Enterprise AI Platform Leader

Standard Motor Products; Lewisville (AR); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Motor Products seeks a Manager of Artificial Intelligence to own AI strategy, portfolio, and governance across the enterprise. You will direct engineers and analysts, set architectural direction, and coordinate with executives to align AI with business priorities.

The role chairs AI steering, defines governance agenda, and partners with analytics, engineering, product data, marketing, and e-commerce to secure resources and deliver initiatives on schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams or programs, including assigning work, reviewing deliverables, and being accountable for outcomes.
• Proven track record delivering AI or machine learning solutions into production in an enterprise environment, with architectural direction.
• Portfolio and project management across concurrent initiatives, including prioritization, capacity planning, dependency management, and risk escalation.
• Experience establishing governance, standards, or policy for a technology domain and driving adoption across an organization.
• Strong information security judgement, including data access, credential management, and acceptable-use decisions for emerging technology.
• Executive-level communication skills, including briefing senior leadership, running steering committees, and issuing organization-wide communications.
• Working knowledge of SQL, cloud AI platforms, and enterprise data architecture sufficient to direct and challenge technical work.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day work of analysts, engineers, and contributors assigned to AI initiatives, including task assignment, prioritization, and deliverable reviews.
• Own the enterprise AI portfolio from intake through delivery, sequencing initiatives and ensuring visibility in project systems.
• Set architectural direction for AI solutions, including embedding, vector search, cloud resource strategy, and API-based delivery.
• Define and maintain AI governance framework, standards for data access, credential handling, and compliance with security requirements.
• Brief the executive team on AI strategy, progress, risk, and adoption, and develop training/advisory programs for leadership.
• Manage relationships with AI platform vendors and partners, including licensing decisions and external collaborations.

Skills

Team leadership

AI production deployment

Portfolio management

Governance & policy

Information security

Executive communication

SQL & cloud AI

Job description

Standard Motor Products seeks a Manager of Artificial Intelligence to own AI strategy, portfolio, and governance across the enterprise. You will direct engineers and analysts, set architectural direction, and coordinate with executives to align AI with business priorities.

The role chairs AI steering, defines governance agenda, and partners with analytics, engineering, product data, marketing, and e-commerce to secure resources and deliver initiatives on schedule.