Lumen Technologies · 19 hours ago
VP Artificial Intelligence
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$238K/yr - $317K/yr
15+ years expLumen Technologies is committed to connecting people, data, and applications to ignite business growth. They are seeking a senior AI leader to drive the company's AI strategy, execution, and value realization, focusing on customer-facing products and internal transformation.
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Responsibilities
Define and Lead Company AI Strategy
Own and articulate Lumen’s company AI vision, aligned to Lumen’s company vision, mission, strategy and transformation priorities
Define and maintain a clear AI roadmap, balancing near-term impact with long-term capability building
Set company AI priorities to ensure focus on initiatives with the highest strategic and economic value
Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and senior leaders on AI direction and investment decisions
Drive Customer-Facing AI Innovation
Partner with Product, Engineering, and other leaders to identify and scale AI-powered customer experiences, services, and offerings
Ensure AI is thoughtfully embedded into Lumen’s product and service portfolio to drive differentiation, growth, and customer value
Ensure customer-facing AI solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise strategy
AI Execution Accountability
Be ultimately accountable for execution and outcomes of company AI initiatives, regardless of reporting lines
Establish clear pathways to execution, including dependencies, sequencing, and required capabilities
Secure commitment of resources and prioritization from functional, technology, and product leaders
Identify and resolve execution risks, bottlenecks, and misalignment
AI Governance
Define and oversee program-level governance for AI initiatives:
What AI work is happening
Where it is happening
How it aligns to strategy
How it is approved and tracked
Partner with IT, Security, Legal, and Risk on broader AI and technical governance and compliance
Ensure disciplined decision-making without slowing innovation
Technology, Data & Engineering Partnership
Establish strong dotted-line alignment with data science, machine learning, engineering, and platform teams
Influence technical priorities to ensure alignment with AI strategy and roadmap
Ensure AI solutions are scalable, integrated, and not siloed
Translate strategy into clear requirements and outcomes for technical teams
Vendor, Platform & Partner Strategy
Own the selection, integration, and rationalization of AI vendors, platforms, and tools
Lead decisions on external AI consultants and partners, ensuring fit-for-purpose selection
Ensure the AI ecosystem works together as an integrated capability
Workforce, Ways of Working & Culture Enablement
Enable AI-ready ways of working
Shape workforce transformation tied to AI
Set expectations for AI adoption and usage
Ensure internal enablement tracks with AI ambitions
Company Value Realization
Own company AI value realization - from productivity and cost efficiencies to growth and innovation
Define success metrics and ensure AI investments deliver measurable impact
Over time, expand accountability into AI-enabled products and offerings, as maturity increases
Qualification
Required
PhD required in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Technology or related field
15+ years proven experience leading large scale transformation through advanced technologies
Track record of delivering measurable business impact through AI, including growth, productivity, cost efficiency, or customer value
Deep understanding of modern AI capabilities and limitations, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business priorities and decisions
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, align, and mobilize senior leaders and cross-functional teams
Strategic orientation with the ability to successfully drive execution across complex organizations
Deep credibility with technology, product, and business leaders
Experience operating effectively in matrixed, resource-constrained environments
Ability to balance innovation with discipline and accountability
Benefits
A broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.
Company
Lumen Technologies
Lumen delivers the most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (21)
2023 (27)
2022 (29)
2021 (18)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.44B2025-09-04Post Ipo Debt· $425M
2025-08-04Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-05-22Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Kate Johnson
CEO & President
Sean Alexander
Senior Vice President of Connected Ecosystems
Recent News
2026-02-04
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