Job Specifications
About The Job
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.
Qualifications
Essential skills:
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
Helpful skills:
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.
Key Responsibilities include:
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
Technical Stack Highlights:
AI and machine learning platforms
Enterprise analytics and data platforms
AI governance and risk frameworks
Enterprise-grade AI enablement tools
Scalable, reusable AI infrastructure and services
We’re looking for someone who:
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
Travel Requirements:
This position requires mandatory travel to attend two key company-wide events annually. These events are essential for our organizational goals and provide valuable opportunities for team engagement and collaboration. The company will arrange and cover all travel and accommodation expenses. Additional travel related to the role may also be required to travel.
This role is based in Atlanta and requires frequent meetings with clients at their offices and in public places plus on-site quarterly planning 4x per year.
Benefits
401K
Open PTO
Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Short/Long Term Disability
Profit Sharing
Company Retreats
Company Description
Bellwood is a dynamic Product Development Consultancy. We're a team of developers, designers, marketers and entrepreneurs that companies turn to when they want to take a software product from conception to creation.
Our Mission
Bellwood seeks to be and be known as the most trusted partner to Build and Scale software products.
Our Core Values
We Embrace Your Goals
We Own our Commitments
We Succeed through Empathy
We Take the Next Step
Join our tight-knit team of sharp technologists to leverage your talents and grow your skills. We are looking forward to meeting with you!
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About the Company
Bellwood is an inspired, trusted partner who rises above conventional consulting. Driven by curiosity, a commitment to success, and a passion for providing exemplary digital products that empower our clients, our team is changing the world one line of code at a time. We are more than a consultancy. We know how to guide, advise and challenge you and ensure your business is above the status quo. Our experience in development, business and design ensures that your project exceeds your expectations. Join Our Team At Bellwood, we...
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