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Verizon · 1 day ago

Director AI Strategic Transformation & Operational Acceleration

Washington, District of Columbia

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$144K/yr - $276K/yr

10+ years exp

Verizon is a leading telecommunications company seeking a Director of AI Strategic Transformation & Operational Acceleration to lead the technical implementation of AI and automation in their Corporate Security organization. The role involves translating enterprise vision into functional automated workflows and acting as a primary architect to enhance operational efficiency across various security verticals.

Communications InfrastructureInternetInternet of ThingsMobileTelecommunications

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Engineer Autonomous Workflows: Use Lean Six Sigma to re-engineer manual security processes into automated, agentic AI workflows that eliminate operational bottlenecks

Architect Integrated Frameworks: Design the technical foundation for interoperability between physical and digital security systems to create a unified global data layer

Define Transformation Roadmaps: Translate enterprise vision into actionable technical milestones, integrating AI/ML and RPA across all five security verticals

Lead Intelligent Automation: Direct the end-to-end configuration and deployment of GenAI, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and RPA tools

Manage Project Lifecycle: Manager the full execution of transformation initiatives, directly managing milestones, technical documentation, and cross-functional implementation to ensure on-time delivery

Rapid Prototyping: Drive the "Pilot-to-Production" pipeline, validating AI use cases (e.g., threat triage or predictive risk) before global scaling

Establish Impact Metrics: Define and monitor KPIs (e.g., hours saved, ROI, improved response times) to provide data-driven evidence of operational acceleration

Enforce AI Governance: Ensure all deployments align with ethical AI standards, Verizon’s AI policies and practices, data privacy laws, and corporate security risk frameworks

Facilitate Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the primary technical bridge among vertical SMEs to ensure technology aligns with business objectives

Qualification

GenAI projectsRPA frameworksAI GovernanceLean Six SigmaData pipeline architectureStakeholder alignmentProject managementTechnical documentation

Required

Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience

Ten or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training

Ten or more years in security, program management, change management, or business transformation

Experience in moving GenAI, LLMs, or Agentic AI projects from Proof-of-Concept to full-scale production

Hands-on experience architecting RPA frameworks (UiPath, Automation Anywhere) and low-code/no-code integrations

Knowledge of RAG frameworks, vector databases, API orchestration, and data pipeline (ETL/ELT) architectures

Experience using Lean Six Sigma or Agile/SAFe to map manual workflows into governed, automated systems

Familiarity with AI Governance (NIST AI RMF) and data security protocols for enterprise AI

Preferred

Master's degree in Data Science, AI Management, or an MBA

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP/CSM, or Professional Cloud AI Engineer (AWS/Azure/GCP) certifications

Experience in Agentic AI Orchestration, specifically managing collaborative human-AI workflows

Prior experience in physical-to-digital security convergence

Demonstrated success as a 'technical translator' for C-suite stakeholders and cross-functional SMEs

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Short and long term disability

Basic life insurance

Supplemental life insurance

AD&D insurance

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

Group home & auto insurance

Matched 401(k) savings plan

Up to 8 company paid holidays per year

Up to 6 personal days per year

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Tuition assistance

Premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.

Up to 15 days of vacation per year

Company

Verizon

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Verizon is a broadband and telecommunications company that provides information and entertainment services.

Founded in 1983

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.verizon.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (7)

2024 (3)

2023 (2)

2022 (6)

2021 (6)

2020 (8)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$34.39B

Key Investors

Maryland Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentU.S. Department of DefenseConnect Maryland

2025-07-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.29B

2024-06-20Grant· $2M

2024-02-26Post Ipo Debt· $1B

Leadership Team

Daniel Schulman

Chief Executive Officer

Santiago Tenorio

SVP & CTO