Vice President, Applied AI & Automation
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Job Location:
Birmingham, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 175000 - 220000
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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The VP of Applied AI and Automation will lead the strategy development and deployment of advanced AI partnership with technology and business leaders define what can be achieved through AI and scale high-performing solutions across the organization that transform business processes and unlock new value streams.
Key Responsibilities:
AI & Agentic Automation Leadership: Champion the identification evaluation and deployment of AI and agentic automation solutions including large language models (LLMs) autonomous agents and generative workflows.
AI Strategy & Roadmap: Develop and execute a comprehensive AI and automation strategy integrating AI and agentic automation into the enterprise roadmap.
Solution Development & Deployment: Build a robust pipeline of AI and agentic automation use cases. Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle from ideation through deployment change management and value realization.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Data to design validate and operationalize GenAI and agentic automation solutions. Foster collaboration with IT business leaders and vendor partners.
Portfolio Management: Oversee the AI project portfolio ensuring alignment with strategic objectives ROI and business outcomes. Track performance metrics and drive continuous improvement of AI solutions.
AI Governance & Risk Management: Collaborate with Legal Compliance and Information Security to manage risk data privacy and ethical AI principles. Establish governance frameworks and best practices for responsible adoption
Thought Leadership & Enablement: Serve as an internal and external thought leader on AI and agentic automation. Represent the organization in external forums publications and speaking engagements. Oversight of AI champion network supporting AI fluency adoption and sustainability of AI solutions enterprise-wide
Change Management & Adoption: Drive adoption and sustainability of GenAI and agentic automation solutions through training communication and stakeholder engagement.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or related field (Masters or MBA preferred).
- 12 years of experience in technology strategy or business transformation roles with significant leadership in AI analytics or automation.
- Proven track record of implementing enterprise solutions in regulated environments and leading cross-functional initiatives.
- Deep expertise in machine learning NLP LLMs agent orchestration generative AI and automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms (e.g. Azure AI Snowflake Databricks Power BI OpenAI APIs) and cloud data architectures.
- Experience with automation platforms (UiPath Blue Prism Power Automate).
- Strong business acumen stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience with budget planning compliance frameworks and performance metrics.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced ambiguous environments and drive initiatives from concept to value realization.
- Demonstrated ability to lead mentor and develop high-performing teams.
$175000 - $220000 a year
Protectives targeted base pay compensation for this position is $175000 to $220000. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to job location skills and experience. The range listed is just one component of Protectives total compensation package for employees.
This position also offers additional incentive opportunitiesthrough an annual incentive and long-term incentive (LTI) based on individual and Company performance.
Employee Benefits:
We aim to protect the wellbeing of our employees and their families with a broad benefits addition to offering comprehensive health dental and vision insurance we support emotional wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance balance is important and Protective offers a variety of paid time away benefits (e.g. paid time off paid parental leave short-term disability and a cultural observance day).The financial health of our employees is just as important as physical and emotional health. Some of the financial wellbeing benefits include contributions to healthcare accounts a pension plan and a 401(k) plan with Company matching. All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards Protectives platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards.
Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Companys benefit plans.
Accommodations for Applicants with a Disability:
If you require an accommodation to complete the application and recruitment process due to a disability please emailemailprotected. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application and recruitment process.
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We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting retaining and growing an inclusive workforce.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Change Management
- Financial Services
- Growing Experience
- Managed Care
- Management Experience
- Analysis Skills
- Senior Leadership
- Performance Management
- Process Management
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
- Analytics
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