Sr Director, A.I & Data Operations

GE Aerospace; Evendale (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Evendale, Ohio, seeks a Sr Director, Ai & Data Operations to own the link between AI strategy, operations, and finance and to drive enterprise-wide AI deployment.

The role leads executive rhythms, coordinates stakeholders, and ensures governance, budgeting, and reporting cadence align with Flight Deck Principles, SALT, and business milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of professional experience OR Associates degree with 13+ years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with 15+ years of professional experience
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in Digital Technology Enterprise Business Operations.
• 5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, program management, or chief-of-staff capacities, ideally supporting a senior executive or leadership team.
• Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience

Responsibilities

• Own the executive operating rhythms and lead staff calls and internal leadership communications.
• Define success metrics for the organization and align strategy with operations and budgeting.
• Maintain the Voice of Customer cadence and serve as AI communications interface.
• Lead scenario planning and quarterly strategy rhythm with signposts and owners.
• Coordinate AI strategy reports, artifacts, and alignment ahead of key executive reviews.
• Oversee governance, prioritization, and scaling of AI solutions across GE Aerospace.
• Own the AI Control Tower product roadmap and prioritize features with platform leads.
• Manage weekly operating rhythm with program managers and resolve roadblocks.
• Own budget prioritization, forecasting, and monthly spend alignment.
• Oversee talent operations, requisitions, approvals, and renewal processes.
• Lead the hiring plan with clear business cases and deadlines aligned to milestones.

Skills

Strategy

Operations management

Program management

Executive communication

Budget forecasting

Stakeholder management

Talent operations

Leadership

Governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Job Description Summary

This role sits at the center of GE Aerospace's AI Strategy and Operations organization, serving as Sr Director, Ai & Data Operations to the CDAIO/DSA leadership team while also driving the strategic deployment of AI across the enterprise.

The individual in this role owns the connective tissue between AI strategy, AI operations, and AI finance while running leadership rhythms, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring that scenario planning, governance, budget, and reporting cadences operate in lockstep.

This is a highly cross-functional role requiring comfort operating across strategy, program management, financial stewardship, and executive communications.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own the agenda and lead executive operating rhythms - calls with the CDAIO Direct team and extended staff, the Daily Stand-up with CDAIO and the EA, and all DSA internal staff calls (MOR, WOR, Quarterly All-Hands).
• Define success metrics for the CDAIO organization, implement tracking aligned to Flight Deck Principles, and own the connection between Strategy and Operations by assessing stakeholder alignment and recommending priority adjustments.
• Maintain the stakeholder Voice of Customer (VOC) rhythm and serve as the AI Comms interface, ensuring alignment between AI Comms and AI Strategy/Operations messaging.
• Own the Scenario Planning Process (run twice per year, including follow-ups and signpost creation) and the Quarterly AI Strategy Rhythm and Report-Outs while defining the rhythm, drafting signposts, and assigning signpost owners.
• Lead the AI Strategy Report-Out and team rhythms/weekly updates; coordinate creation of strategy artifacts (memos, slide decks) and ensure stakeholder alignment ahead of the SALT report-out (end of October), owning all artifacts presented to SALT.
• Own the process for governance, prioritization, and scaling of AI solution implementation across GE Aerospace, including key process decisions, process design experiments, and stakeholder engagement (e.g., AI Catalyst Connect calls).
• Own the product roadmap for the AI Control Tower - the application used to track the AI portfolio, enforce governance, and fund/prioritize AI initiatives - including feature prioritization and alignment with platform leads and strategic goals.
• Own the weekly operating rhythm (WOR) with the Control Tower and AI Health Check program managers, setting priorities and troubleshooting roadblocks.
• Own budget prioritization and forecasting across the CDAIO organization, aligning spend with forecast on a monthly basis (accruals, project follow-up) and ensuring clear prioritization of projects and resources.
• Own talent operations (reviewing statements of work, submitting requisitions in SSS, and following up on approvals and renewals) and the regular rhythm with sourcing and finance.
• Own the hiring plan, holding leadership accountable to clear business cases and hiring deadlines connected to project delivery milestones and stakeholder expectations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 10 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 13 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 15 years of professional experience
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in Digital Technology Enterprise Business Operations.
• 5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, program management, or chief-of-staff capacities, ideally supporting a senior executive or leadership team.
• Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience

Eligibility Requirement

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of AI/data governance, portfolio management, or technology strategy in a large, matrixed organization.
• Experience with budget management, requisition/procurement processes, and financial forecasting.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level materials (memos, decks, report-outs).
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence without direct authority across strategy, operations, finance, and communications functions.
• Prior experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or another regulated/complex industrial environment.
• Familiarity with Flight Deck Principles or comparable operating models (e.g., Lean, continuous improvement frameworks).
• Experience supporting AI/ML program governance or an AI Center of Excellence.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C.