Global Product AI Technical Function Owner & Head of China Tech Hub

About the role

BSH is building its AI Services & Features portfolio for home appliances and is establishing a China Tech Hub in Shanghai. The role combines global technical ownership of AI product functions with regional leadership of the new hub, ensuring alignment between worldwide strategy and local execution.

Key responsibilities

• Define and steer the global AI Services & Features strategy, architecture and partner ecosystem.
• Lead technical due‑diligence, proof‑of‑concept design and risk assessment for AI partners.
• Build and manage international expert teams covering compute & storage infrastructure, data collection & labeling pipelines, databases & data warehouses, AI model development algorithms, MLOps & orchestration, and AI application delivery.
• Develop and maintain the long‑term R&D roadmap for AI‑enabled home‑appliance solutions.
• Oversee the China Tech Hub’s organization, people, budget and resources, acting as the bridge between global technology steering and local product units.
• Serve as the primary technical interface to senior management, translating complex findings into strategic recommendations, business cases and risk assessments.

Required profile

• Proven senior leadership experience in AI product development and technical function ownership.
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to evaluate and select technology partners.
• Demonstrated capability to lead cross‑functional, multi‑regional expert teams.
• Excellent communication skills for interfacing with senior executives and translating technical concepts into business value.
• Experience managing budgets, labs or R&D resources in a global or multinational environment.

Required skills

• Compute and storage infrastructure for AI workloads.
• Data collection, labeling pipelines and data warehousing.
• Database design and management.
• Algorithm development for AI model and solution creation.
• MLOps and orchestration platforms.
• AI application development and integration.