Senior AI Strategy Lead for IT Programs

Lincoln Financial Group; Radnor (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance program

Financial counseling and coaching

Employee wellness resources

Job summary

Lincoln Financial Group seeks a seasoned leader to drive the IT AI agenda, aligning enterprise priorities with business outcomes and guiding high-visibility programs across IT and the AIDA organization.

You will advise senior leaders on AI opportunities and risks, shaping roadmaps, governance, and value realization while collaborating with executives to accelerate adoption and transformation.

Qualifications

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree (or equivalent).
• 12+ years of experience in enterprise and/or technology strategy and program delivery within a highly regulated industry, including 4+ years of managerial, supervisory, and/or demonstrated leadership experience.
• Exceptional executive presence and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment, gain commitment, and drive decisions across senior leadership teams and diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Defines and leads the AI strategy for the IT organization, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, technology priorities, and business outcomes.
• Partners with the IT Senior Leadership Team and AIDA leadership to establish strategic AI for IT priorities, roadmaps, and investment recommendations.
• Translates AI opportunities into actionable programs, guiding the development of implementation strategies that balance innovation, risk, and operational needs.
• Provides strategic thought leadership and advisory support to senior executives regarding AI trends, capabilities, risks, and business implications.
• Identifies strategic gaps, emerging opportunities, and organizational barriers to AI adoption in IT, developing actionable plans to accelerate progress.
• Directs complex, multi-disciplinary IT AI programs with enterprise visibility, managing dependencies, risks, and stakeholder alignment.
• Leads development of the strategy and coordinates execution of an integrated AI operating framework for IT, including execution oversight, success measures, and reporting mechanisms.
• Influences decision-making across multiple technology and business functions through collaboration, negotiation, and executive-level communication.

Skills

Executive presence

Influencing skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Generative AI platforms

Job description

Lincoln Financial Group seeks a seasoned leader to drive the IT AI agenda, aligning enterprise priorities with business outcomes and guiding high-visibility programs across IT and the AIDA organization.

You will advise senior leaders on AI opportunities and risks, shaping roadmaps, governance, and value realization while collaborating with executives to accelerate adoption and transformation.