Director of AI-Driven Transformation

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Olympia Development of Michigan seeks a Director of Business Transformation & AI to lead how the organization uses AI and emerging tech. This is a business leadership role, not a tech role, partnering with the central IT team to translate capability into real change across ODM, improving processes, governance, and decision making.

You will champion change, drive adoption, and foster practical, measurable gains across departments, with a focus on managing risk, knowledge capture, and leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in business transformation or related field.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change and driving adoption of new processes or technology across multiple functions.
• Strong business judgment with ability to translate between business needs and technical capability; deep technical or data-science credentials are not required.
• Working fluency with AI and emerging technologies, with a clear focus on business application over technical depth.

Responsibilities

• Lead Adoption and Change Management: Own the adoption of AI and new ways of working across ODM's departments.
• Drive Workflow Transformation: Redesign core processes to capture real gains rather than bolting AI onto existing workflows.
• Own Knowledge Management: Organize ODM's institutional knowledge into a reusable business intelligence resource.
• Lead Legal, Contract, and Risk Intelligence: Make knowledge easier to find, summarize, and act on across the business.
• Champion Innovation and New Value: Research and pursue opportunities where AI can create competitive advantage.
• Amplify Leadership Capacity: Free senior leaders to focus on judgment and decision-making.
• Ensure Responsible Governance: Align AI use with enterprise standards and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

AI fluency

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Olympia Development of Michigan seeks a Director of Business Transformation & AI to lead how the organization uses AI and emerging tech. This is a business leadership role, not a tech role, partnering with the central IT team to translate capability into real change across ODM, improving processes, governance, and decision making.

You will champion change, drive adoption, and foster practical, measurable gains across departments, with a focus on managing risk, knowledge capture, and leadership