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Manager, AI Center of Excellence

AHEAD
vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k)
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Feb 20, 2025
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation. At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. The Manager of AI Center of Excellence (CoE) plays a critical role in leading Ahead's efforts to drive innovation, accelerate AI adoption, and create a competitive advantage for Ahead. This position requires a visionary leader with deep expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, and AI Adoption who can spearhead the development and implementation of AI strategies across diverse industries. The successful candidate will be responsible for building and managing an AI team, establishing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Responsibilities Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the AI CoE's vision and strategy in alignment with Ahead's overall business objectives and client needs. Team Management: Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing AI team, including data scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI specialists. Innovation and Research: Drive cutting-edge adoption and innovation in AI technologies, staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies. Client Engagement: Collaborate with Ahead departments to understand their business challenges and develop AI solutions that deliver measurable value. Project Management: Oversee the end-to-end execution of AI projects, ensuring timely delivery, quality, and alignment with client expectations. Partnerships and Alliances: Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with industry leaders, and technology vendors. Thought Leadership: Represent Ahead as a thought leader in AI, participating in industry conferences and contributing to public forums. Best Practices: Develop and implement best practices, standards, and frameworks for AI development, deployment, and governance. Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement, encouraging experimentation and the adoption of new technologies and methodologies. Other job duties as assigned Education and Experience Education: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field. Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in applied AI, Generative AI, machine learning, and data analytics, with a proven track record of leading successful AI initiatives. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Technical Skills: Strong expertise in generative AI, prompt development, machine learning, natural language processing and other AI technologies. Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and inspire a high-performing team of AI professionals. Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and execute a strategic vision for AI in alignment with business goals and client needs. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Ahead Focus: Proven ability to collaborate with end users and departments, understand their business challenges, and deliver AI solutions that drive value. Innovation: Passion for innovation and a deep curiosity about emerging AI technologies and industry trends. Partnership Building: Experience in establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with industry leaders, and technology vendors. Physical Requirements Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards. Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards. Why AHEAD:* Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between. We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning. USA Employment Benefits include: - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - 401(k) - Paid company holidays - Paid time off - Paid parental and caregiver leave - Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details. The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings ("OTE") for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.