Senior Director, AI Strategy & Enablement

Bellwood•Duluth, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director, AI Strategy & Enablement defines the enterprise AI direction by centralizing prioritization and guiding the organization toward the highest-value, insight-driven opportunities. This role drives alignment across business and technology leaders, advancing the right proof-of-concepts through clear evaluation criteria, strong governance, and disciplined enterprise decision-making. It elevates colleague capability by enabling enterprise AI tools, building workforce literacy, and shaping the standards that ensure responsible and confident adoption. The result is a coordinated, future-ready AI ecosystem that sharpens decision-making, strengthens operations, and enhances the customer experience.

Requirements

Strategic vision and execution: ability to craft and drive an enterprise AI strategy aligned with business goals
Executive-level influence and communication
Deep expertise in AI, machine learning, and governance frameworks
Strong business acumen with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
Experience leading large, high-performing, cross-functional teams
Change leadership and organizational enablement
Has 12+ years of experience in scaled business insights, data, or analytics organizations, including 5+ years leading high-performing teams
Has a strong track record of influencing executive stakeholders and delivering enterprise-level AI solutions
Brings deep AI, ML, and governance expertise
Combines technical depth with strong business and strategic thinking
Is a lifelong learner who fosters innovation and continuous improvement
Can operate effectively in a fast-moving, enterprise environment

Nice To Haves

Retail or consumer-focused industry experience
Experience standing up and operating an AI Center of Excellence
Experience driving enterprise-scale digital or AI transformation
Strong financial and portfolio management capabilities
Training and workforce enablement program design
The role also requires a voracious appetite to learn and apply new skills. You should be skilled at building web-based software or mobile apps and excel at learning new languages and frameworks.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and coach managers and individual contributors, raising the talent bar across the Enterprise Data and Analytics team
Inspire and influence senior leaders to adopt AI-driven transformation across the enterprise
Develop and communicate the enterprise AI strategy and roadmap aligned to business priorities
Build and lead a high-performing AI Center of Excellence with strong governance and best practices
Enable foundational, reusable AI capabilities to support enterprise-wide adoption
Partner with business and IT leaders to identify and prioritize high-value AI opportunities
Oversee the AI initiative portfolio to ensure delivery of scalable, high-impact solutions
Drive organizational readiness through enablement, training, and change management programs
Establish KPIs to measure AI impact on business outcomes, operational efficiency, and customer experience
Champion responsible AI practices and lead governance through the AI Council and Task Force
Manage team budgets and participate in financial planning and reviews