<p>Job Summary</p> <p>The Senior Manager, Artificial Intelligence will lead Hillman's enterprise-wide AI strategy, aligning intelligent technologies with business objectives to drive measurable outcomes. Acting as a strategic connector between technical experts and business leaders, this role ensures effective cross-functional collaboration, organizational readiness, and successful AI adoption.</p> <p>Essential Job Functions *</p> <ul> <li>AI Strategy & Leadership </li><li>Develop and implement a company-wide AI roadmap aligned with strategic goals </li><li>Identify high-impact AI use cases; advise executives on investments and ROI </li><li>Oversee AI governance, ethics, and responsible implementation </li><li>Cross-Functional Collaboration </li><li>Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver AI solutions </li><li>Act as liaison between technical experts, business leaders, and external partners </li><li>Ensure alignment across departments and drive integration of AI into core workflows </li><li>Change Management & Adoption </li><li>Design and execute change management strategies for AI initiatives </li><li>Build AI literacy through internal training and communications </li><li>Monitor adoption and refine approaches based on feedback </li><li>Business Impact & Innovation </li><li>Define and track KPIs to measure AI's business value </li><li>Scale successful use cases; manage vendor relationships </li><li>Stay current with emerging AI technologies for business application </li><li>This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. </li></ul> <p>Employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and health program activities including immediately reporting hazards, immediately reporting unsafe work practices and incidents to supervisors, wearing required personal protective equipment, and participating in and supporting safety committee activities.</p> <p>Education & Experience</p> <ul> <li>Required: </li><li>Bachelor's degree in business, technology, or related field (Master's preferred) </li><li>7-10+ years in digital transformation, strategy, or tech implementation </li><li>5+ years leading cross-functional initiatives </li><li>3-5 years hands-on with AI/ML, analytics, or emerging tech </li><li>4+ years of change management experience in complex organizations </li><li>Executive-level stakeholder engagement and project leadership </li><li>Preferred: </li><li>MBA or advanced degree </li><li>Experience with AI governance, data strategy, and vendor management </li><li>Knowledge of change management methodologies </li></ul> <p>Competencies - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities</p> <ul> <li>Strategic Thinking </li><li>Cross-Functional Leadership </li><li>Business Acumen </li><li>Change Management </li><li>Results Focus </li><li>Adaptability </li><li>Executive Communication </li><li>Innovation </li></ul>