Executive Director, AI Transformation for Applied AI

The University Of Chicago; United States; Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Executive Director, AI Center and AI Transformation, at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, leads the Center for Applied AI and drives Booth's enterprise AI transformation in close coordination with IT leadership. This role shapes strategy, literacy, and broad adoption of AI initiatives across faculty, students, and staff.

Success depends on executive leadership, stakeholder engagement, and governance across Booth.

Qualifications

• Minimum: college or university degree in a related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of work experience in a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Guides the Center's mission and vision as AI needs evolve, partnering with the Director of the Center.
• Serves as the senior external representative of the Center in academic, industry, and policy contexts.
• Champions the Center's interests in university-wide forums and cross-institutional AI initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Claude platform

Relationship management

AI literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or related advanced degree

Tools

Claude platform

Job description

The Executive Director, AI Center and AI Transformation, at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, leads the Center for Applied AI and drives Booth's enterprise AI transformation in close coordination with IT leadership. This role shapes strategy, literacy, and broad adoption of AI initiatives across faculty, students, and staff.

Success depends on executive leadership, stakeholder engagement, and governance across Booth.