Intellibus

About the Company

We are a team of passionate software engineers and entrepreneurs. We love to solve challenging problems efficiently. We advise Board Members and C Level Executives of some of the Largest Financial Institutions on all things Technology from Cloud Computing to Artificial Intelligence. Recognition -- Top 3 Best Tech in DC, 2016 -- Tech Ovation Semifinalist, 2017 -- Moxie Awards Semifinalist, 2018 -- New Award -- To be Announced Aug 15, 2023 We have evaluated companies and services like Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Century Link, and several others. We believe everyone has Genius within them, it's just a question of finding it. We help you discover your Genius.

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Company Name

Intellibus

Job Title

Director – AI & Data Strategy (Retail Transformation)

Job Description

**Job title:** Director – AI & Data Strategy (Retail Transformation) **Role Summary:** Lead AI transformation for a top U.S. retailer, translating executive strategy into actionable AI programs and overseeing delivery across AI experiments, data foundations, and engineering excellence. Serve as the primary liaison to the client’s Executive Leadership Team, ensuring alignment with business goals, ethical guardrails, and operational realities. **Expectations:** - Execute a 90‑day AI practice plan and deliver three active AI experiments with quantified KPIs. - Build and scale a global AI practice and workstreams, managing 20–30 multidisciplinary team members. - Deliver executive dashboards, monthly AI practice reports, and quarterly governance reviews. - Maintain continuous improvement through retrospectives and guardrail updates. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. **Executive Leadership & Alignment** – Act as Intellibus liaison to the client’s ELT; translate strategic priorities into AI portfolios; lead monthly AI practice reviews; enforce AI guardrails and ethical use. 2. **Program Direction & Delivery Oversight** – Oversee AI Skunk Works experiments, data foundations, and engineering excellence; coordinate 20 engineers and leads; manage execution plan, sprint cadence, dependencies; track KPIs (time‑to‑value, productivity, financial impact). 3. **Technical and Operational Depth** – Provide architectural oversight for pilots and data integration; guide AI experiment design; advise on AI platforms, cloud infrastructure, data frameworks; understand retail systems (POS, loyalty, supply chain) and AI enhancements. 4. **Stakeholder & Team Leadership** – Build relationships with ELT and department heads; mentor squad leads; foster experimentation culture; support AI & Data Strategy Lead with use‑case framing and data‑readiness insights. 5. **Governance, Reporting & Value Realization** – Establish reporting cadence; deliver dashboards, executive summaries, quarterly AI practice reports; drive continuous improvement and guardrail updates. **Required Skills:** - 12–20 years in technology/AI/digital transformation; 5+ years in senior leadership or consulting with executive-facing responsibilities. - Retail or supply‑chain operations expertise. - Strong AI/ML systems, cloud data architecture, and software engineering best practices. - Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams (20–30 members) and coordinate multiple workstreams. - Executive presence, excellent communication, and ability to translate strategy into technical implementation. - Pragmatic, collaborative, outcome‑focused mindset. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field. - Professional certifications in AI/ML, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) or data engineering (e.g., AWS Certified ML or Azure Data Engineer) preferred.

Phoenix, United states

Hybrid

Senior

09-12-2025