Senior Director, AI, Digital and Data

The Senior Director, AI, Digital and Data leads the global AI, digital technology, and data-driven decision-making initiatives at Save the Children International. This senior leadership role is responsible for setting strategy, influencing senior leaders, representing the organization externally, and translating emerging technology trends into practical opportunities to drive impact for children worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AI, Digital and Data capability globally, driving implementation of priorities in line with the vision
• Set and maintain the movement's vision for AI, digital and data with a prioritised portfolio of use cases from pilot to scale
• Act as lead driving delivery of data and digital enabler within the global strategy and manage critical stakeholder relationships
• Ensure resource requirements are understood and team capacity is in place including internal and external expertise
• Manage team resources to ensure responsibilities are clear and delivery is aligned with objectives
• Define and track financial and non-financial benefits of AI, Digital and Data initiatives
• Lead capacity strengthening on AI, Digital and Data across the organisation
• Support governance processes and ensure input from functional SMEs from SCI and Members
• Partner with Transformation Development team to champion effective project delivery and manage implementation and ongoing delivery
• Implement best practices in programme management and contribute to continuous improvement and capability growth

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrable applied AI or digital delivery work
• Experience leading a technology portfolio or strategy in a large organisation and seeing use cases through pilot to scaled adoption with measured benefit
• Practical working knowledge of modern AI: generative AI and LLMs, agent platforms, build-versus-buy trade-offs, data and platform requirements, and responsible AI practice
• Experience leading global teams to deliver change and quality delivery across AI, Digital and Data including programme and project practices and standards such as risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance
• Proven experience working in a consulting capacity, engaging stakeholders to gather requirements and delivering results across complex functions
• Ability to apply excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and work collaboratively to deliver effective solutions
• Experience leading business development including defining business need and objectives, determining options and effort required and translating into proposals
• Highly developed organisational awareness and ability to navigate complex multi-stakeholder structures
• Team leadership capabilities to support and guide team members and hold them accountable
• Excellent communication skills in English, including ability to influence at all levels
• Cultural awareness and experience delivering solutions internationally
• Desirable: Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
• Desirable: Proficiency in a second core language of Save the Children (French, Spanish or Arabic)
• Desirable: Experience working on Organisational Design Initiatives including setup of a new function in a global organisation
• Desirable: PRINCE2 (Foundation and/or Practitioner), Scrum Master, Agile PM
• Desirable: AI, Data and/or Technology for Development accreditation

Skills

• Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Delivery
• Technology Portfolio Management
• AI Strategy Development
• Generative AI
• Large Language Models
• Agent Platforms
• Build-versus-Buy Analysis
• Data Platform Requirements
• Responsible AI Practice
• Global Team Leadership
• Programme Management
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Benefits Management
• Finance Management
• Quality Assurance
• Consulting
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Analytical Skills
• Problem Solving
• Business Development
• Organizational Awareness
• Team Leadership
• Communications Skills
• Cultural Awareness
• Prince2
• Scrum Master
• Agile Project Management

Languages

English