Director, AI Transformation

About the role

This is not a theoretical role. It is an operational technical leadership position responsible for translating Mammoth Brands' AI ambition into deployed systems, durable infrastructure, and measurable business outcomes. As Director of Technology, AI Transformation, you will own the technical strategy and execution arm of the Central AI Team. You will report directly to the CTO & Chief AI Officer and partner closely with the Head of GenAI Strategy to set direction across the company's AI portfolio.

• You will hire and lead a team of Forward Deployed AI Engineers, make the build-versus-buy calls that determine where we invest, and own the infrastructure — agents, evals, integrations, MCP servers, data plumbing — that makes our AI work scalable, secure, and reliable.
• You will operate as the senior technical voice in the room when functional teams scope ambitious AI initiatives, when vendors pitch us, and when we have to decide whether a workflow gets a custom build, a configured tool, or a different approach entirely.
• You will also be a hands-on builder when it matters.

What You Will Accomplish

• Own the technical AI strategy for Mammoth Brands — agent architecture, tooling stack, data access patterns, and the infrastructure that lets us scale from dozens of pilots to hundreds of deployed workflows
• Lead the Forward Deployed AI Engineering team, setting hiring bar, technical standards, and the operating model for embedding engineers with business teams
• Drive build-versus-buy decisions across the AI portfolio — partnering with the Head of GenAI Strategy and functional VPs to evaluate vendors, configure existing tools deeply, and build custom only where it creates differentiated advantage
• Partner closely with the Data Platform team to ensure Mammoth Brands' data foundation is AI-ready — informing warehouse architecture, data modeling, governance, and access patterns so that agents, copilots, and analytics tools can reliably reason over our data
• Set the standard for AI infrastructure at Mammoth Brands — evals, prompt systems, agent frameworks, observability, and reusable patterns that turn one-off solutions into platform capabilities
• With Security, Legal, and IT to build the governance frameworks that let us move fast responsibly — data privacy, vendor security review, model selection, and responsible AI practices
• Serve as the technical lead in executive forums — translating AI capabilities into business outcomes for the C-suite, Lane Leads, and Board, and shaping technical roadmaps that align with company priorities
• Scout the emerging AI landscape — model releases, agent frameworks, MCP ecosystem, vertical AI tooling — and translate what matters into clear recommendations and pilots
• Build durable cross-functional partnerships with AI Champions across the company, ensuring the central team's technical work compounds against the workflows our teams actually run
• Own the technical AI tooling budget and make it deliver against business outcomes