Director, AI Solutions & Integration

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 13 The Team: The Director of AI Solutions & Integration leads the team that brings advanced analytics and AI capabilities into the heart of SPDJI's data operations. Reporting to the Director of Data AI & Enablement, this role ensures that AI is not just an experiment, but a production-ready, governed, and value-driving capability. This strategic leadership position enables SPDJI to harness the power of AI at scale, by accelerating innovation, enhancing productivity, and ensuring that every AI solution is safe, and aligned with business priorities. Responsibilities and Impact: Strategic Leadership & AI Vision Own and drive the AI solutions enablement strategy for SPDJI, defining how value streams design, build, and scale AI applications that deliver measurable business value Establish reference architectures and standards for GenAI/LLM solutions (e.g., RAG patterns, agentic workflows, orchestration, integration into data pipelines), ensuring solutions are secure, governable, and production-ready Define and implement enablement programs for GenAI, LLM, and agent-based solutions across the organization Contribute to the broader Data AI & Enablement strategy, ensuring AI capabilities align with organizational strategic goals and data platform initiatives Represent SPDJI Data at enterprise AI forums, advocating for AI capabili [... source excerpt omitted ...] I technologies and their applicability to index management and data operations Delivery Through Enablement Co-develop AI applications with value stream SMEs, from prototyping to production deployment Establish prompt engineering and evaluation practices including reusable prompt patterns, test harnesses, quality benchmarks, and regression approaches to prevent degradation over time Oversee the design and implementation of end-to-end AI solutions including RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, and LLM-enabled applications Governance & Responsible AI Partner closely with the Data & AI Governance team to embed responsible AI practices and risk controls into every solution Ensure al [... source excerpt omitted ...] re integrated with governed data, meet security and operational requirements Establish and maintain frameworks for AI solution monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement Production Readiness & IT Partnership Ensure operational readiness for IT handover by driving standards for documentation, monitoring, cost controls, incident response expectations, and secure integration with enterprise platforms Partner with IT to support QA processes and early production stabilization Establish quality gates and "definition of done" criteria specific to AI solutions Team Development & Capability Building Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of AI Solutions Leads and Ex