Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods

Technology Director, AI Adoption & Enablement

Tyson Emma - Springdale, Arkansas · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 16 hours ago
AgileRecruitingLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, this role serves as the primary bridge between technology and business, translating Tyson's AI and digital strategy into adopted, value-generating solutions.
  • This is an end-to-end, delivery-oriented role with significant visibility across the organization.
  • Success is measured not by deployment alone, but by sustained adoption and demonstrated financial and operational value.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute Tyson's AI adoption strategy aligned with enterprise business priorities, in partnership with the CTO and business unit leadership.
  • Partner with business leaders to identify, prioritize, and scale high-value AI use cases across business units and functions.
  • Build AI roadmaps directly tied to measurable business outcomes, and act as the connective bridge between technology teams and business stakeholders.
  • Drive end-to-end delivery of the digital and AI portfolio - managing scope, timeline, budget, dependencies, and risk across cross-functional teams.
  • Drive enterprise-wide AI literacy and adoption programs, including communications, training, and change management efforts.
  • Build and support a network of AI champions and communities of practice across business units.
  • Establish and maintain frameworks for measuring AI ROI, including standard KPIs for productivity, cost savings, revenue growth, quality, and risk reduction.
  • Partner with Legal, Compliance, Cybersecurity, HR, and Data teams to ensure AI initiatives align with Company policy and responsible AI principles.
  • Support governance forums and investment reviews and manage AI portfolio visibility and prioritization.
  • Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in technology or transformation leadership roles, including at least 5 years in a management position.
  • Strong understanding of AI technologies and their application to business processes and consumer or customer experience.
  • Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business plans.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, including the C-suite.
  • Experience managing large teams and cross-functional projects in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
  • MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
  • Proven track record developing and implementing successful technology strategies, particularly in AI and digital transformation initiatives.
  • Demonstrated experience assessing and managing technology debt, including strategic decision-making for modernization efforts.
  • Demonstrated experience establishing value management or PMO methodologies to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Demonstrated success leading program or portfolio delivery - managing scope, budget, timeline, and risk across cross-functional teams using structured PMO and/or Agile practices - to deliver measurable business value.
  • Relocation Assistance Eligible:
  • Work Shift:
  • 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

Nice to have

  • Apply consistent PMO and Agile delivery practices to move solutions from concept to production.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to business and enablement functions, translating priorities into a roadmap of digital and AI solutions and co-owning delivery outcomes.
  • Facilitate use-case discovery workshops to surface opportunities and help leaders redesign work processes around AI capabilities.
  • Scale successful pilots into enterprise-wide programs, and communicate progress, risks, and realized value to C-suite executives and key stakeholders.
  • Remove organizational barriers to AI adoption and embed new ways of working so that deployed solutions are used, sustained, and continuously improved.
  • Track use-case performance through deployment and enhancement, ensuring solutions produce measurable outcomes - not just successful deployment.
  • Report value realization to executives and governance committees.
  • Cultivate a culture of innovation by promoting adoption of new technologies and encouraging creative, end-to-end problem-solving across the organization.

Benefits

  • All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
  • We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

Equal opportunity

  • Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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