Chief AI Officer (CAIO) — United States

SVP, AI Transformation | US Remote | Executive Leadership

AI Strategy | Product Ownership | Operational Transformation | Commercial Impact

g6gEx 5zCsRS is partnering exclusively with an established, high-growth US business to appoint a Senior Vice President of AI Transformation.

This is an opportunity to lead the next phase of AI adoption within a sizeable, multi-location organisation that has already invested significantly in technology, data and automation.

We're looking for a commercially minded transformation leader who combines product thinking, technical credibility and operational accountability.

Someone who has moved beyond AI strategy and experimentation to deliver technology that people actually use and that produces measurable financial results.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the CEO, you'll take ownership of the organisation's AI and product transformation roadmap, identifying opportunities to improve customer experience, employee productivity and operational performance.

You'll work across the business to prioritise initiatives, launch pilots, scale successful solutions and ensure the benefits translate into measurable commercial outcomes.

This is a hands-on leadership position with significant autonomy and executive visibility. You'll influence existing teams and external technology partners rather than inherit a large engineering function.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute an enterprise AI transformation and product roadmap.

• Identify opportunities to improve customer journeys, workforce productivity and operational efficiency.

• Take AI initiatives from concept through pilot, deployment and enterprise-wide adoption.

• Establish clear success metrics covering adoption, operational performance and financial return.

• Work closely with executive leadership to prioritise investment and evaluate commercial impact.

• Partner with engineering, data, finance and operational teams to deliver measurable outcomes.

• Evaluate technology vendors, challenge proposed solutions and oversee successful integration.

• Drive organisational change and ensure new technologies are embraced by frontline teams.

• Make commercially informed decisions about which initiatives to accelerate, adapt or discontinue.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years' experience in product leadership, digital transformation, customer experience or operational transformation.

• Proven success delivering technology or AI initiatives that have generated measurable financial or operational improvements.

• Experience taking products or technology pilots into production across multiple locations or complex business operations.

• Strong product mindset with genuine ownership of adoption, usage and commercial outcomes.

• Sufficient technical depth to engage confidently with engineers, data scientists and technology vendors.

• Strong financial acumen and experience connecting operational KPIs to business performance.

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior executives and operational teams.

• Experience in fast-moving, commercially accountable environments.

Experience within healthcare, multi-site services or other operationally intensive industries would be advantageous, although sector experience is not essential.

The Package

• Location: Remote, United States

• Travel: Regular US travel required

• Level: SVP / Executive Leadership

• Engagement: Initial 12-month consulting or fractional arrangement, requiring approximately 70–80% commitment

• Long-term opportunity: Potential transition into a permanent executive position

• Compensation: Competitive executive-level package, dependent on experience

Interested?

This is a rare opportunity to take genuine ownership of AI transformation within an established business where the focus is firmly on execution, adoption and measurable results.

If you've successfully turned AI investment into meaningful commercial outcomes and want to do so at enterprise scale, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

Apply directly or contact g6gEx 5zCsRS to discuss the opportunity in confidence.