About MISUMI Americas MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.

Director of Enterprise AI — MISUMI Americas Oakland, CA | Full-time | Director-level | $220,000–$260,000 DOE | ~10% travel The role As the Director of Enterprise AI, you will own the AI strategy and adoption across MISUMI Americas. This is a highly visible role at the center of our mission: to build the next-generation operating system for New Product Development. We use artificial intelligence, automation, and deep manufacturing intelligence to change how products are designed, sourced, and delivered globally.

You will be responsible for the AI “power tools” that make us faster and more competitive across all business functions, at enterprise scale. You will drive how AI opportunities are discovered, evaluated, and prioritized across the company. You will build and lead a team to assist you in coaching champions and accelerating adoption.

And you will work with architecture and product to set the governance standards that move initiatives from prototype to production. AI is an organizational priority at MISUMI, which means leadership is actively engaged and business teams are open to experimentation. We want to create a company where people can do the best work of their lives.

AI is part of how we will get there: by giving people better tools, automating routine work, and making room for more creative and strategic contributions across the organization. This role is based in our Oakland, CA office. ), not by usage metrics or tokens consumed Work with architecture and product leaders to establish governance standards for AI initiatives, such as when a prototype moves onto the product roadmap, and what tools business users can own versus what requires core platform development Build a structured AI champion network by identifying high-potential people in each function, developing their capabilities, and using them to surface new use cases and proof-of-concepts Design onboarding and enablement programs that get teams productive quickly, including prompt libraries, workflow guides, office hours, and self-serve resources Embed with business teams to understand their actual workflows on the ground and where AI can help Hire and lead a small team focused on coaching champions, enabling adoption, and helping business teams get value from AI tools Communicate AI strategy, progress, and business impact to executive leadership.

Make the case for what to invest in, what to hold, and what to stop funding.

What We'Re Looking For

12+ years of experience leading an enterprise through technology and workflow transformations Proven success designing and running enablement or change management programs — training rollouts, adoption campaigns, internal champion networks Experience operating within technology governance frameworks, with the ability to build a business case that meets ROI, security, and architectural standards Firsthand, regular use

Director of Enterprise AI - Oakland, CA