Director of AI & Business Automation

About the role

RISE is seeking an experienced Director of AI to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-powered systems, enterprise automation initiatives, and digital transformation efforts across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize, and implement high-impact automation opportunities across the organization.
• Design and deploy AI-enabled workflows that reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and increase consistency.
• Partner with department leaders to transform fragmented processes into scalable, technology-driven systems.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify practical opportunities to create measurable business value.
• Lead the development of RISE's enterprise operational intelligence platform ("Digital Twin").
• Drive the continued evolution of FORTE, RISE's proprietary operating platform.
• Serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership on operational improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, external development resources, and technology partners to execute key initiatives.
• Create scalable systems and processes that support future AI growth across the organization.

Qualifications

• Leading technology, software, automation, enterprise systems, business systems, data, digital transformation, or AI initiatives.
• Proven track record designing, deploying, and maintaining production-ready AI systems, automations, applications, or agentic workflows.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable operational improvements through technology.
• Experience partnering directly with leadership on enterprise initiatives.
• Strong understanding of systems architecture, integrations, workflow automation, enterprise applications, and data infrastructure.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with significant autonomy and accountability.

Pay

$200,000 - $225,000 per year