Senior Director, AI Transformation

We are rebel watchmakers with a purpose. Established in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company, we took a traditional European watchmaking and layered American industrial ingenuity on top. That is when we began our journey to disrupt a 300 year-old industry. Timex took mantle clocks made from wood and made them out of metal and made them faster and affordable for everyone. We took the pocket watch, added a strap, and put it on your wrist. Today our design lab in Milan designs the most beautiful watches for consumers around the world. Come join our team, make a difference, and wear watches from Timex and some of the biggest brands in the world.

**This role is hybrid and requires 2 days a week on-site in our Shelton, CT office. Remote candidates will not be considered**

Summary 

The Sr. Director, AI Transformation is a senior individual contributor who acts as Timex Group’s enterprise AI catalyst—defining where AI can create the most business value, aligning leadership around priorities, and driving measurable transformation across a global, dispersed workforce. Operating from an independent, enterprise-first perspective, this role translates strategy into execution: shaping the AI opportunity portfolio, establishing governance and the operating model, accelerating adoption, and owning value realization. The ideal candidate combines strategic leadership with a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset, deep familiarity with modern AI tools and platforms, and the ability to influence and co-create with senior stakeholders across a complex, matrixed, global environment—delivering senior enterprise impact through strategy, governance, alignment, and value capture rather than team size. The role also ensures organizational readiness for AI and positions it as a core driver of competitive advantage and productivity improvement across Timex Group.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

Strategy & Opportunity Prioritization

• Execute and drive Timex’s enterprise AI transformation agenda and priorities as defined by leadership, owning roadmaps and value creation across functions and corporate
• Identify, size, and prioritize the highest-value AI and automation opportunities against clear value pools
• Connect initiatives, stakeholders, and use cases into a single coherent program, flexibly adjusting as priorities evolve
• Advise functional leaders on the implications of AI, GenAI, and automation for organizational structures and near- and long-term workforce reshaping

Governance & Operating Model

• Own the AI governance model for both AI adoption and data access for AI, with clear standards, ways of working, and accountability across functions
• Design the operating model that sustains the Champions/Superuser structure and enterprise coordination
• Serve as the primary coordination point between business functions and IT, giving IT visibility into AI initiatives and dependencies
• Act as an impartial, enterprise-first owner ensuring responsible, ethical, and compliant use of AI across regions

Cross-Functional Adoption & Change

• Accelerate adoption and capability building across Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, IT, and regions through training, grassroots engagement, and process integration
• Engage senior stakeholders early and often so solutions are co-owned, not pushed
• Tailor adoption strategies to regional, functional, and cultural nuances
• Connect the dots across the organization to enable and empower the workforce at all levels

Value Realization & Measurement

• Move the organization from experimentation to measurable value capture
• Define, track, and communicate AI success metrics, owning program reporting and monthly leadership updates on progress, risks, and outcomes
• Maintain a consolidated list of AI initiatives, each with a clear business owner, objectives, benefits, and success measures
• Redesign high-impact processes to fully leverage AI and automation, scaling successful pilots into enterprise solutions

Innovation & External Perspective

• Bring an external, future-back view of what AI tools can do now and where capabilities are headed
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to Timex’s AI ecosystem
• Keep Timex ahead of emerging AI trends and opportunities
• Promote best practices for responsible and disciplined AI adoption

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience leading strategy, transformation, or enterprise programs, including 4–5+ years defining and scaling AI or advanced analytics initiatives at the enterprise level
• Track record of leading enterprise-wide transformation as a senior individual contributor—driving outcomes through influence, alignment, and value capture rather than team size or headcount ownership
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into measurable value capture across global, multi-region, matrixed organizations – working as T-shaped leader with broad scope and ability to go deep
• Deep working knowledge of AI tools and platforms (e.g., generative AI, machine learning solutions, automation tools, copilots) and how to apply them to business problems
• Strong command of AI governance, operating-model design, and change/adoption strategy at the enterprise level
• Exceptional executive stakeholder management and communication skills, including influencing the C-suite and functional leaders
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguity and drive outcomes in fast-evolving environments
• Strategic thinker with intellectual curiosity, a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset, and strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• AI-native and genuinely excited about AI and at the forefront of the ever-changing AI landscape, personally using and tinkering with tools while operating across both tactical and strategic levels
• Strong environment fit for Timex Group’s culture and pace, including the ability to be on site as required

In addition to our wide product offering, Timex Group offers the following benefits:

• 401K

• Robust Medical, Dental, Vision Plans

• Generous Company Holidays/Vacation

• Extended Sick and Personal

• Hybrid Remote Office Policy

• Summer Fridays all year long!

• Parental Leave Policy

Timex Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.