Americas AI Delivery & Strategy Director

Socket.dev; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World is seeking a Director, AI - Americas to lead strategic direction and hands-on AI delivery for its Americas business. You will work with Ports & Terminals, Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding, and corporate functions to surface practical AI opportunities and define a regional roadmap.

You will drive adoption, governance, platform collaboration, and data enablement, coordinating with Group Technology and external partners while navigating a matrixed global organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Computer Science, Data, Engineering or related field.
• Advanced degree a plus but not required if experience is strong.
• 8 to 12 years of technology experience, with at least 3 to 5 years focused on AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics in an applied enterprise context.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering AI or analytics solutions into production environments in complex organizations, beyond proof of concepts.
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to define problems, design solutions, and drive adoption.
• Experience managing external vendors, system integrators, or contractors in a delivery capacity.
• Exposure to logistics, supply chain, ports, warehousing, or asset-intensive operations is a strong advantage.
• Experience operating in a global matrixed organization and working effectively with centralized technology teams is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AI solutions from scoping and design through build, testing, deployment, and adoption.
• Hands-on prototyping, solution design, and early-stage delivery to accelerate outcomes, while leveraging vendors and partners for scaled execution.
• Deploy and manage AI applications including predictive analytics, optimization models, generative AI tools, and automation use cases.
• Ensure solutions are production-grade: explainable, reliable, secure, and embedded into real operational workflows.
• Manage vendors and contractors used to extend delivery capacity, maintaining accountability for quality and outcomes.
• Support the regional AI program co-led with the Regional Transformation team, executing against the pilot portfolio and roadmap.
• Coordinate with Group Technology to align regional delivery with global AI standards, shared platforms, and approved tooling.
• Maintain a disciplined, outcome-driven delivery approach with clear tracking of value realized vs. projected.
• Establish lightweight governance and standards for AI solutions across the region and BU/country teams.
• Identify opportunities to promote reuse of solutions and vendor relationships to reduce costs.

Skills

AI strategy

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Vendor management

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technology/CS/Engineering

Advanced degree (plus)

Job description

DP World is seeking a Director, AI - Americas to lead strategic direction and hands-on AI delivery for its Americas business. You will work with Ports & Terminals, Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding, and corporate functions to surface practical AI opportunities and define a regional roadmap.

You will drive adoption, governance, platform collaboration, and data enablement, coordinating with Group Technology and external partners while navigating a matrixed global organization.