Director, AI Strategy & Growth

Job Summary

The Director, AI Strategy & Growth leads the development and execution of HMA’s enterprise AI strategy to drive measurable business value, operational efficiency, and organizational growth. This role partners with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and IT teams to identify, prioritize, and scale AI-enabled initiatives that align with strategic priorities and support long-term business objectives. The Director is responsible for maintaining the enterprise AI roadmap, driving organizational adoption, establishing value realization metrics, and ensuring AI investments deliver meaningful outcomes.

Work Performed and Job Requirements

• AI Strategy and Business Alignment
  • Define, lead, and continuously refine the enterprise AI strategy to support organizational growth, operational efficiency, and business transformation.
  • Translate enterprise priorities into a portfolio of high-impact AI initiatives with clearly defined business cases and measurable outcomes.
  • Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI opportunities based on strategic alignment, ROI, feasibility, and time-to-value.
  • Maintain a dynamic AI roadmap that aligns investments and initiatives with business priorities and organizational objectives.
  • Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and emerging AI technologies to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
• AI Leadership and Collaboration
  • Partner with executive leadership to establish alignment, secure sponsorship, and support funding decisions for AI-related initiatives.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between business leaders and IT delivery teams to translate strategic business needs into outcome-oriented AI initiatives.
  • Collaborate with the Director, AI Technology & Platforms and other technical leaders on governance, compliance, risk management, and responsible AI practices.
  • Partner with Human Resources and Learning & Development teams to support role-based AI enablement and workforce readiness initiatives.
  • Support pilot programs, proof-of-concept initiatives, and innovation efforts to evaluate emerging AI capabilities and business applications.
• Value Realization and Organizational Adoption
  • Establish and monitor KPIs, adoption metrics, and value realization frameworks to measure effectiveness and return on investment of AI initiatives.
  • Drive organizational adoption of AI-enabled solutions through workflow integration, stakeholder engagement, and change management.
  • Hold business stakeholders accountable for adoption, utilization, and measurable outcomes associated with prioritized AI investments.
  • Develop executive-level communications related to AI strategy, roadmap progress, investment priorities, and business performance.
  • Identify and support opportunities to expand client-facing AI-enabled services and solutions where appropriate.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education/Training

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, information technology, business administration, or a related field required. Master’s degree or other advanced degree preferred.

Experience

Minimum of 8 years of progressive leadership experience in information technology, digital transformation, strategic initiatives, or related business functions required. Demonstrated experience leading enterprise initiatives with measurable business impact and organizational adoption required. Experience developing, evaluating, or implementing AI-enabled solutions within a business environment preferred. Healthcare consulting or healthcare industry experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of enterprise AI strategy, business transformation, and value realization.
• Ability to align technology initiatives with strategic business objectives and measurable outcomes.
• Knowledge of responsible AI principles, ethical considerations, data privacy requirements, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to evaluate opportunities through operational, financial, and strategic perspectives.
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in clear business terms to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive organizational change.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments and functional areas.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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