AI Transformation Lead

AI Strategy & Vision

• Define and maintain a clear company-wide AI strategy aligned with business goals and long-term roadmap
• Identify high-impact AI use cases across products operations risk customer experience and internal workflows
• Establish success metrics (ROI efficiency quality revenue impact) for AI initiatives

Portfolio & Program Leadership

• Own the AI initiative portfolio: prioritization sequencing and resourcing
• Translate business problems into AI opportunities and ensure solutions are pragmatic and scalable
• Drive pilots from concept to production ensuring measurable outcomes
• Sunset or pivot initiatives that do not deliver value

Cross-Functional Execution

• Partner with Product Engineering Data Science Security Legal and Compliance teams to deliver AI solutions
• Act as the primary interface between executive leadership and technical teams for AI-related decisions
• Ensure AI initiatives are embedded into core workflows not isolated experiments

Governance Risk & Responsible AI

• Establish AI governance frameworks covering transparency security and regulatory compliance
• Ensure responsible use of generative AI machine learning and automation technologies
• Monitor evolving AI regulations and industry standards; adapt strategy accordingly

Enablement & Change Management

• Educate executives and leaders on AI capabilities limitations and trade-offs
• Build internal AI literacy through frameworks playbooks and best practices
• Influence culture change to support AI-driven decision-making and automation

Market & Technology Awareness

• Stay current on AI trends platforms vendors and tooling (e.g. GenAI LLMs MLOps)
• Evaluate build vs. buy decisions and manage key AI vendor relationships
• Assess competitive landscape and identify opportunities for differentiation through AI

Qualifications :

• 812 years of experience in strategy product data technology or consulting roles
• Demonstrated experience leading AI data or advanced analytics initiatives from strategy to execution
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts generative AI and data-driven systems (technical depth without needing to code daily)
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate at the executive level
• Experience working in highly regulated or complex environments preferred

The average base salary for this role is $155000 - $160000 USD and eligible for a discretionary annual bonus. 

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

More about us 

More than 130000 businesses in 72 countries rely on Xplor to run their day and get paid processing over $47 billion in payments annually. Our connected ecosystem helps operators spend less time managing complexity and more time delivering the experiences that matter most. 

Xplor is backed by world-class investors Advent International Battery Ventures and Silver Lake. 

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time