Senior Director, IT & Enterprise Applications - Remote

Key Responsibilities

• Craft and drive the vision and roadmap for internal systems that is AI-first, and communicate it across the IT organization and to key stakeholders
• Represent IT on the AI Innovation Committee; coordinate cross-functional AI enablement needs alongside representatives from every other function
• Establish and run an AI-first prioritization process for IT: define an intake process for IT projects, run a regular cadence to prioritize and commit to system changes, and report out on progress
• Own the AI tool deployment playbook: meet roadmap timeline goals from approval to live for any new AI tool
• Drive the 5-domain AI org structure within IT: AI Platform & Security, AI Data & Integrations, AI-Powered Applications, AI-First IT Support, AI Ops
• Partner with the CISO on governance around data and integration use, including MCP governance
• Champion Claude adoption across the company, from 144 users to org-wide saturation, as part of IT's role as the AI enablement backbone
• Drive IT AI metrics monthly: platform uptime, helpdesk deflection rate, AI tool deployment velocity
• Own IT budget allocation and accountability to expense goals with an AI-first lens; prioritize Accelerator and Enabler tier initiatives
• Partner with Infrastructure Team to build and maintain a CJIS-compliant AI governance framework
• Partner with the CISO to enable security mandates across Platform & MCP/Integrations within established timelines

Requirements

• 5+ years IT leadership experience, including demonstrated experience owning and transforming an IT team
• Demonstrated AI adoption: already using Claude and AI tools in daily workflow
• Strong cross-functional communicator, comfortable partnering with security, legal, and other internal stakeholders
• CJIS compliance awareness; public sector IT governance experience a plus