Senior Manager – AI Transformation

The Home Depot • Atlanta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager – AI Transformation is a pivotal role responsible for the operationalization, governance, and value realization of AI initiatives across the enterprise. This role bridges the gap between technical AI capabilities and business strategy, ensuring that AI tools are adopted effectively, managed efficiently, and drive measurable ROI. The ideal candidate will have a strong background with analytics, project management, platform governance, and cross-functional leadership, acting as the key orchestrator for our AI ecosystem.

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Analytical mindset with the capability to build dashboards and track KPIs while being able to also tell the story behind the numbers.
• Proven experience in project management, IT operations, or a similar role.
• Understanding of software licensing, vendor management, and cost optimization.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to bridge the gap between technical teams (IT, Data, Security) and business units.
• 8+ years of work experience.
• 2+ years of previous leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Nice To Haves

• SQL/Big Query Experience preferred.
• Expertise with Copilot, Gemini, Claude, and Chat GPT.
• Professional Project Management and/or Change Management Certifications (e.g., PMP).
• Preferred Education: No additional education.
• Preferred Years of Work Experience: No additional years of experience.
• Preferred Leadership Experience: No additional years of previous leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Centralize the administration and lifecycle management of AI platform licenses (e.g., Copilot, Gemini, Claude).
• Conduct continuous usage and telemetry analysis to identify underutilized licenses and optimize overall API/compute cost consumption.
• Design, implement, and audit robust Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) frameworks. Ensure access aligns with enterprise data security and compliance policies.
• Serve as the primary triage point for user requests, access provisioning, and operational inquiries.
• Develop and manage a rigorous value-tracking framework for top AI initiatives. Measure holistic business impacts: margin enhancement, revenue acceleration, and tangible productivity gains.
• Partner with business unit leaders to benchmark AI deployment compute against the benefits to track ROI.
• Translate technical and operational AI metrics into business-centric dashboards for executive leadership, ensuring continuous visibility into the AI portfolio's health.
• Act as the strategic bridge between IT, Data Engineering, Legal, and core business units to ensure alignment across initiatives and enablement.
• Drive the organization and project plan for the working governance committees to ensure execution.

What This Job Offers

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