Director of People AI & Innovation Engineering

Royper Royco LLC; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Royper Royco LLC in the United States is seeking a Director, People AI Engineering & Innovation to lead the technical strategy and delivery of enterprise AI solutions for the People organization.

In this remote leadership role, you will guide discovery through production, establish governance and security standards, and build a high‑performing AI engineering team to deliver measurable value across people-related services and processes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading enterprise technology & AI programs.
• 3+ years building AI products in production.
• Strong architecture, data security, and governance.
• Experience with enterprise AI platforms (Copilot/Claude/Leena AI).

Responsibilities

• Define AI strategy and roadmap for People organization.
• Set engineering standards and delivery practices for AI.
• Lead end-to-end AI product delivery from discovery to production.
• Ensure security, privacy, and responsible AI throughout lifecycle.
• Govern risk, oversight, and compliance with governance teams.
• Build and lead high-performing AI engineering team.
• Collaborate with Workday and enterprise partners.

Skills

AI strategy

Enterprise leadership

Hands-on prototyping

Security & privacy

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/ENG/IS/DS or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Claude

UnifyApps

Leena AI

Workday

Job description

Royper Royco LLC in the United States is seeking a Director, People AI Engineering & Innovation to lead the technical strategy and delivery of enterprise AI solutions for the People organization.

In this remote leadership role, you will guide discovery through production, establish governance and security standards, and build a high‑performing AI engineering team to deliver measurable value across people-related services and processes.