growth and retention targets** , including platform readiness for new use cases, expansions, and customer adoption. + Translate product and platform strategy into **integrated execution plans** that balance stability, innovation, customer commitments, and long‑term technical health. + Partner with Product, Engineering, and Commercial leadership to align platform execution with **market needs, competitive positioning, and revenue objectives** . + Provide execution transparency and decision support to senior leadership for **tradeoffs impacting delivery, quality, and customer trust** . **End‑to‑End New Product Introduction (NPI) Leadership** + Lead the global NPI execution model for core and AI platform capabilities from concept through general availability and sustained customer adoption. + Ensure cross‑functional coordination across:



+ Definition, development, and testing + Product setup, configuration, and entitlement + Legal, compliance, and contractual readiness + Pricing, packaging, and lifecycle management + Go‑to‑market readiness (Sales, Marketing, Solution Architects) + Cloud Operations, infrastructure, and SRE readiness + Customer support, field enablement, and documentation + Establish scalable, repeatable NPI mechanisms that support **frequent platform releases and long‑lived customer environments** . **Technical & Platform Leadership** + Provide technical and execution leadership across **large‑scale, distributed, data‑intensive platforms** , spanning cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem deployments. + Guide teams through complex platform delivery challenges involving **performance, reliability, scalability, security, upgrade paths, and operational continuity** . + Ensure cross‑team technical and operational risks are proactively identified, clearly owned, and mitigated. + Partner with senior engineering and architecture leaders to ensure execution plans align with **long‑term platform sustainability and customer trust** . + Co-own with engineering **platform economics and cost‑to‑serve** by influencing execution tradeoffs that impact margin, scaling limits, and long‑term pricing power. + Co-own with engineering and product the **platform lifecycle governance and technical debt liquidation** at the portfolio level. **People & Organizational Leadership** + Build, lead, and scale a high‑impact organization of **Technical Program Managers and Global Program Managers** . + Clearly define and reinforce roles and interfaces between TPMs (engineering‑centric delivery) and GPMs (cross‑functional, post‑code, market and operational readiness). + Own hiring, performance management, development, and succession planning for the platform execution organization. + Develop senior TPM and GPM leaders capable of operating effectively at **enterprise scale and high ambiguity** . + Establish clear leveling, expectations, and promotion readiness standards for both TPM and GPM career paths. **Influence, Communication & Executive Partnership** + Act as a **trusted execution advisor** to senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Cloud Operations, Sales Engineering, Legal, and Customer organizations. + Communicate platform execution health, risks,



dependencies, and tradeoffs clearly at the **VP and executive level** . + Drive alignment across a highly matrixed organization supporting long‑lived, mission‑critical customer environments. + Provide executive clarity during high‑impact incidents, major releases, or customer‑sensitive platform transitions. **Required Qualifications** + 12+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering leadership, product operations, or related technical roles. + 5+ years of experience leading senior technical and program management professionals. + Proven success delivering **large‑scale, enterprise data platform initiatives** . + Strong understanding of **distributed systems, database platforms, cloud infrastructure, and hybrid architectures** . + Demonstrated ability to drive execution that supports **business growth, customer retention, and platform adoption** . + Exceptional executive‑level communication and influence skills. **Preferred Qualifications** + Experience delivering or operating **enterprise data platforms** in cloud and hybrid environments. + Background supporting **platform modernization, cloud transitions, or large customer migrations** . + Experience building or scaling global NPI and release governance models. + Familiarity with operational excellence, SRE practices, and enterprise reliability expectations. **What Success Looks Like** A successful Senior Director of AI and Data Platform Delivery: + Enables Teradata to **deliver and evolve its core platform with predictability and confidence** . + Holds the organization to **best-in-breed standards** across delivery quality, platform performance, and operational reliability - ensuring Teradata's core data platform earns a reputation for excellence. + Scales execution capabilities to support platform growth, modernization, and increased customer demand. + Ensures platform capabilities are fully **productized, operationally ready, and commercially viable** . + Builds a strong TPM and GPM organization trusted across Product, Engineering, and GTM teams. + Directly supports Teradata's **growth and retention goals** by strengthening the foundation of its data platform. #LI-VB1 Why We Think You'll Love Teradata
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📌 Senior Director, AI and Data Platform Delivery (Hyderabad)
🏢 Teradata
📍 Hyderabad