AI Process/Implementation Leader

Carestream Dental; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A private equity-backed company in the United States is seeking an AI Process/Implementation Leader to drive the adoption of artificial intelligence across the organization. The role focuses on improving profitability and operational efficiency by identifying impactful AI opportunities and implementing an AI roadmap. Ideal candidates should have 8–15 years of relevant experience, solid understanding of AI tools, and excellent communication skills. The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $160,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 8–15 years in process improvement, digital transformation, or AI deployment.
• Experience in a private equity-backed company preferred.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering profitability improvement.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise-wide AI adoption to enhance operational efficiency.
• Develop financial business cases with clear payback periods.
• Lead rapid pilot programs to test AI use cases.

Skills

AI and automation understanding

Data analytics tools

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

ERP systems

CRM systems

Business intelligence tools

Job description

Position Summary

The Artificial Intelligence Process/Implementation Leader will drive enterprise-wide AI adoption to accelerate profitability, improve operational efficiency, enhance working capital performance, and create scalable processes in a private equity‑backed mid‑market company. This role is highly execution‑focused and ROI‑driven. The leader will identify the most impactful AI opportunities, train company personnel to increase AI adoption, design and implement the overall company AI roadmap, and create/monitor business cases with specific ROI targets across functions of the organization.

Key Objectives

• Train operational/sales and back‑office teams on how to use AI to improve their processes and increase efficiency
• Partner with business teams and corporate functional leaders to identify the most impactful projects to incorporate AI into
• Create overall company AI roadmap and business cases with specific milestones and ROI
• Reduce manual process costs across SG&A functions
• Improve forecasting accuracy and enhance working capital performance (DSO, inventory optimization)
• Lead the responsible development of AI solutions in full compliance with global data protection, cybersecurity, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR), ensuring consistency across jurisdictions.

Core Responsibilities

• Value Creation & AI Strategy
  • Partner with business teams and functional leaders to align AI initiatives with company’s financial goals
  • Build and maintain a prioritized AI roadmap focused on high‑ROI initiatives.
  • Develop financial business cases with clear payback periods
• Rapid Execution & Deployment
  • Lead rapid pilot programs to test AI use cases.
  • Leverage existing SaaS platforms and AI tools to avoid unnecessary custom builds.
• Process Optimization & Automation Target high‑impact functions including:
  • Finance: automated reconciliations, predictive forecasting, pricing analytics
  • Sales: lead scoring, churn prediction, pricing optimization.
  • Operations: demand forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling optimization.
  • Customer Support: AI chat, case triage, response automation.
• Governance & Risk Management
  • Establish practical AI governance frameworks appropriate for a mid‑market organization.
  • Ensure data security, compliance, and model risk management.
  • Implement performance dashboards and ROI tracking mechanisms.
• Change Management & Capability Building
  • Upskill functional leaders in AI‑enabled decision‑making.
  • Drive adoption across business units with measurable utilization metrics.
  • Create playbooks for scaling AI across future acquisitions.

Qualifications

• Experience
  • 8–15 years in process improvement, digital transformation, data analytics, or AI deployment.
  • Experience in a private equity‑backed company preferred but not required
  • Demonstrated track record of delivering profitability improvement
• Technical & Business Skills
  • Strong understanding of AI, automation, and data analytics tools.
  • Experience with ERP, CRM, and business intelligence systems (SAP, Microsoft, etc.)
  • Ability to build AI business cases, ROI models and translate AI initiatives into financial impact.
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms and SaaS AI applications.
• Leadership Traits
  • Highly execution‑oriented delivering outcomes while balancing innovation, risk and global regulatory requirements
  • Bias toward action and rapid experimentation.
  • Strong communicator capable of influencing peers and business/functional leaders across multiple regions
  • Hands‑on operator willing to roll up sleeves.
  • Change agent able to anticipate resistance while driving adoption across a global organization

Key Performance Indicators

• Profitability improvement from AI initiatives
• Forecast accuracy improvement
• Working capital improvement (DSO, inventory turns)
• AI adoption and utilization metrics
• ROI vs. business cases

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or Business, preferred
• Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or Business, preferred

Travel

• Occasional Travel Required, 20%

Salary Range: $130,000 - $160,000 USD, based on experience