You'll Get To:Program Leadership
- Own and drive BlackLine's internal AI transformation program, establishing a clear roadmap aligned to measurable business outcomes including productivity gains, cost efficiency, and revenue enablement.
- Define success metrics and report program progress to the CIO and senior leadership.
- Build and manage a high-performing team of AI program managers, solution architects, and citizen development leads. Business Partnership & AI Enablement
- Partner deeply with Finance, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, HR, Legal, and other functions to identify high-impact AI use cases and translate them into deployed solutions.
- Lead the design and deployment of AI agents and automation workflows in collaboration with business and IT stakeholders.
- Drive AI adoption across the organization through enablement programs, change management, and user training
- ensuring tools are used effectively, not just deployed. Governance & Responsible AI
- Work closely with Legal, InfoSec, and Compliance teams to establish AI policies, data governance standards, and a tiered access framework that balances innovation with risk management.
- Maintain oversight of the AI tool stack and enforce responsible use principles including data privacy, model transparency, and audit readiness.
- Serve as a key voice in defining BlackLine's internal AI governance model as the regulatory and enterprise AI landscape evolves.
What You'll Bring:- 12+ years of experience in technology leadership, with at least 3-5 years leading enterprise AI, automation, or digital transformation programs at scale.
- Proven track record of building AI/ML or intelligent automation programs that delivered measurable business impact.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across functions.
- Hands-on experience working with modern AI platforms including Claude (Anthropic), Gemini and Vertex AI (Google), OpenAI/ChatGPT, and enterprise automation tools such as Workato or equivalent
- with the ability to evaluate, govern, and orchestrate across a multi-LLM environment.
- Deep understanding of AI governance, data classification, and responsible AI principles.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Legal and InfoSec in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments.
- Excellent program management skills
- able to operate at strategic and execution levels simultaneously. Why This Role This is a rare opportunity to build something from the ground up inside a high-growth fintech company. You'll have executive sponsorship, a clear mandate, and the ability to shape how AI transforms BlackLine's operations for years to come.
Salary Range:$292,000.00-$365,000.00
Pay Transparency Statement:Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.
In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model - for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.
