Senior Director, Remote AI Delivery & Automation

Parexel

Chesapeake (VA)

Remote

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Parexel is seeking a Senior Director, Light-Track Delivery & Automation, to lead the AI Enablement team in a remote capacity located on the East Coast. You will lead rapid-turn AI solutions across Parexel including RPA, AI agents and assistants, and other small-scale automation -- while enabling business super-users to build their own solutions.

This position plays a key role in delivering strategic AI and automation value quickly and reliably, ensuring governance discipline, and developing

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in technology delivery, engineering management, or automation leadership.
  • At least 5 years leading multidisciplinary teams.
  • Direct experience leading RPA or process automation programs at enterprise scale.
  • Experience with citizen-developer enablement and the operational realities of supporting non-engineer builders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead rapid-turn AI solutions across Parexel: RPA automations, AI agents and assistants, and other small-scale automation work, balancing direct delivery with citizen-developer enablement
  • Manage a portfolio of small-to-medium AI and automation initiatives through the enterprise intake process, maintaining visibility on scope, status, value delivered, and available capacity
  • Oversee the team that builds AI agents and assistants on platforms including Copilot Studio and Parexel AI Assistant (PAIA), developing reusable patterns and templates that accelerate development
  • Lead the RPA team delivering process automations on UiPath and adjacent platforms, managing the intake-to-delivery cycle and maintaining the existing RPA portfolio
  • Establish and maintain governance discipline that enables fast delivery without sprawl, including triage, platform-fit decisions, quality standards, and reuse documentation
  • Enable and coach business super-users who build their own agents and assistants, surfacing high-value patterns for productization
  • Serve as senior point of contact for light-track delivery across all Parexel functions, building trusted relationships with business unit leaders and partnering with cross-functional teams
  • Lead a multidisciplinary team across multiple geographies, including engineers, citizen-developer enablement specialists, and operations leads, developing talent across both professional engineering and citizen-developer enablement paths

Skills

Delivery leadership
RPA (UiPath)
AI agents & assistants
Cross-functional leadership
Governance
Citizen-developer enablement
Stakeholder management
Platform selection
Geographic collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Business
Advanced degree (MS/MBA)

Tools

UiPath
Copilot Studio
PAIA (Parexel AI Assistant)

Job description

Parexel is seeking a Senior Director, Light-Track Delivery & Automation, to lead the AI Enablement team in a remote capacity located on the East Coast. You will lead rapid-turn AI solutions across Parexel including RPA, AI agents and assistants, and other small-scale automation -- while enabling business super-users to build their own solutions.

This position plays a key role in delivering strategic AI and automation value quickly and reliably, ensuring governance discipline, and developing

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