Anderson Smith

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AI Technology Manager at Toyota North America

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Overview

Anderson Smith is an AI Technical Product Manager at Toyota North America, leveraging over 10 years of experience to drive enterprise-wide change through technology and AI. He specializes in automation, governance, and human-centered design, particularly within HR and operations. He holds a Bachelor of Science from The University of Texas at Dallas.

He founded OpsBridge, a consultancy that uniquely combined the Toyota Production System methodology with modern AI automation to help mid-market companies scale their operations.

Personality Overview

Fast-Paced

Self-Confident

Challenger

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI
His current role and recent speaking engagement at AI Global Community Day Dallas focus on the real-world implementation of AI in large-scale enterprise operations.
Amplifying Humans
His professional headline "Automation → Agents → Amplified humans" shows a core philosophy of using technology to augment human capabilities rather than simply replace them.
HR & Recruitment Tech
Has a deep background leading teams to optimize talent acquisition platforms like Workday and implementing AI to improve candidate pipelines and mitigate bias.

Media Appearances

Anderson has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2026
AI Technology Manager at Toyota North America
2025
Chief Executive Officer at OpsBridge
4-2023 - 4-2026
Talent Acquisition Strategy, Technology, Operations, Analytics Manager at Toyota North America
9-2022 - 12-2022
Director, Talent Acquisition & Sourcing at Arrive Logistics
4-2022 - 7-2022
Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition & Operations Lead at SucceedSmart

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) from The University of Texas at Dallas

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Insights For Selling To Anderson

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anderson is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anderson

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anderson move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Anderson take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Anderson

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