Manager, AI Strategy and Transformation

About the role

This role will translate business problems into scalable AI solutions and ensure the responsible and measurable deployment of AI across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise AI literacy programs through our AI Academy to drive AI education, engagement, and adoption across the organization.
• Scale enterprise agents and accelerate the shift toward workflow-integrated, action-oriented automation that streamlines processes across the business.
• Translate enterprise AI priorities and business problems into practical learning pathways, scalable solutions, and resources.
• Identify opportunities and risks across the AI roadmap and develop contingency plans to support adoption, impact, and responsible deployment.
• Build local communities of practice and train AI champions who can advocate for, model, and scale AI adoption across Yum!
• Influence stakeholders across functions and brands by communicating complex AI concepts in a clear, practical, and business-relevant way.
• Represent the Enterprise AI Strategy & Transformation workstream as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners as needed.
• Partner with experts across AI, Learning, Analytics, Product, Engineering, and brand teams to integrate AI tools into daily workflows.
• Prepare updates, recommendations, and insights for senior leaders on Enterprise AI progress, risks, adoption trends, and business impact.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in digital transformation, AI strategy, learning technology, product management, change management, or related fields.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable business, adoption, or productivity outcomes.
• Strong understanding of current AI trends, tools, and practical enterprise use cases.
• Experience partnering with product, engineering, learning, analytics, or business teams to design and scale new programs or platforms.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, communicate with senior leaders, and simplify complex topics for non-technical audiences.
• Strong program leadership skills, including roadmap development, prioritization, stakeholder management, and performance tracking.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or scaling learning, training, enablement, or capability-building products.
• Experience launching enterprise adoption programs, communities of practice, or champion networks.
• Familiarity with AI productivity tools, generative AI platforms, prompt design, responsible AI practices, or AI literacy programs.
• Experience working in a multi-brand, franchised, restaurant, retail, or global enterprise environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability, life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off, and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.