Executive Director, AI Delivery & Portfolio Strategy

Merck; New Jersey; On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck seeks an Executive Director of AI Delivery Management to lead APEX's engagement and delivery efforts, reporting to the AVP of AI Execution & Process Intelligence Delivery. This role sets vision, drives AI adoption, and leads a distributed team to manage day-to-day AI engagements across the organization.

Responsibilities include strategic leadership, portfolio governance, product management oversight, and ensuring client satisfaction while accelerating business impact through AI solutions

Qualifications

• Senior leadership with ability to influence IT and Enterprise Leadership.
• Strong thinking and communication to translate strategy into execution.
• Experience in AI strategy, product management, governance, and enterprise transformation.

Responsibilities

• Set vision and strategy for AI delivery management.
• Lead a ~30-person distributed team with servant leadership.
• Oversee engagement lifecycle, governance, and client satisfaction.
• Align AI delivery with product management, metrics, and go-to-market plans.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and executive communications.
• Drive adoption of ethical, safe, and value-driven AI practices.

Skills

Executive presence

AI strategy

Portfolio governance

Leadership

Workshop facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA / MS in AI-ML / CS

Job description

Merck seeks an Executive Director of AI Delivery Management to lead APEX's engagement and delivery efforts, reporting to the AVP of AI Execution & Process Intelligence Delivery. This role sets vision, drives AI adoption, and leads a distributed team to manage day-to-day AI engagements across the organization.

Responsibilities include strategic leadership, portfolio governance, product management oversight, and ensuring client satisfaction while accelerating business impact through AI solutions