AI Director

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape and execute AI strategy: build a comprehensive roadmap for AI adoption across corporate functions, aligned to business goals
• Lead AI readiness efforts — data governance, tool selection, security, and business case development
• Identify, prioritize, and implement AI use cases: partner with departments to understand workflows and pain points, then translate business needs into cost-effective AI solutions
• Lead AI transformation projects end to end — planning, budgeting, execution, and operationalization — ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with measurable outcomes
• Support client-facing AI enablement: work with business units to understand client-related AI needs
• Own AI risk and responsible-use policy: work with the security team to define and implement policies for safe, responsible AI use, managing risk through appropriate tools and frameworks
• Build and maintain an external partner/vendor network for AI initiatives; track vendor roadmaps and emerging innovation ("AI marketplace" awareness)
• Own budgeting and financial management for AI tools, pilots, and projects — track spend, evaluate business cases, measure ROI
• Own performance management: define and track KPIs for AI initiative impact, capture lessons learned, and identify optimization opportunities
• Lead thought leadership on ethical, sustainable, and compliant AI practice, ensuring solutions m