Senior Manager, AI, Automation & Innovation

Reynolds Consumer Products • Lake Forest, IL

3d • $127,700 - $185,150 • Onsite

About The Position

Reynolds Consumer Products is seeking a outcome driven Senior Manager to lead our AI and automation agenda within Information Technology. Reporting to the Director of AI and leading a team of AI Solution Analysts, this role spans process automation, agentic solution design, enterprise AI adoption, and emerging technology exploration during a multi-year digital core transformation. The ideal candidate has delivered automation and AI in complex enterprise environments and is equally comfortable setting strategy with the CIO and rolling up their sleeves to drive execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field; advanced degree a plus or 10+ years of progressive IT experience
• 8+ years delivering automation and/or digital transformation initiatives, +2 years of AI
• 5+ years with SAP ECC or 2+ years with S/4HANA RISE environments
• 5+ years with the Automation Anywhere A360 platform, spanning governance, intake, development standards, change management, and operations
• Working knowledge of agentic AI architectures and platforms such as AWS Bedrock, Databricks, and SAP BTP, with the curiosity to explore new concepts and perspectives
• Experience using enterprise productivity AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot or Claude Enterprise
• Demonstrated ability to build business cases with quantifiable value creation
• Experience leading and developing technical teams
• Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of presenting to senior executives

Nice To Haves

• Experience with large scale ERP transformation programs preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the Digital Workforce program. Own the full RPA portfolio and program lifecycle, from opportunity discovery and structured intake through development governance, change management, and platform operations. Through the digital core upgrade, make deliberate decisions to retire, rebuild, or reinvent each automation to take advantage of agentic capabilities, serving as the primary liaison among the business, PMO, and development teams.
• Identify and architect agentic AI opportunities. Surface automation opportunities across the enterprise, define end to end solution architectures on platforms including AWS Bedrock, Databricks, and SAP BTP, and translate them into value cases that advance COGS and SG&A cost reduction objectives.
• Drive AI adoption and fluency. Lead enterprise adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot and Claude Enterprise, including advanced capabilities such as Projects and Cowork. Build a champion network embedded in the business, deliver monthly engagement and outcome reporting, and design learning experiences that convert low activity users into confident, productive AI users.
• Explore and pilot emerging technologies. Scan the AI and automation landscape, evaluate emerging capabilities for enterprise fit, and run structured pilots that inform the long-term innovation roadmap.
• Drive measurable value creation. Evaluate and approve initiatives against rigorous value criteria, including freed capacity, cost reduction and avoidance, and revenue impact. Hold the program accountable to outcomes, not just delivery.
• Lead a high performing team. Direct AI Solution Analysts in business process assessments, ensuring documentation and solution design artifacts meet the standard required for business alignment and internal audit readiness.
• Maintain executive visibility. Deliver monthly program reporting to the CIO, CISO, and Director of AI, communicating progress, risk, and value realization in a way that sustains executive sponsorship.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits
• 18% annual incentive provided the business meets financial goals and the individual meets their performance goals, subject to plan administration guidelines.

What This Job Offers

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