AI Transformation & Operational Efficiency Manager

storycannabis; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical

Dental

Vision coverage

401(k)

Disability and life insurance

Employee assistance program

Referral and commuter benefits

Product discounts

Incentives

Job summary

storycannabis seeks a senior professional to lead practical AI and automation projects across a multi-function business, starting with Accounting and Finance. You will assess workflows, prioritize opportunities by business value, and guide initiatives from discovery through rollout and measurement.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration, manage vendor relationships, and establish governance for responsible AI use, security, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Seven+ years in project management, business transformation, or related consulting.
• Experience delivering complex cross-functional initiatives from assessment to implementation with measurable results.
• Familiarity with generative AI, LLMs, workflow automation, and business applications.

Responsibilities

• Map processes with department leaders and identify AI/automation opportunities.
• Build business cases and prioritize initiatives by ROI, cost, complexity, and efficiency gains.
• Maintain an AI roadmap and translate opportunities into scoped plans with budgets, timelines and milestones.

Skills

Project management

Business transformation

AI implementation

Operational improvement

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting tools

Job description

Role overview

Lead practical AI and automation projects that improve how teams across a multi-function business operate. You’ll assess workflows, prioritize opportunities by business value, and guide initiatives from discovery through rollout and measurement. The initial focus is Accounting and Finance, with work extending across other departments.

Responsibilities

• Map processes with department leaders and identify suitable opportunities for AI or automation.
• Compare potential initiatives by expected impact, cost, complexity, efficiency gains, and return on investment; build business cases and priorities.
• Maintain an organization-wide AI roadmap and turn selected opportunities into scoped plans with budgets, timelines, milestones, and outcome measures.
• Lead projects through solution selection, implementation, employee adoption, and ongoing improvement.
• Improve finance workflows such as payables and receivables, reconciliations, reporting, expenses, budgeting, and forecasting while supporting accuracy and controls.
• Select and manage vendors and implementation partners, oversee integrations, and coordinate responsible-use practices covering confidentiality, security, human oversight, and compliance.

Requirements

• Seven or more years in project management, business transformation, enterprise technology, AI implementation, operational improvement, or related consulting.
• Record of taking complex cross-functional initiatives from assessment to implementation and measurable results.
• Working knowledge of generative AI, large language models, workflow automation, and business applications.
• Experience mapping processes, planning improvements, and measuring return on investment.
• Ability to manage external partners, budgets, timelines, and deliverables.
• Familiarity with Accounting and Finance processes, reporting, controls, or systems; strong communication and organizational skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

Experience delivering AI or automation across functions; familiarity with AI, workflow automation, or enterprise data platforms; ERP or financial reporting tools; consulting or transformation work; or an advanced degree or project management certification.

Benefits and work setup

For full-time roles, listed benefits include

• paid time off with eight holidays
• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• a 401(k)
• company-paid disability and life insurance
• employee assistance program
• referral and commuter benefits
• product discounts
• possible additional compensation incentives