Director, AI Strategy & Execution

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary, results-oriented AI Strategy & Execution Leader to accelerate the adoption and business impact of Artificial Intelligence across the Product Delivery and Consulting and broader Global Consulting and Operations organization. This leader will be responsible for defining and driving our AI strategy, managing a portfolio of AI initiatives, and ensuring successful execution, value realization, and disciplined tracking of measurable results across business functions.

The ideal candidate is both strategic and operational. They can identify transformative opportunities, align stakeholders around a common vision, and drive execution through complex, matrixed environments. They possess the ability to connect business objectives with emerging AI capabilities, transforming innovative ideas into practical, scalable solutions that deliver measurable outcomes.

In addition to overseeing AI strategy and delivery, this leader will champion enterprise AI adoption through training, communications, change management, and employee engagement programs. They will lead our GCO Team Effectiveness Challenge, creating a culture of innovation while establishing mechanisms to capture, evaluate, prioritize, and scale AI-driven opportunities across the organization.

This role requires exceptional collaboration, communication, and influence skills, as well as a passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and business transformation through AI.

Preferred candidate is local to the following offices for occasional in-person meetings: Alpharetta, GA, Dayton, OH, Boca Raton, FL

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the AI strategy, roadmap, and enterprise priorities.
• Lead and govern the PDC AI portfolio from idea intake through execution, adoption, and scale.
• Drive team effectiveness, AI adoption, training, communications, and champion engagement across the organization.
• Influence cross-functional leaders and stakeholders to align priorities, remove barriers, and deliver outcomes.
• Track measurable results, adoption, productivity gains, efficiency improvements, and ROI.
• Create executive-ready communications, thought leadership, and progress narratives that demonstrate value.

Experience Level: Senior Leader with a passion for driving change and progress

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Data Science, Engineering, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in strategy, transformation, program leadership, management consulting, product management, organizational effectiveness, or related disciplines.
• 2+ years of experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives involving AI, automation, advanced analytics, digital transformation, or emerging technologies.
• Demonstrated success driving large-scale, cross-functional programs within highly matrixed organizations.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and achieve outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience developing enterprise strategies, roadmaps, governance models, and execution frameworks.
• Strong program and portfolio management experience, including prioritization, resource management, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience developing executive communications, strategic documentation, and business narratives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with experience measuring business outcomes and ROI.
• Experience leading organizational change management and adoption initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and leading enterprise AI adoption programs or Centers of Excellence.
• Experience managing innovation programs, team effectiveness initiatives, hackathons, idea incubators, or continuous improvement programs.
• Experience developing and leading AI Champion or Ambassador networks.
• Experience designing a