AI Solutions Lead - Business Impact & Innovation

Triz Engineering Solutions; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Triz Engineering Solutions is seeking an AI Solutions Lead to identify high-impact AI opportunities and drive real-world implementations across the organization. The role partners with Aculocity and internal teams to guide outcomes without coding or model development.

The candidate will own business strategy, backlog priority, value realization, and hands-on problem solving, with travel as needed to advance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Innovation, Operations, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in operations, product development, innovation, continuous improvement, or business transformation.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and manage external technology partners.
• Fluent in English, with exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, capable of engaging confidently across technical and executive audiences.
• Able to influence across technical and business domains.
• Has strong business instincts.
• Naturally curious, hands-on, and relentless about solving real problems.
• Not afraid of technology, but more focused on what it enables rather than how it works under the hood.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in work
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills
• Willingness to travel internationally

Responsibilities

• Identify High-Value Use Cases and map workflows to determine where AI can unlock productivity or automation.
• Build ROI-driven business cases aligned with operational goals and present to leadership.
• Engage the right expertise by coordinating with external vendors and internal teams to ensure delivery.
• Promote innovation through workshops, demonstrations, and practical AI education across the organization.

Skills

Fluent English

Cross-functional

Influence across domains

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Travel internationally

Education

Bachelor/Master in related field

Job description

Triz Engineering Solutions is seeking an AI Solutions Lead to identify high-impact AI opportunities and drive real-world implementations across the organization. The role partners with Aculocity and internal teams to guide outcomes without coding or model development.

The candidate will own business strategy, backlog priority, value realization, and hands-on problem solving, with travel as needed to advance initiatives.