Director of AI Solutions & Integration

The Director of AI Solutions & Integration leads the team that brings advanced analytics and AI capabilities into the heart of SPDJI's data operations.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Own and drive the AI solutions enablement strategy for SPDJI, defining how value streams design, build, and scale AI applications that deliver measurable business value.
• Establish reference architectures and standards for GenAI/LLM solutions.
• Define and implement enablement programs for GenAI, LLM, and agent-based solutions across the organization.
• Contribute to the broader Data AI & Enablement strategy.
• Represent SPDJI Data at enterprise AI forums.

AI Roadmap & Strategic Planning:

• Partner with PPD and value stream leadership to shape the AI roadmap.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify high-value AI opportunities.
• Balance innovation with pragmatism.
• Provide technical leadership on emerging AI technologies.

Delivery Through Enablement:

• Co-develop AI applications with value stream SMEs.
• Establish prompt engineering and evaluation practices.
• Oversee the design and implementation of end-to-end AI solutions.

Governance & Responsible AI:

• Partner closely with the Data & AI Governance team.
• Ensure all AI solutions are integrated with governed data.
• Establish and maintain frameworks for AI solution monitoring.

Production Readiness & IT Partnership:

• Ensure operational readiness for IT handover.
• Partner with IT to support QA processes.
• Establish quality gates and "definition of done" criteria.

Team Development & Capability Building:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team.
• Develop team capability and reusable assets.
• Collaborate effectively with Data Integration & Workflows and Data Governance teams.

Shared Accountabilities:

• Collaborate on AI roadmap prioritization.
• Partner to ensure infrastructure readiness.
• Engage with value stream SMEs.
• Embed responsible AI controls.

Ownership:

• Own the technical strategy, standards, and execution approach for all AI and advanced analytics initiatives.
• Define and maintain reference architectures.
• Define and enforce the "definition of done" for production-ready AI solutions.

What Success Looks Like:

• Enable AI at Scale.
• Ensure Responsible AI.
• Accelerate AI Innovation.
• Drive Measurable Business Value.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Business Value Realization.
• Production Stability.
• Time to Production.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $149,031 to $228,996.