Director, AI COE — Strategic Partnerships & Execution

Edelman Financial Engines, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Edelman Financial Engines is pursuing an AI Center of Excellence leadership role to accelerate AI transformation across the organization. The Director will orchestrate strategic partnerships and drive cross-functional execution with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Procurement, Technology, and business leadership.

The role requires navigating complex, regulated environments while delivering measurable business impact and scalable AI-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience spanning product, technology, or data.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, cross-functional transformations with measurable business impact.
• Experience deploying AI/ML solutions in regulated environments (financial services strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of AI/ML ecosystems, LLMs, data platforms, and orchestration layers.
• Track record of balancing innovation, risk, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience working with cross functional teams.
• Ability to operate across product, engineering, data, and business domains.
• Deep systems thinking and ability to manage complex, interdependent ecosystems.
• Ability to drive alignment, accountability, and adoption across teams.
• Experience with vendor management and vendor lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary liaison between the AI Center of Excellence and key enterprise partners, including Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Risk Management, Privacy, Procurement, Technology, Operations, and business leadership.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships to support the successful delivery of AI and technology initiatives.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding, evaluation, and engagement activities in partnership with Procurement, Legal, Compliance, and Technology teams.
• Establish performance expectations and monitor progress against commitments, deliverables, and service levels.
• Execution & Delivery Management: Develop and enhance processes that improve coordination, governance, and execution across the AI COE ecosystem.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams to ensure successful implementation and business readiness.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

AI/ML familiarity

Regulated environments

Tools

LLMs

Job description

Edelman Financial Engines is pursuing an AI Center of Excellence leadership role to accelerate AI transformation across the organization. The Director will orchestrate strategic partnerships and drive cross-functional execution with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Procurement, Technology, and business leadership.

The role requires navigating complex, regulated environments while delivering measurable business impact and scalable AI-enabled solutions.