Senior AI Solutions & Decision Intelligence Leader

Jobs2Day South Africa; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobs2Day South Africa seeks a Group AI Solutions & Decision Intelligence Lead to drive AI strategy and practical deployments in Durban or Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha. You will turn SYSPRO data into secure AI apps, automated reports and executive dashboards to improve decision-making and performance.

The role partners with Group CEO and senior leaders to identify opportunities, design scalable solutions and ensure governance, security and measurable value across manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing and implementing AI/analytics/automation applications.
• Ability to translate business needs into deployed technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of data security, access control and governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a practical Group AI strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Assess operations and identify high-value AI/automation opportunities across the Group.
• Translate challenges into AI/analytics projects with prioritized ROI.
• Build AI-enabled applications, reporting tools and dashboards from SYSPRO data.
• Consolidate information across companies for executive dashboards and decision-support.

Skills

AI strategy

Data interrogation

Executive dashboards

Stakeholder engagement

Business data integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Data Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SYSPRO

SQL

Power BI

Python

ERP integration

Job description

Jobs2Day South Africa seeks a Group AI Solutions & Decision Intelligence Lead to drive AI strategy and practical deployments in Durban or Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha. You will turn SYSPRO data into secure AI apps, automated reports and executive dashboards to improve decision-making and performance.

The role partners with Group CEO and senior leaders to identify opportunities, design scalable solutions and ensure governance, security and measurable value across manufacturing operations.