Director AI - AdFarm

As the Director, AI & Innovation, you will lead the practical design and delivery of AI and automation solutions across AdFarm’s business and selected client work. You’ll be accountable for: - AI Strategy & Prioritization - Solution Architecture & Prototyping - Internal and Client Innovation - Adoption, Governance & Measurement What You’ll Do - Develop and maintain a practical AI and automation roadmap tied to AdFarm’s business and client priorities. - Identify and prioritize opportunities based on value, feasibility, data readiness, risk and expected impact. - Translate business challenges into clear requirements, solution concepts and implementation plans. - Architect and prototype AI-enabled tools, workflows and automations; determine when to build, buy or partner. - Lead pilots, validate results and recommend which solutions should be improved, scaled or stopped. - Partner with teams across strategy, analytics, operations, finance, project management, creative, media, AgIntel and client service to redesign workflows and support adoption. - Apply AI capabilities to selected client challenges and develop repeatable use cases, delivery approaches and value models. - Measure results and communicate progress, trade-offs, risks and investment needs to senior leaders. What You Bring - Proven experience in AI, digital transformation, innovation, marketing technology, product development, data and analytics, consulting or a related field. - Hands-on experience designing and prototyping AI-enabled applications, automations or data-driven workflows. - Enough technical fluency with APIs, integrations, databases, cloud platforms and automation tools to design credible solutions and guide implementation. - Experience evaluating technical solutions for reliability, security, scalability and maintainability. - A strong ability to translate between business needs, user workflows and technical requirements. - Experience leading cross-functional change, managing technical partners and influencing senior stakeholders. - Strong facilitation, presentation and consultative problem-solving skills. - A practical, evidence-based mindset that prioritizes useful outcomes over technology for its own sake. - Experience in an agency, consultancy, marketing organization or professional-services environment is a must. - Experience in agriculture, food or another specialized industry is an asset. We offer all employees health, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, paid sick leave, automatic 3% RRSP or 401K contributions on an annual basis, a Health Spending Account, and Health and Cell Phone Reimbursements. Our culture is paramount at AdFarm, so we hire according to values, mutual respect and ability to work collaboratively on a high-performing team. Salary: $140-165K Originally posted on Himalayas