Role Overview
At Greif, our bold vision is to become the best performing customer service company in the world. As a Director of Digital Foundry, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end design and development activities for various innovative and bespoke digital solutions. You will groom your team of product managers and innovation experts to drive landscape-changing innovations leveraging emerging technologies, such as Generative AI. You will lead the AI Center of Excellence and drive the process from experimentation to scale. Digital Foundry will be the birthplace for several digital solutions that will contribute directly to Greif’s competitiveness in the short and long term.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive Generative AI Strategy.
- Build and lead a high-performing, agile, flexible team of experts fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, growth mindset, and continuous improvement.
- Lead the build and execution of Generative AI projects from proof of concept through adoption, monitoring, and measurement of impact.
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with all stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to ensure alignment and drive success.
- Stay updated on the latest advancements in generative AI technologies and apply this knowledge to drive innovation, business growth, and efficiency.
- Identify potential risks and issues related to generative AI and develop mitigation plans.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards.
- Oversee the development of AI models, integrations, algorithms, and applications to achieve business objectives.
- Oversee development of digital partnerships with 3rd party technology providers to drive innovation through collaborative innovation engagements.
- Develop and maintain AI governance frameworks: Establish and evolve governance frameworks for ethical and responsible AI usage, develop best-of-class principles for AI application and integration, and address issues related to data privacy, security, and bias in AI implementation.
- Shape organizational culture and employee impact: Promote a data-driven and AI-enabled decision-making culture within the organization, foster a positive impact on employees through AI adoption and integration, and support employee development in AI literacy and expertise.
- Design and kick off an internal innovation scrum team that focuses on niche business challenges and leverages various emerging technologies to develop solutions that drive competitive advantage.
- Be highly collaborative, working closely with product, engineering, data science, and design teams across the enterprise to clearly articulate the vision and facilitate digital innovation across the value chain.
- Establish new product teams to focus on critical business opportunities (Smart Factory, CRM, Safety, etc.).
Education and Experience
- Required bachelor’s in computer science, Engineering, AI, or related fields. Additionally, an MBA or Master’s level education in AI or Engineering would be preferred.
- Proven experience in Product management, ideally within the AI technology or Generative AI domain.
- Product Management 3-5 years.
- Agile/SAFe/SCRUM development framework 2-4 years.
- Business Process Engineering preferred 2-3 years.
- Data Analytics and Management 2+ years.
- Generative or Predictive AI / Machine Learning 3+ years.
Knowledge and Skills
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Strong leadership skills with a record of leading AI teams to success.
- Purposeful mindset, with a strong focus on delivering value and driving impact.
- Passion to stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI to drive innovation.
- Ability to navigate complex business challenges and provide innovative AI solutions.
- In-depth knowledge of the Agile framework and principles, certification preferred.
- Skilled in Lean and Agile thinking, Design Thinking, and Systems thinking while remaining focused on the customer experience and journey.
- Must be proficient at writing Epics, User stories, Acceptance Criteria, and Testing Criteria.
- Strong working knowledge with JIRA.
Benefits
Greif offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, paid time off, and other competitive benefits which are available for eligible colleagues effective day one.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Competitive benefits package
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