Executive Director of AI Strategy and Innovation
3 Days Old
Job Location
Jamestown, NC
Position Type
Full Time
Job Category
Executive
Description
Job purpose
Furnitureland South is the world's largest furniture showroom. We are proud to have a unique workplace that includes a phenomenal work culture and over 1 million sq. feet of beautiful showroom space. Currently, we are looking to add a senior leader to lead Furnitureland South's AI strategy and transformation as Executive Director, AI Strategy & Innovation.
In this role, you will collaborate with executives and department heads to identify high-impact AI use cases, implement scalable solutions, and create lasting business value through automation, personalization, and operational efficiency.
Why lead AI Strategy at Furnitureland South?
- Unique opportunity to develop a cutting edge AI roadmap alongside an external agency in a well-established, customer-focused business
- Direct access to executive leadership and full organizational support to drive innovation
- Highly visible role with the ability to make a tangible impact across marketing, sales, merchandising, customer service, and operations
- Full-time, 5 Day Work Week, No Late Nights, No Sundays!
- NO travel.
- Highly competitive compensation and exceptional benefits including comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and 401k plans.
Essential Functions and responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work alongside an external agency to define a company-wide AI strategy and roadmap aligned to executive business priorities
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI use cases across departments, including marketing, sales, merchandising, customer service, and operations
- Lead hands-on execution of prioritized AI initiatives, including vendor evaluation, pilot development, implementation, and change management
- Act as the internal AI evangelist - inspire and educate leaders and employees to leverage AI safely and effectively
- Collaborate with IT and data teams to ensure the right infrastructure, data governance, and security policies are in place
- Stay current on emerging AI technologies and recommend relevant applications for the business
- Track performance and business impact of AI deployments and continuously refine strategies, based on success metrics such as model adoption and business value delivered
- Represent AI efforts in executive meetings and board-level discussions
- Onsite position
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
- 5+ years of experience leading AI or digital transformation initiatives
- Proven track record of identifying and delivering measurable business value through AI
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and experience working with executive stakeholders
- Proficient knowledge of AI tools and technologies (e.g. LLMs, automation platforms, etc.), especially generative and agentic AI systems
- Hands-on experience evaluating, deploying, and optimizing AI tools and technologies
Preferred Education and Experience
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Business, Data Science, or related field.
- Prior experience in retail, ecommerce, or furniture industries
- Location:
- Jamestown
- Job Type:
- FullTime