Director, AI Transformation & Intelligent Business Enablement

Location: Remote, with primary locations in Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain, or Concord, California, US

Company

hirify.global, a DIC Group company, develops packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for automotive and healthcare industries.

What you will do

• Define and own the enterprise AI transformation roadmap, prioritizing use cases by business value, feasibility, and risk.
• Build and lead a federated AI Center of Excellence with central governance, data, and platform standards alongside business-unit ownership.
• Identify and quantify AI opportunities for revenue growth, margin improvement, productivity, and risk reduction.
• Develop AI governance covering model risk, data privacy, ethical use, regulatory compliance, and operational controls.
• Lead cross-functional AI pilots, scale successful initiatives, and deliver AI literacy and capability-building programs.
• Build business cases, track ROI and value realization, report KPIs to senior leadership, and guide build-versus-buy-versus-partner decisions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in business or strategy transformation using technology and data capabilities, or in technology leadership; including 3+ years owning direct AI/ML, advanced analytics, or technical platform programs.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling an AI or data analytics Center of Excellence and/or leading enterprise-wide digital or AI transformation initiatives.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate technical AI capabilities into commercial and operational value propositions.
• Experience in a global, matrixed organization and comfort navigating cross-cultural and cross-regional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of AI governance, data privacy, and ethical AI frameworks.
• Experience leading transformation initiatives and presenting to senior leadership and boards.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Nice to have

• MBA or advanced degree in computer or data science, business, engineering, or a related field.
• Background in chemicals, manufacturing, or industrial B2B sectors.
• Familiarity with change management methodologies and large-scale technical capability-building programs.
• Expertise with enterprise AI platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic Claude, Gemini, or similar, and modern data architecture.
• Experience partnering with HR or Talent Management on workforce capability and AI-adjacent skills strategy.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement associated with locations in Spain and the United States.
• Work within a global, matrixed organization spanning hirify.global and the DIC Group.
• Opportunity to shape enterprise AI governance, operating models, workforce capabilities, and adoption.
• Success is measured through a prioritized roadmap, 2–3 scaled high-impact AI use cases, a functioning governance and CoE model, and improved AI literacy within the first 12 months.