Director, SMS PMX Digital & AI

L3Harris Technologies • Palm Bay, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Artificial Intelligence leads functional AI, data, and digital strategy for the Space & Mission Systems (SMS) Segment Program Management Excellence (PMX) organization, connecting AI strategy to program execution. The role leads full-stack development of integrated data, tools, and business-process optimization efforts. It identifies, prioritizes, develops, and delivers capabilities that improve program execution, decision quality, schedule performance, and risk management, enabling program leaders to make faster, more data-driven decisions.

The position is based in Palm Bay, Florida, and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work nine days in each 14-day period, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off. Travel to other sites is estimated at 10–15% as needed to execute objectives. The candidate must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a U.S. security clearance after starting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.
• At least 5 years of experience leading managers and teams.
• At least 5 years of experience leading digital transformation and artificial intelligence implementation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills at all organizational levels, including the ability to bridge Program Management, Digital/Information Technology, Engineering, Data & Analytics, and AI transformation teams.
• Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), copilots, AI agents, and prompt engineering.
• Ability to cultivate organizational trust and relationships.
• Strategic thought leadership and ability to identify where AI can create measurable value.
• Experience redesigning processes, models, and workflows using digital technologies and driving adoption of new technology.
• Ability to take an AI concept from use case to business case to prototype to deployment.
• Understanding of responsible AI, cybersecurity, and data governance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a U.S. security clearance after starting.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of experience in the aerospace-defense industry.
• Progressive leadership experience across program management, business, digital strategy, engineering, analytics, artificial intelligence, data architecture, and technology.
• Ability to influence senior leadership regarding matters of strategic importance to the function or organization.
• At least 5 years in a program management role, with a deep understanding of program management, planning, scheduling, risk management, and business acumen.
• Strong accountability mindset, ensuring team performance is measured and accountability is followed through.

Responsibilities

• Establish the Program Management AI and digital roadmap, use cases, and investments; govern implementation; and drive adoption across the program management community in alignment with enterprise AI governance.
• Lead the segment implementation strategy for enterprise digital and automation initiatives, such as Program Digital Cockpit, Control Tower, and Business Intelligence, ensuring objectives are measured, issues are resolved, and commitments are met.
• Understand data architecture and resolve data-integrity issues.
• Manage data pipelines, digital tools, and repositories available to segment program and functional communities.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to gather input, align vision, and gain buy-in.
• Ensure capability-advancement projects are executed within the required lead time and are appropriately budgeted.
• Travel to other sites as needed to execute objectives; estimated travel is 10–15%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director