Agentic AI Business and Ecosystem Director

Agentic AI Business and Ecosystem Director-078862

Description

 

Job Title: Agentic AI Business and Ecosystem Director
Job location: San Francisco, CA 

Job description:
Capgemini's Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE) is seeking an Agentic AI Business and Ecosystem Director to accelerate AI-powered enterprise transformation, shape partnerships in the AI ecosystem, and help drive the adoption of multi-agent AI technologies across industries. This role is at the intersection of Agentic AI, business strategy, and ecosystem engagement, focusing on identifying high-impact AI opportunities and forging key industry partnerships.

As a leader in this space, you will shape Agentic AI initiatives for enterprises, engage with the startup ecosystem, and drive strategic consulting efforts to ensure AI delivers measurable business outcomes. While the scope is broad, candidates strong in key areas are encouraged to apply, even if they do not meet every requirement.

Success in this role requires a relentless curiosity, a commitment to continuous learning, and a proactive approach to staying ahead of AI advancements, ensuring that emerging technologies and industry shifts translate into strategic opportunities.

Key Responsibilities: 
Shape & Lead Agentic AI Initiatives
•    Develop and execute AI-driven business transformation strategies for enterprise clients.
•    Identify high-value AI use cases and guide clients from prototyping to production.
•    Provide thought leadership on multi-agent AI, AI orchestration frameworks, and AI-native approaches.

Strengthen AI Ecosystem Partnerships
•    Build and maintain relationships with AI startups, VCs, and research institutions in Silicon Valley.
•    Scout & evaluate emerging AI technologies to enhance Capgemini's capabilities.
•    Facilitate collaborative partnerships that drive business impact.

Business Acumen & Consulting Skills
•    Advise clients on AI commercialization, strategy, and implementation.
•    Work with executives, account teams, and industry leaders to embed AI into corporate strategy.
•    Lead AI workshops, executive briefings, and innovation sessions.

Additional Responsibilities
Client & Internal Engagements
•    Support Capgemini’s global innovation network in AI adoption and knowledge-sharing.
•    Help inform successful AI solutions across regions and industries.

Thought Leadership & Market Influence
•    Represent Capgemini at conferences, industry events, and in publications.
•    Educate executive stakeholders on the potential of AI-native business models.

Ideal Candidate Profile
This is a broad-scope leadership role, and candidates with strengths in key areas are encouraged to apply, even if they do not meet all listed skills.

Required Skills: 
•    AI Strategy & Implementation: Experience in AI-driven business transformation, defining AI strategy for enterprises, and guiding AI adoption.
•    Ecosystem Engagement: Strong connections in the AI startup ecosystem and experience partnering with VCs, research labs, or emerging AI companies.
•    Consulting & Business Acumen: Consulting or executive advisory experience in AI commercialization, business value realization, and enterprise AI adoption. A presence in thought leadership (speaking at AI events, publishing research, contributing to industry discussions).

Additional Areas of Interest
•    Familiarity with Agentic AI concepts (multi-agent orchestration, CrewAI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, AgentOps).
•    Hands-on experience with Python for AI prototyping.
•    Experience leading POCs, AI pilots, or go-to-market strategies.

Life at Capgemini
Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:
·    Flexible work
·    Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
·    Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
·    Paid time off and paid holidays
·    Paid parental leave
·    Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
·    Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
·    Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
·    Employee Resource Groups
·    Disaster Relief

About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.
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Disclaimer
Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.
 
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   Capgemini discloses salary range information in compliance with state and local pay transparency obligations. The disclosed range represents the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting, although we may ultimately pay more or less than the disclosed range, and the range may be modified in the future. The disclosed range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. At Capgemini, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. The base salary range for the tagged location is $116,100 to $250,640. This role may be eligible for other compensation including variable compensation, bonus, or commission. Full time regular employees are eligible for paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. 

Schedule

 : Full-time

Primary Location

 : US-CA-San Francisco

Organization

 : NA SHA SVC