Job Description:
Lead Data Scientist AIML:We are seeking a visionary and execution oriented DGM to lead customer centric projects focused on AI poweredand Autonomous Network Solutions, spanning wireless (4G/5G),wireline (fiber, broadband), and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) domains.This role connects business strategy, technical innovation, and operationaldelivery, ensuring customer success through intelligent network transformation.
Key Responsibilities- AI and Autonomous Network Solutions
- Lead e2e engagement for AI enabled, closed loop autonomous network solutions across wireless, wireline, and FWA technologies.
- Translate customer requirements into delivery roadmaps featuring AI/ML models, LLM prompting, network self healing, and predictive analytics.
- Oversee deployment of automation use cases like alarm correlation, anomaly detection, traffic prediction, and zero touch optimization.
- Sales Enablement and Solution Engineering
- Partner with sales, product, and pre sales engineering teams to design scalable, AI driven solutions for both wireless (4G/5G NSA/SA) and wireline networks (FTTx, xDSL, GPON, DOCSIS).
- Create and present business cases and proof of concepts (PoCs) tailored to hybrid network environments, including FWA deployment strategies.
- Develop proposals that address customer pain points using AI driven KPI insights, RF/wireline performance analytics, and capacity modeling.
- Project Leadership and Delivery Execution
- Manage cross functional delivery of multi technology engagements, from FWA rollout automation to AI driven fiber network analytics.
- Track timelines, budgets, risk mitigation plans, and outcomes using Agile or hybrid methodologies, ensuring high impact delivery aligned with customer goals.
- Drive adoption of autonomous workflows and AI based decisioning across planning, optimization, provisioning, and fault management.
- Customer Relationship and Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary interface with customers for sales aligned project delivery, status updates, and solution expansion discussions.
- Conduct technical deep dives, workshops, and strategy sessions with telecom operators and enterprise clients.
- Foster long term client relationships by consistently demonstrating value through network intelligence, automation, and performance improvement.
- Innovation and Ecosystem Leadership
- Champion the use of generative AI, prompting, and large language models (LLMs) for automation and proactive network management.
- Collaborate with internal RandD, product management, and operations teams to evolve the service portfolio across wireless, wireline, and converged network domains.
- Influence the design and adoption of self optimizing networks (SON), FWA performance platforms, and fiber diagnostics using AI.
- Qualifications
- Bachelor/Master degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields.
- 15 plus years of experience in telecom network services with 5 plus years in AI/automation leadership roles.
- Strong understanding of 4G/5G, FWA, and wireline network technologies (e.g. fiber broadband, GPON, DOCSIS, xDSL).
- Expertise in AI/ML (supervised/unsupervised learning), prompt engineering, automation scripting (Python, SQL), and analytics tools (Tableau, Power BI).
- PMP, Agile, or relevant delivery certifications preferred.
Key Skills:- AI/ML in Network Optimization
- Prompt Engineering and LLM Integration
- Autonomous Wireless/Wireline Network Architectures
- Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Deployment and Analytics
- RF and Fiber Network Planning and Performance
- Customer Engagement and Technical Pre sales
- Automation Frameworks and Closed Loop Operations
- Program Management and Cross Functional Leadership
