Director, AI Strategy & Transformation

Director, AI Strategy & Transformation (New Brunswick, NJ)

Key Responsibilities

• Connect with AI/data initiatives across sector and function teams to identify where the JJAIC and JJDMC can create enterprise value.
• Collaborate with JJAIC/JJDMC Co-Chairs and senior leadership to define and prioritize strategic initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate AI adoption and recommend enterprise investment, prioritization, and execution.
• Facilitate workstream/sprint sessions; prioritize deliverables, develop strategic plans, and align initiative timelines.
• Manage the workstream portfolio (launch/close sprints; support sprint leads).
• Monitor industry trends and translate insights into strategies and operational improvements.
• Advise JJAIC/JJDMC leadership and executives on enterprise AI priorities, opportunities, risks, and operating models.
• Develop executive communications (business cases, narratives, decision frameworks).
• Drive alignment across business, technology, data, legal, and governance stakeholders.
• Create operational performance frameworks; assess performance, drive efficiency, and improvements.
• Own quarterly governance processes for data quality index collection/calculation/reporting.
• Track progress, manage risks/interdependencies, mitigate risks, and share performance updates.
• Drive Council activities (prep, content, facilitation, follow-up) and support monthly/exec/board engagements.
• Lead Steering Committee sessions.

Attributes & Skills

• Strategy development, operational excellence, change management in complex orgs.
• Facilitation, program/project management, stakeholder management, communication.
• Cross-functional leadership in a matrix environment; manage multiple priorities.
• Leverage emerging technologies to streamline operations and enhance decision-making.
• Thrives in ambiguity; creates structure and operating models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• MBA or equivalent preferred.
• 10+ years in consulting, corporate strategy, enterprise transformation, Chief of Staff, or strategic planning (strongly preferred).
• Familiarity with AI and generative AI trends/opportunities.
• Strong financial acumen; executive advisory and change-management experience.

Preferred Skills

• Alliance Formation; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Change Management; Digital Strategy; Industry Analysis; Leadership; Stakeholder Engagement; Strategic Change.

On-site/hybrid

• On-site minimum 3 days/week (up to 2 remote days).

Base Pay Range

$150,000–$258,750.