Director, Data & AI at DuBois Chemicals

Its fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing!Were committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.We are seeking an AI and Data Leader to drive innovation and operational excellence through artificial intelligence and data strategy. This is a player/coach roleyou will both lead and execute. Your mission is to identify evaluate and implement AI opportunities that transform how we work starting with empowering our sales team and quickly expanding to manufacturing and finance.You will also define and implement a data engineering strategy and establish data governance practices that ensure scalability security and trust in our data assets. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI and data at our company and make a measurable impact across multiple business functions.Key ResponsibilitiesAI Strategy & ImplementationIdentify high-impact AI use cases across sales manufacturing and finance.Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and scale successful solutions into production.Partner with business leaders to embed AI into workflows and decision-making.Data Engineering & GovernanceDevelop and execute a data engineering roadmap to support AI initiatives.Establish data governance frameworks to ensure data quality compliance and security.Drive integration of disparate data sources into a unified accessible architecture.Community Building & CollaborationCreate and lead a community of practice for generative AI users across the organization.Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing to accelerate adoption and innovation.Identify common AI use cases across departments and drive synergies for efficiency and scalability.Leadership & GrowthAct as a thought leader and coach for AI and data best practices across the organization.Build and mentor a small team as the function grows.Collaborate with IT sales operations and finance to align AI and data initiatives with business goals.QualificationsProven experience in AI/ML implementation and data engineering strategy.Strong understanding of data governance architecture and analytics platforms.Hands-on technical skills with AI tools cloud platforms and data pipelines.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.Ability to thrive in a fast-paced evolving environment and balance strategic vision with tactical execution.#INDCORPDuBois provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color ancestry national origin gender sexual orientation marital status religion age disability gender identity gender expression genetic information service in the military veteran status or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal state and/or local law and/or regulation.Required Experience:Director Key Skills Fundraising,Management Experience,Coaching,Analysis Skills,Strategic Planning,Team Management,Budgeting,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Public Speaking,negotiation,Supervising Experience Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1