IT Director – AI Enablement

Enterprise Mobilityis a leading provider of mobility solutions owning andoperatingtheEnterprise Rent-A-CarNational Car RentalandAlamo Rent A Carbrands through its integrated global network ofindependent regional subsidiaries. Enterprise Mobility and its affiliates offer extensive car rentalcarsharing truck rental fleet management retail car sales as well as travel management and other transportation services to make travel easier and more convenient for customers.

Privately held by the Taylor family of St. Louis Enterprise Mobility together with its affiliate Enterprise Fleet Management manages a diverse fleet of 2.4 million vehicles and accounted for nearly $39 billion in revenue through a network of more than 9500 fully-staffed neighborhood and airport rental locations in more than 90 countries and territories.

At the center of it all our dedicated IT teams innovate design and develop the technology that is redefining how customers rent buy and share vehicles from our family of brands. Here you will be part of a diverse and talented team that creates and delivers powerful technology solutions for our customers and employees across the world with the resources and support to develop in a variety of career paths.

As an Enterprise Mobility team member we offer an excellent package with market-competitive pay comprehensive healthcare packages 401k matching & profit sharing schedule flexibility work from home opportunities paid time off and organizational growth potential.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule which includes the ability to work from home while also requiring to be in person as needed at our Lakeside and/or Clayton Corporate HQ campus locations in St. Louis Missouri.

As a member of the Workforce Enablement Product leadership team theIT Director AI Enablementis responsible forshaping how Enterprise Mobility evaluates enables and applies AI capabilities across the organization. This role connects business priorities technology capabilities governance practices and organizational readiness to help the company effectivelyleverageAI to solve business challenges and unlock new opportunities.

Working across business technology and corporate functions this leader willestablishthe frameworks standards and partnerships needed to guide how AI is evaluated prioritized and applied across the enterprise.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of work at Enterprise Mobility byestablishingthe foundations that enable AI to become a trusted scalable and sustainable capability across the enterprise.

In This Role You Will Be Responsible For:

AI Strategy & Operating Model

Define and evolve Enterprise Mobilitys AI strategy operating model and investment priorities. Establish decision-making frameworks that guide how AI opportunities are evaluated prioritized and scaled across the enterprise.

AI Center of Excellence Leadership

Establish and mature the AI Center of Excellence as the enterprise resource for AI standards best practices governance coordination and organizational enablement. Create scalable frameworks that help business teams evaluate prioritize and apply AI capabilities in support of businessobjectives.

AI Adoption & Organizational Enablement

Drive enterprise AI literacy workforce readiness and adoption efforts. Help business teamsidentifyhigh-value use cases and successfully incorporate AI into business processes while fostering a culture of learning experimentation and innovation.

Responsible AI & Governance Partnership

Partner with Security Legal Compliance Risk Data & Analytics and Architecture leaders toestablishpolicies and guardrails that support responsible secure and compliant use of AI.

Enterprise Influence & Strategic Partnerships

Build strong partnerships across business functions Product organizations Architecture Engineering Data & Analytics and external technology partners. Lead through influence to align priorities shape investments and help business teams successfully incorporate AI capabilities into their strategies and operations.

Leadership & Capability Development

Develop and inspire future leaders AI champions and practitioners across the organization. Foster a culture of innovation continuous learning and knowledge sharing while helping build the capabilities needed to support long-term AI success.

What Were Looking For:

The ideal candidate combines strategic leadership business acumen and a strong understanding of emerging technologies with the ability to influence enterprise direction and drive organizational change.

This role is well suited for leaders with experience in technology strategy digital transformation product management business innovation data and analytics enterprise architecture consulting or related disciplines who are energized by the opportunity to help shape how AI transforms the future of work.

• Bring a strong understanding of AI capabilities opportunities risks and emerging industry trends.

• Demonstrate the ability to define strategyestablishoperating models and align technology investments with business priorities.

• Excel at building trusted relationships with executives business leaders and technology teams.

• Lead through influence and successfully drive complex cross-functional initiatives.

• Balance innovation governance risk management and organizational readiness whenestablishingpriorities.

• Havea passion for organizational change workforce enablement and helping people adopt new ways of working.

• Be comfortable operating in ambiguity and helping build new capabilities standards and processes.

• Inspire curiosity continuous learning and responsible experimentation with emerging technologies.

Successful leaders in this position will:

• Establish a trusted enterprise approach for evaluating and applying AI capabilities.

• Increase organizational readiness and confidence in the use of AI.

• Enable business teams to successfully incorporate AI into their strategies and operations.

• Evolve AI from a centrally guided initiative into asustainablefederated model of ownership and innovation.

• Strengthen Enterprise Mobilitys ability to adapt innovate and compete through the responsible use of AI.

• Develop a network of AI champions and future leaders who accelerate learning and innovation across the organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Required:

• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• Must reside in St. Louis Missouri or immediate surrounding area
• 10 years of relevant leadership experience in AI data automation digital transformation or related disciplines.
• 5 years of experience leading large-scale technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading the design deployment and scaling of enterprise AI solutions and large technical integrations.
• Demonstratedsuccessdeveloping technology strategies and translating AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes.
• Deep understanding of AIs impact on work leadership adoption trust governance and ethical decision-making.
• Strong business and financial acumen with experience managing investments budgets resource planning and value realization.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Commitment to incorporating security privacy compliance and responsible AI principles into all technology decisions and solutions.

Preferred:

• Masters degree in Artificial Intelligence Data Science Computer Science Machine Learning Engineering Business Administration ora relatedfield.
• ExperienceestablishingAI governance programs Centers of Excellence or enterprise AI transformation initiatives.
• Experience with modern AI platforms cloud ecosystems generative AI agentic AI and enterprise data platforms specifically the Microsoft Copilot suite of products.
• Experience leading AI adoption organizational change management and workforce enablement programs.