OVERVIEW
RESPONSIBILITIES
Job InformationThe Director, Transformation & AI Enablement will lead enterprise transformation efforts and enable the responsible adoption and business value realization of AI in close partnership with Technology and business leaders. This role translates enterprise priorities into coordinated action, strengthens execution discipline, and mobilizes cross-functional teams to deliver measurable outcomes while simplifying how work gets done.
Key Job Functions
- Lead enterprise transformation efforts that translate strategic priorities into coordinated execution and measurable business outcomes.
- Partner with business and Technology leaders to identify transformation and AI-enabled opportunities and define clear outcomes, roadmaps, and measures of success.
- Strengthen enterprise portfolio and execution discipline by connecting priorities, investments, capacity, milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
- Drive execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives; establish clear accountability, decision points, escalation paths, and follow-through.
- Lead cross-functional teams through change, building alignment and adoption across organizational boundaries.
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and functional partners and serve as a connector across Business, Technology, Operations, Risk, Finance, and other stakeholders.
- Enable enterprise AI adoption in partnership with Technology by helping translate business opportunities into prioritized use cases, adoption plans, operating needs, and value measures.
- Develop business cases, executive recommendations, and decision materials that articulate value, tradeoffs, risks, investment needs, and expected outcomes.
- Establish fit-for-purpose governance and operating cadences that improve transparency, decision-making, and delivery without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Identify and advance practical process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled opportunities that improve efficiency, effectiveness, and employee experience.
- Partner closely with Technology, Data, Risk, Change/Communications, and business teams to support safe, sound, and scalable implementation and adoption.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Strategy, Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
Minimum Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise transformation, strategy execution, portfolio/program leadership, management consulting, or related roles
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring employer sponsorship currently or in the future. U.S. FinTech does not offer H-1B sponsorship for this position.
Specialized Knowledge & Skills
- High emotional intelligence and demonstrated ability to identify organizational barriers, build alignment, and mobilize stakeholders toward outcomes.
- Excellent executive communication skills; able to synthesize complex topics and deliver clear written and verbal messages for varied audiences.
- Strong relationship manager with the ability to build trusted partnerships and influence across functions and levels without direct authority.
- Proven change leadership and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment.
- Strong business orientation with experience translating enterprise needs and opportunities into actionable initiatives and measurable outcomes.
- Ability to operate independently in ambiguity, exercise sound judgment, and proactively engage the right stakeholders.
- Ability to identify, communicate, and resolve risks, dependencies, and execution issues through effective escalation and partnership.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, collaborate with, and influence peers, team members, senior leaders, and functional partners.
- Working knowledge of transformation, portfolio management, change management, and agile/iterative delivery approaches.
- Business fluency in AI and emerging technologies, including the opportunities, adoption considerations, and governance required to enable responsible enterprise use.
Pay Range $181,250 to $208,500
U.S. FinTech's pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. U.S. FinTech offers a competitive total compensation package, which includes a performance bonus, 401k match, healthcare coverage, PTO, and a broad range of other benefits.
Employment
As a condition of employment with U.S. Financial Technology, any successful job applicant will be required to successfully complete a background investigation, which may also include a credit check for positions in some areas of our business.
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