Position Details

Salary $245K – $340K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience executive

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Executive & General Management

About this role

The Head of AI Strategy & Governance leads how AI will be used, governed, and adopted across BJ’s business functions. The role sets enterprise AI strategy, runs governance through the AI Council, drives organizational adoption, and manages a central hub for AI projects, tools, and resources.

Key Responsibilities

Define and document enterprise AI strategy and roadmap
Lead AI governance through the AI Council
Drive organizational adoption and change management
Centralize delivery standards and formalize pilot feedback loops
Manage the central hub for AI projects, tools, and resources

Technical Overview

This is an executive governance and adoption role focused on maturing AI usage, not building AI solutions. It formalizes delivery standards and pilot-to-scale feedback loops, establishes responsible AI standards, and measures success via ROI measurement within a centralized operating model.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an executive-level leader who can mature how AI is used, governed, and adopted across all business functions. They have strong experience defining enterprise AI strategy and responsible AI standards, leading governance through an AI Council, and driving measurable operational excellence. They are adept at creating operating models, feedback loops from pilots to scaled deployments, and managing a central hub for AI projects and resources.

Must-Have Skills

enterprise AI strategyAI governanceAI Councilorganizational adoptionoperational excellence in deliveryresponsible AI standardsROI measurementpilot feedback loopscentralizing delivery standardscentral hub management for AI projectstoolsand resourcescommunication and change management plan

Required Skills

enterprise AI strategyAI governanceAI Councilresponsible AI standardsoperating modelintake processesROI measurementdelivery standardspilot feedback loopsorganizational adoptionchange managementcentral hub management

Hard Skills

enterprise AI strategyAI governanceAI Council leadershiporganizational adoption of AIoperational excellence in deliverydelivery standards centralizationformalizing feedback loops between pilots and scaled deploymentsresource prioritizationROI measurementcommunication and change management plantalent and skills plan for AI adoptionresponsible AI standardsoperating model designintake processes for AI initiativesmanaging central hub for AI projectstoolsand resourcestight-margin environment focusmeasurable value delivery

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencefacilitationcommunicationchange managementstrategic thinkingstakeholder alignmentoperational excellence mindset

Industry & Role

Industry Retail

Job Function Lead enterprise AI strategy, governance, and adoption

Role Subtype Chief of Staff

Keywords for Your Resume

Head AI Strategy & GovernanceCIDOAI Strategy & GovernanceAI Councilenterprise AI strategyAI governanceorganizational adoptionoperational excellencedelivery standardspilotscaled deploymentsfeedback loopsresource prioritizationROI measurementresponsible AI standardsoperating modelintake processestalent and skills plancommunication and change managementcentral hubAI projectsAI toolsAI resourcestight-margin environmentpilot feedback loopschange managementcentral hub for AI projects

Deal Breakers

No experience leading AI governance (e.g., AI Council or equivalent) and responsible AI standards, No demonstrated ability to define enterprise AI strategy and measurable ROI, No experience driving organizational AI adoption and change management

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