Director, AI-Driven CIO Transformation

Alvarez & Marsal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Personal days

Sick leave

Federal holidays

Floating holiday

Parental leave

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal seeks a Director in its PEPI Technology Services AI team (CIO Domain) to independently lead AI‑driven value creation engagements across the private equity lifecycle, focusing on the CIO organization of portfolio companies. You own scope, workplan, client relationships and financial outcomes end‑to‑end.

The role requires hands‑on operating experience inside CIOs, experience running IT transformations, managing vendors, and governance of AI deployments, with strong ability to

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in IT strategy or transformation with hands-on experience.
• Proven ability to manage CIO-level client relationships and translate IT complexity into business impact.
• Experience with private equity-backed portfolio companies and deal timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-workstream IT transformation programs with measurable outcomes.
• Define AI governance and data strategy for the CIO domain.
• Mentor senior staff and contribute to firm methodologies.

Skills

IT strategy

Enterprise architecture

IT operations

Technology transformation

PE experience

Education

Undergraduate degree in CS/IT/engineering

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Cloud certifications valued

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle Cloud ERP

Workday

Dynamics 365 Copilot

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal seeks a Director in its PEPI Technology Services AI team (CIO Domain) to independently lead AI‑driven value creation engagements across the private equity lifecycle, focusing on the CIO organization of portfolio companies. You own scope, workplan, client relationships and financial outcomes end‑to‑end.

The role requires hands‑on operating experience inside CIOs, experience running IT transformations, managing vendors, and governance of AI deployments, with strong ability to