Heartland Business Systems · 5 hours ago
Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
South Carolina, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expHeartland Business Systems is focused on establishing and scaling their AI function. The Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will lead the development of high-impact internal business use cases and build a foundation for long-term AI adoption across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Establish and lead the AI function at HBS, initially prioritizing internal business use cases that demonstrate measurable value
Architect and deliver initial AI solutions hands-on, setting technical patterns, standards, and credibility for broader adoption
Build and govern a scalable AI platform that can be leveraged across internal systems and in the future client-facing solutions
Operate effectively in a matrixed delivery model, coordinating existing engineering, data, and product resources without direct authority
Manage allocated AI development and product budget, prioritizing initiatives based on business impact and organizational readiness
Define and institutionalize AI standards, lifecycle practices, and governance including responsible AI, data integrity, and model oversight
Establish success metrics for AI initiatives and regularly communicate progress and business impact to executive stakeholders
Transition from direct execution to leading through teams and partners, coaching others and enabling sustained AI delivery across the organization
Qualification
Required
8+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing AI solutions in production environments, with demonstrated progression from hands-on execution to technical leadership
Experience defining and leading large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders
Excellent stakeholder management skills with C-level and operational decisionmakers
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, related field or equivalent experience
Expertise with technologies such as transfer learning, unsupervised feature generation, meta-learning, generative text models, computer vision, or reinforcement learning
Advanced data science and mathematical skills
Accountability: Accountability looks at the extent to which an individual is willing to accept responsibility
Adaptability: Adaptability looks at the extent to which an individual can fit into a changing working environment
Business Acumen: Business acumen looks at the ability of the individual to understand and discriminate between various business related topics and issues. This includes insight into, and understanding of, specialized business concepts
Change Management: Change management looks at the ability of the individual to encourage others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities
Communication: Communication skills looks at the extent to which an individual communicates with economy and clarity to all levels of the organization, actively engaging in conversations in order to clearly understand others' message and intent, and receives and processes feedback
Conceptual Thinking: Conceptual thinking is the ability to understand a situation or problem by identifying patterns or connections between ideas or situations that are not obviously related; to recognize and organize the parts of an issue in a systematic way; and to frame new ideas and courses of action
Decision Making: Decision making skills look at the ability of the individual to select an effective course of action while controlling resources and expenditures
Innovative: Innovation is the ability to go beyond the conventional, a willingness to try different solutions, and to encourage new ideas from employees and co-workers
Persuasive: Persuasiveness looks at the ability of the individual to influence others toward some action or point of view; for example, recommending an innovative solution to a problem
Preferred
Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Company
Heartland Business Systems
Heartland Business Systems is a single source for consulting, design, solutions.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-10-07Acquired
Leadership Team
Jimmy Buddenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Helander
Principal
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