IT Data & AI Transformation Leader

Company; Leawood (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Company paid life and disability insurance

Job summary

Company is seeking an IT Data & AI Transformation Leader in Leawood, Kansas, to drive the use of data and AI for operational efficiency and growth. This role involves defining a forward-looking strategy and managing a team of data professionals.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science and 10-15 years of relevant experience. You'll leverage tools like Snowflake and AWS while fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in data, analytics, AI, or digital transformation roles.
• Experience working with JD Edwards, Infor, QAD, Salesforce.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a data and AI strategy aligned with business growth.
• Identify high-value opportunities to leverage data and AI across systems.
• Drive improvements in data consistency, accuracy, and usability.

Skills

Data Architecture

AI Solutions Development

Team Leadership

Data Engineering

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Qlik

ChatGPT (OpenAI)

Job description

WireCo® offers a competitive salary, incentive programs, growth opportunities, and excellent benefits offerings for employees and their families. Benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match, 100% company‑paid life insurance, and 100% company‑paid disability insurance.

This role leads the transformation of WireCo’s data and AI capabilities into a competitive business advantage. The position focuses on accelerating the use of data and artificial intelligence to drive operational efficiency, commercial growth, and innovation across global operations.

Working closely with business and technology leaders, this role enables scalable analytics, modern data platforms, and practical AI solutions that improve decision‑making and unlock new value streams. The leader will guide and develop a high‑impact team of data professionals responsible for data engineering, master data, and AI solution delivery across ERP, CRM, analytics, and cloud ecosystems, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and measurable business outcomes.

The IT Data & AI Transformation Leader must exhibit and proactively motivate the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
• Accountable – celebrates our successes, learns from failures, avoids excuses, and owns the outcomes of our efforts
• Self‑Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined – takes initiative, shares ideas, and finds solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

• Define and execute a forward‑looking data and AI strategy aligned with business growth and digital transformation objectives
• Identify high‑value opportunities to leverage data and AI across JD Edwards, Infor, QAD, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems
• Partner with executive leadership to prioritize initiatives that deliver measurable business impact
• Champion a product‑oriented mindset, delivering scalable and reusable data and AI solutions
• Architect and lead modern data and AI solutions leveraging Snowflake and AWS to enable scalable, real‑time capabilities
• Design and drive integration of ERP platforms (JD Edwards, Infor, QAD) and Salesforce into a unified enterprise data environment
• Establish best practices for data modeling, pipelines, and architecture to support analytics and AI use cases
• Ensure scalable, secure, and high‑performance data architecture aligned with business needs
• Accelerate adoption of AI technologies including ChatGPT (OpenAI) and Claude to enhance productivity and decision intelligence
• Architect and oversee development of AI‑driven use cases from concept through production
• Partner with engineering and business teams to embed AI into core processes and workflows
• Evaluate and scale emerging AI capabilities to maximize business value

Data Quality & Master Data Excellence

• Drive improvements in data consistency, accuracy, and usability across ERP and Salesforce platforms
• Lead initiatives to standardize and optimize master data for customers, products, and suppliers
• Establish metrics to measure and continuously improve data reliability and business confidence

Analytics & Business Value Delivery

• Enable advanced business KPIs analytics and self‑service capabilities using Qlik and enterprise data platforms
• Leverage integrated ERP and Salesforce data to improve pipeline visibility, forecasting accuracy, and customer insights
• Translate business needs into scalable data and AI solutions that drive performance
• Ensure data is leveraged as a strategic asset to improve speed and quality of decision‑making
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data and AI professionals, fostering a high‑performance and innovation‑driven culture
• Align team priorities with business objectives and transformation roadmap
• Ensure effective execution, delivery discipline, and continuous improvement across all initiatives
• Drive cultural adoption of data‑driven and AI‑enabled ways of working across global teams
• Promote data and AI literacy across business functions
• Establish repeatable frameworks and best practices for scaling solutions
• Measure success through adoption, business outcomes, and realized value

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• 10–15 years of experience in data, analytics, AI, or digital transformation roles
• Experience working with JD Edwards, Infor, QAD, Salesforce, and enterprise data platforms
• Proven experience architecting scalable data and AI solutions
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high‑performing technical teams
• Strong leadership and cross‑functional collaboration skills
• Strong SQL and data engineering capabilities
• Familiarity with Python, R, and modern data engineering frameworks
• Experience with relational, columnar, and NoSQL databases

Tools & Technologies Used

• Data Platforms: Snowflake, AWS
• Analytics & BI: Qlik
• AI Platforms: ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claud

Additional Information

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post‑offer of employment. A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post‑offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disability