AI Manager, Commercial Aircraft Group

Moog Inc.•Aurora, IL

9d•$140,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

Moog’s Commercial Aircraft Group (CAG) is seeking an AI Manager to lead the strategy, adoption, governance, and business enablement of artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and intelligent automation across business and manufacturing operations. The role serves as CAG’s primary AI leader and business partner, identifying, prioritizing, developing, and delivering AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. The AI Manager partners with leaders across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, IT, and other functions to translate business challenges into scalable capabilities that improve productivity and decision-making, modernize processes, and support digital transformation. The position owns the CAG AI strategy, roadmap, and portfolio; leads opportunity discovery and use-case prioritization; develops business cases and tracks realized value; and coordinates AI initiatives with enterprise teams. It also leads the design, deployment, adoption, governance, and continuous improvement of AI applications, copilots, intelligent agents, analytics, and automation solutions. The role includes serving as the Operating Group Product Owner for AI solutions, supporting responsible and secure implementation, driving organizational change and AI education, and acting as a trusted advisor to the business. The position is onsite in Buffalo, New York. It requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Operations Management, or a related field.
8 or more years of experience leading business transformation, technology programs, digital initiatives, operational excellence, product management, innovation programs, or related leadership activities.
Experience developing and executing business strategies, roadmaps, and portfolios across multiple business functions.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive organizational change in complex environments.
Strong business acumen and ability to translate business challenges into AI-enabled solutions and measurable business outcomes.
Experience developing business cases, prioritizing investments, measuring ROI, and driving technology adoption.
Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
Understanding of artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, intelligent automation, and digital technologies.
Ability to operate effectively within enterprise governance frameworks while balancing local business priorities and objectives.
Experience leading AI, analytics, automation, product management, or digital transformation initiatives.
Knowledge of AI governance, Responsible AI, cybersecurity, compliance, and data privacy requirements.
Experience driving organizational change management, business process transformation, and technology adoption programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, engineering, supply chain, quality, operations, or other industrial environments.
Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, Power Platform, Azure OpenAI, or other enterprise AI platforms.
Familiarity with ERP, MES, PLM, quality, engineering, and manufacturing systems.
Professional certifications in Program Management, Product Management, Agile, Change Management, Lean, Six Sigma, or related disciplines.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the Commercial Aircraft Group AI strategy and multi-year roadmap, aligned with business objectives, operational priorities, and enterprise AI direction.
Partner with business and functional leaders to identify opportunities for AI to improve productivity, quality, decision-making, customer experience, and operational performance.
Translate enterprise AI standards and governance requirements into actionable plans and align operating group priorities with enterprise AI initiatives.
Lead AI opportunity discovery across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and other business functions.
Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagements to identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI use cases.
Develop business cases that quantify value, feasibility, investment needs, risks, and expected benefits, and maintain a balanced pipeline of opportunities.
Own the CAG AI portfolio and manage intake, evaluation, prioritization, sequencing, and oversight of AI initiatives.
Monitor project status, risks, resource constraints, dependencies, delivery performance, and investment outcomes.
Partner with enterprise AI teams to coordinate development priorities, platform utilization, and technical support requirements.
Lead the design, development, deployment, and continuous improvement of AI-powered applications, copilots, intelligent agents, analytics, and automation solutions.
Collaborate with developers, architects, data engineers, and business subject matter experts to create scalable AI capabilities.
Support proof-of-concept, pilot, and production implementations using Microsoft Copilot technologies, Azure AI services, machine learning models, and intelligent automation platforms.
Promote reusable AI solutions, development standards, and implementation best practices.
Drive organizational adoption through change management, communications, stakeholder engagement, and partnerships with business leaders.
Establish and support a network of AI champions and measure user adoption, engagement, and satisfaction.
Lead AI-enabled business process transformation, identifying ways to streamline workflows, eliminate manual processes, and improve operational effectiveness.
Develop and deliver AI education, awareness, and training programs; provide guidance, coaching, best practices, and ongoing support to business teams.
Define success measures and communicate realized benefits, including productivity improvements, cycle-time reductions, quality enhancements, cost savings, and risk mitigation.
Conduct business, operational, cybersecurity, compliance, and organizational risk assessments for AI initiatives.
Serve as the Operating Group Product Owner for AI solutions, defining product vision, requirements, lifecycle management, and enhancement roadmaps.
Ensure AI solutions comply with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, data governance policies, and Responsible AI principles.
Partner with Corporate AI, Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Legal, and Compliance teams to maintain governance controls.
Oversee production support, performance monitoring, issue resolution, and continuous improvement for deployed AI solutions.
Serve as the primary AI leader and trusted advisor for CAG, fostering collaboration and advocating for innovation, continuous improvement, data-driven decisions, and responsible AI adoption.
Communicate AI concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences and build organizational capability and a culture of AI-enabled transformation.

Benefits

Great compensation package.
Annual profit sharing.
Matching 401(k).
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
Flexible paid time off.
Holidays.
Parental leave program.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Employee Assistance Plan and other supplemental benefit coverage.
Tuition assistance.
Mentorship and coaching opportunities.
Leadership development and other personal growth programs.
Employee Resource Groups.
Site-specific benefits may be available depending on location and business needs.