Sales Consulting Lead, Autonomous Operations

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Thought Leadership
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in your AO domain (e.g. AI, DataOps, Simulation, MES, etc.).
  • Lead architecture design and solution validation alongside Consulting Managers and Account teams.
  • Translate technical concepts into clear, business-aligned solution narratives.
  • Capture field learnings and provide structured input to influence product roadmaps.
• PoC Factory & Solution Scaling
  • Build and maintain reusable PoC templates, code assets, and deployment patterns.
  • Partner with regional TCs and delivery teams to scale repeatable architectures.
  • Support technical onboarding for early adopter customers and lighthouse accounts.
• Architecture & Integration
  • Shape modular AO reference architectures aligned to SDA/SDN, Control, MES, and Cloud strategies.
  • Act as a technical liaison to global product engineering and AO CoE teams.
  • Escalate and resolve deep technical blockers during pursuit and implementation.
• Standards & CoE Integration
  • Contribute to the AO CoE’s repository of validated patterns, PoCs, and best practices
  • Advocate adoption of AO design standards across Rockwell's delivery network
• Enablement & Advisory
  • Support enablement initiatives targeting field engineers and partners.
  • Provide mentorship to internal technical teams ramping up in AO domains.
  • Act as a technical escalation point during strategic program delivery.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.