Senior Director, AI Transformation

Senior Director, AI Transformation

Timex Group USA, Inc. - Shelton, CT

Overview

Education Level 4 Year Degree

Description

We are rebel watchmakers with a purpose. Established in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company, we took a traditional European watchmaking and layered American industrial ingenuity on top. That is when we began our journey to disrupt a 300 year-old industry. Timex took mantle clocks made from wood and made them out of metal and made them faster and affordable for everyone. We took the pocket watch, added a strap, and put it on your wrist. Today our design lab in Milan designs the most beautiful watches for consumers around the world. Come join our team, make a difference, and wear watches from Timex and some of the biggest brands in the world.

This role is hybrid and requires 2 days a week on-site in our Shelton, CT office. Remote candidates will not be considered

Summary

The Sr. Director, AI Transformation is a senior individual contributor who acts as Timex Group's enterprise AI catalystdefining where AI can create the most business value, aligning leadership around priorities, and driving measurable transformation across a global, dispersed workforce. Operating from an independent, enterprise-first perspective, this role translates strategy into execution: shaping the AI opportunity portfolio, establishing governance and the operating model, accelerating adoption, and owning value realization. The ideal candidate combines strategic leadership with a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset, deep familiarity with modern AI tools and platforms, and the ability to influence and co-create with senior stakeholders across a complex, matrixed, global environmentdelivering senior enterprise impact through strategy, governance, alignment, and value capture rather than team size. The role also ensures organizational readiness for AI and positions it as a core driver of competitive advantage and productivity improvement across Timex Group.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Execute and drive Timex's enterprise AI transformation agenda and priorities as defined by leadership, owning roadmaps and value creation across functions and corporate
• Identify, size, and prioritize the highest-value AI and automation opportunities against clear value pools
• Connect initiatives, stakeholders, and use cases into a single coherent program, flexibly adjusting as priorities evolve
• Advise functional leaders on the implications of AI, GenAI, and automation for organizational structures and near- and long-term workforce reshaping

• Own the AI governance model for both AI adoption and data access for AI, with clear standards, ways of working, and accountability across functions
• Design the operating model that sustains the Champions/Superuser structure and enterprise coordination
• Serve as the primary coordination point between business functions and IT, giving IT visibility into AI initiatives and dependencies
• Act as an impartial, enterprise-first owner ensuring responsible, ethical, and compliant use of AI across regions

• Accelerate adoption and capability building across Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, IT, and regions through training, grassroots engagement, and process integration
• Engage senior stakeholders early and often so solutions are co-owned, not pushed
• Tailor adoption strategies to regional, functional, and cultural nuances
• Connect the dots across the organization to enable and empower the workforce at all levels

• Move the organization from experimentation to measurable value capture
• Define, track, and communicate AI success metrics, owning program reporting and monthly leadership updates on progress, risks, and outcomes
• Maintain a consolidated list of AI initiatives, each with a clear business owner, objectives, benefits, and success measures
• Redesign high-impact processes to fully leverage AI and automation, scaling successful pilots into enterprise solutions

• Bring an external, future-back view of what AI tools can do now and where capabilities are headed
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to Timex's AI ecosystem
• Keep Timex ahead of emerging AI trends and opportunities
• Promote best practices for responsible and disciplined AI adoption

• 12+ years of experience leading strategy, transformation, or enterprise programs, including 45+ years defining and scaling AI or advanced analytics initiatives at the enterprise level
• Track record of leading enterprise-wide transformation as a senior individual contributordriving outcomes through influence, alignment, and value capture rather than team size or headcount ownership
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into measurable value capture across global, multi-region, matrixed organizations working as T-shaped leader with broad scope and ability to go deep
• Deep working knowledge of AI tools and platforms (e.g., generative AI, machine learning solutions, automation tools, copilots) and how to apply them to business problems
• Strong command of AI governance, operating-model design, and change/adoption strategy at the enterprise level
• Exceptional executive stakeholder management and communication skills, including influencing the C-suite and functional leaders
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguity and drive outcomes in fast-evolving environments
• Strategic thinker with intellectual curiosity, a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset, and strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• AI-native and genuinely excited about AI and at the forefront of the ever-changing AI landscape, personally using and tinkering with tools while operating across both tactical and strategic levels
• Strong environment fit for Timex Group's culture and pace, including the ability to be on site as required

• 401K
• Robust Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
• Generous Company Holidays/Vacation
• Extended Sick and Personal
• Hybrid Remote Office Policy
• Summer Fridays all year long!
• Parental Leave Policy

Timex Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.